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The University of Missouri Extension Business Development Program assists businesses throughout the state. The programs below are what make the Missouri Business Development Program and provide assistance to most industries. Learn more by clicking on a program.

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Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) - Keep Your Business Compliant with the Government

Dec. 12, 2023

| 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) is a state that may affect a company’s ability to qualify for or maintain an entity eligibility determination, also known as a Facility Security Clearance (FCL). As defined in the NISPOM and the DoDM ...

MissouriBUYS: How to Do Business with the State of Missouri

Dec. 13, 2023

| 9:00 am - 10:15 am

Are you interested in doing business with the State of Missouri? Did you know that in order to sell to the State of Missouri, your business is required to be registered in the State of Missouri's online vendor portal, MissouriBUYS? Register now ...

Building Your International Strategy on a Shoestring Budget

Dec. 14, 2023

| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join us for Building a Global Strategy on a Shoestring Budget, a virtual webinar covering low-cost ways to develop your international plan through sustainable growth and export start-up resources. In this webinar we will discuss the tools in ...

Selling to the Government: The First Steps

Dec. 22, 2023

| 8:30 am - 11:00 am

The federal government awards more than $400 billion dollars in contracts annually to small business owners. Are you ready to market yourself to the world's largest customer? This three-hour seminar offers an overview of the critical first steps to ...

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Publications

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Basics of Farm Lease Agreements

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2023

Juo-Han Tsay, Assistant Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and PolicyJennifer Lutes, Field Specialist in Agricultural BusinessRay Massey, Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and PolicyTenants and property owners will find the ...

Small Acreage Business Planning in Missouri

Publication date: July 1, 2023

Katie Neuner, Field Specialist in Agricultural Business, MU ExtensionRyan Milhollin, Assistant Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and PolicyMatt Ernst, Independent WriterFigure 1. One-third of Missouri farms are less than 50 acres in ...

Funding Agricultural Business Development With Federal and State Grants

Publication date: July 1, 2023

Grant programs allow agricultural businesses and farmers to seek funding that supports business development and may complement other business financing. Grant funding is intended to serve as a short-term infusion of funds to either plan a business or ...

Regulations for Selling Safe Canned Foods in Missouri — Fact Sheet

Publication date: June 1, 2023

Londa NwadikeFood Safety SpecialistKansas State University and University of Missouri ExtensionThis publication answers frequently asked questions for selling safe canned foods such as pickles, jams, jellies or salsas. It includes information on the ...

Three Types of Farm Meetings to Strengthen the Business and Start a Farm Transition Plan

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2022

Mallory RaheAssociate Extension Professor, Division of Applied Social SciencesWesley TuckerField Specialist in Agricultural BusinessFamilies may be inclined to only conduct meetings when they need to make critical decisions. However, regular meetings ...

Five Phases of Management Transition During Family Farm Succession

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2022

Wesley TuckerField Specialist in Agricultural Business, MU ExtensionAlice RoachSenior Research Associate, Division of Applied Social SciencesMallory RaheAssociate Extension Professor, Division of Applied Social SciencesThe average age of U.S. and ...

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Featured programs

Missouri Small Business Development Centers

Helping businesses at every stage from concept to startup, growth to renewal, mature to succession succeed through counseling, training and access to technology.

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers

MO PTAC helps businesses - including small, disadvantaged, veteran and women-owned firms - obtain federal, state and local government contracts.

Mid-America Trade Adjustment Assistance Center

Helping manufacturers in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska respond to import competition through cost share grant funding and support.

Growing Agribusiness Sustainably

The Growing Agribusiness Sustainably program strives to double the value of Missouri agriculture by 2030.

Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities

Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities aims to create, connect, and promote community economic revitalization through entrepreneurship as a driver for economic growth across communities in Missouri where entrepreneurs and innovators flourish and are celeb

Partnership to Enhance Innovation, Resilience and Agility in Missouri’s Manufacturers

The Partnership to Enhance Innovation, Resilience and Agility in Missouri’s Manufacturers leverages the expertise of faculty and students on the four UM campuses to serve the state’s manufacturers through education, topic-focused roundtable discussions, a

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