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Business Plan Basics Presented by the SBDC

Event date: Feb. 8, 2023

Event time: | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Kirkwood, MO

This offering is for current and future business owners and entrepreneurs who have little or no knowledge of writing a business plan and want to learn about using the planning process as a foundational management tool. During this session, ...

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Vazquez Commercial Contracting, LLC – Kansas City

Published: Monday, July 17, 2017

(This story originally ran in 2013)Joe Vazquez, president and CEO of Vazquez Commercial Contracting, LLC, wasn’t thinking about construction.He wanted to be an accountant.He and his twin brother were such diligent students they were named ...

MU Extension boosts local economies by training young business owners

Published: Friday, Sept. 18, 2015

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Employment patterns over the past decade are prompting many enterprising youths to explore business ownership as an avenue for income.Fourteen-year-old Jefferson City native Rebekah Kempker typifies the trend. The high school ...

Business aims to link autistic workers with tech jobs

Published: Thursday, April 2, 2015

COLUMBIA, Mo. —Teacher Teri Walden and physician Becky Llorens met a couple of years ago and bonded over a common concern. Each has an autistic young adult son seeking work.While helping their sons find jobs, the two Columbia women did something ...

Farm business plans improve efficiency and profitability

Published: Monday, Aug. 12, 2013

EDINA, Mo.– Like any other business, a farm is more likely to succeed with a written business plan.“A business plan can serve as a road map for your business,” says Karisha Devlin, a University of Missouri Extension agriculture ...

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Starting and Operating a Farmers Market: Frequently Asked Questions

Publication date: May 20, 2021

Farmers markets are popular in Missouri and across the nation. In Missouri, over 200 farmers markets are currently in operation. In the United States, there are an estimated 8,600 markets in operation, up from just under 2,000 in 1994.This guide is a ...

Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2012

This publication features farmer experiences plus the latest research in a new "how-to" guide to raising chickens and turkeys using pens, movable fencing and pastures. A Kentucky family nets between 90 cents and $1.50 per pound from Louisville ...

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