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Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities

Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities: Bridging Missouri’s Rural Economic Divide

Bringing Missouri’s rural communities together to share ideas, foster entrepreneurship, and boost local economic growth.

The 2021 Creating Entrepreneurial Communities conference was Sept. 29-30 in Hannibal.

Creating Entrepreneurial Communities: Promoting community revitalization through entrepreneurship

Discover how entrepreneurship can revitalize communities, foster economic growth, and create vibrant ecosystems for small towns.

Map showing Rural Missouri Hospital Locations

Health entrepreneurship could boost access to care

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri ranks below the national average in many key measures related to health and access to health care, especially in rural parts of the state.  A new report from University of Missouri Extension suggests that “health entrepreneurship” might be one solution to the state’s shortage of care providers.