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Business and community

UM Veteran Startup Ventures

MU Extension is excited to offer the Veteran Startup Ventures program, designed to help veterans start and grow their own businesses. This course assists veterans in obtaining veteran-owned small business certification through the SBA while also providing tools to build a successful enterprise. This course is planning to launch on Mar 4th, 2025.

Missouri EATs

In partnership with communities across the state, Missouri EATs helps connect local stakeholders to build and strengthen their community’s food system. Missouri EATs is a community development process designed to engage people and help them develop a plan to act in order to make lasting changes to transform their local food system.

Missouri Good Neighbor Week

Missouri Good Neighbor Week encourages citizens of Missouri to participate in events and activities to establish connections with their neighbors.

Youth Empowerment Program

Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) is a cohort for teens in high school that focuses on learning leadership skills, public speaking, and community engagement.

Missouri EATs (Engage – Act – Transform): Cultivating Community Food Systems

Funding Agricultural Business Development With Federal and State Grants

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

Five Phases of Management Transition During Family Farm Succession

January 6, 2025 - March 31, 2025

On-Demand: Understanding Financial Statements (Prerecorded Presentation)

January 10, 2025 - February 28, 2025

Community Development CrossFit

January 14, 2025

Proof 2 Profit

January 15, 2025

Quarterly Connect & Collaborate

Show-Me MO Success podcast: Choose Greater Health supports brain injury survivors

September 5, 2024

AI for leadership

May 28, 2024

Codefi, Center on Rural Innovation are Gold Sponsors for 2024 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities

April 11, 2024

Prepare emergency supplies for spring storm season

March 5, 2024

Missouri Economy Indicators

from Exceed — Regional Economic and Entrepreneurial Development

All Things Missouri: COVID-19 Tools and Resources

Get started with tools and maps exploring data related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Developed by the Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES), University of Missouri Extension.

Atchison County, Missouri — Broadband Expansion Economic Benefit Analysis (PDF)

This study estimated the 10-year economic benefits that would result from expanding fixed broadband adoption in Atchison County, Missouri.

Bollinger County, Missouri — Broadband Expansion Economic Benefit Analysis (PDF)

This study estimated the 10-year economic benefits that would result from expanding fixed broadband adoption in Bollinger County, Missouri.

Gina Corce

Business Development Consultant

Julie Edge

Technology Development & Commercialization Consultant

Evette Eickelmann

SBDC Counselor

Theodore Gutierrez

Missouri SBDC State Director and Business Development Education Director

Rae Lyon

Associate Director - Missouri Training Institute

Jonathan Mack

Business and Community Senior Coordinator

Michael Quinata

Assistant Director for Operations and Fiscal Management

Sarah Rielley

Business and Community Senior Coordinator

Robert Russell

Senior Program Director for Business and Community

Savannah Singletary

Communications & Marketing Content Creator - Business & Community

Jackie Spainhower

Field Specialist in Community Development

Dewey Thompson

Director - Missouri Training Institute

Claire Wolff

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR