Business assistance

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Start, manage, grow your business
Missouri Small Business Development Centers (MO SBDC): providing business counseling and training to help both existing and start-up businesses.
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Selling to the government
Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (MO PTAC): selling to federal, state and local government entities.
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Technology assistance
Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers (MO SBTDC): enhancing technological competitiveness. This program includes the MoFAST initiative, helping to access government R&D (SBIR/STTR) awards.
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Find a job
Career Options Project: dislocated workers and others can obtain information on occupations and training

Save $ using green practices
Environmental Programs: showing businesses how to save money by reducing waste, understand regulations and use recycled materials.

Make a film in Missouri
Missouri Film Office: helping filmmakers in Missouri with needs such as scouting, pre-production and liaison via a strong network of local contacts

Tools

• Evaluating your business idea
• Licenses and registration checklist
• Start-up and annual expense worksheets
• Financial projection spreadsheets
• Financial ratios
• Retail promotion calendar

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Jump start learning

Get a jump start on your entrepreneurial dream! Find answers to your often asked questions in these free jump start modules:

What is an LLC? Do I need one? How do I set one up?	What are the SBIR and STTR programs? How can I apply to these programs?
More Jump Start Learning Modules

Other programs and resources

• IRS Small Business Tax Resource Guide
• Home-Based Business
• Business Research and Information Development Group (BRIDG)
• Business Indicators Analysis Tool
• Business Resource Library
• Industry Specific Business Guides
• Community Enterprise & Entrepreneurial Development (ExCEED)
• Employment opportunities
• staff resources

How we help

The University of Missouri Extension's business program helps Missouri's entrepreneurs succeed in private enterprise and promotes the economic development of the state of Missouri. It performs this vital service through a network of business counselors located throughout the state. [more]

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Updates

• May seminars scheduled about small business emergency preparedness
• Green business can mean less pollution, more profit
• IRS campaign to help new small businesses
• Making the most of your ten minute opportunity
• April Missouri Business eNews
• Two Missourians to help lead national government procurement association
• New funding program to offer boosts to technology researchers in Missouri
• Small Business Resource Guide Updated for 2008
• Buy, build or franchise
• Cool product idea! Now what? (part II)