Updates: What's new at MissouriBusiness.net

Below are recent updates on MissouriBusiness.net available from our RSS feed:

• 22 Missouri entrepreneurs, innovators to be honored Jan. 18-19 in Jefferson City
  Owners and managers of 22 outstanding small businesses in Missouri, clients of MO SBTC and MO PTAC, will be honored at an awards banquet and legislative business showcase Jan. 18-19, in Jefferson City.
  
  
• Success story: Jina Yoo's Asian Bistro
  Energetic owner of Columbia-based Asian bistro offers sumptuous cuisine in a soothing atmosphere
  
  
• Missouri Business eNews: January 2012
  The January issue of the MissouriBusiness.net newsletter is online now. Includes two success stories, info about client showcase in Jefferson city, going green pollution prevention intern project, news from SBA and IRS.
  
  
• MACC business specialists among many statewide assisting in Joplin recovery
  Small Business and Technology Development Center at Moberly Area Community College's Entrepreneurship and Business Development Center, traveled with Kimberly Erwin, EBDC business and industry specialist, to Joplin to counsel business owners on what to do to rebuild their lives and livelihoods after the May 22 tornado destruction.
  
  
• Jobs Act incentives led to record SBA loan approval volume in FY 2011
  Small business loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration reached the highest mark in the agency's history, supporting more than $30 billion, continuing the rebound begun in 2009 and returning to healthy pre-recession levels in the final three quarters of the year.
  
  
• Success story: Chiropractic Wellness Center of South County
  Young chiropractor team enlists help from MO SBTDC to seek financial backing for new practice in Fenton
  
  
• UMKC SBTDC recognizes business innovators at annual entrepreneurship event
  14 outstanding clients of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Small Business and Technology Development Center received recognition during the program's Entrepreneur Celebration.
  
  
• Business going green: Hospitality Symposium
  Hospitality professionals from across the state examine sustainability issues for the industry
  
  
• Measuring customer satisfaction can help any business beat competitors during any economic climate
  Customer satisfaction can be a key to helping any type of business outperform competitors, especially during economic downturns. The only way for a business owner to measure customer satisfaction is to effectively survey customers and monitor competitors.
  
  
• New research report focuses on fastest growing businesses in Missouri
  A new "Cheetah" research report from two Missouri-based business and economic development research offices finds 26 percent of Missouri firms identified in a previous study as fast growers in 2001-2006 continued to expand in 2006-2009.
  
  
• Success story: Five-Star Houseboat Vacations
  Iowa natives launch houseboat rental business on Table Rock Lake
  
  
• 7 questions to transform your business
  Seven vital questions a business must answer to climb to its highest aspirations.
  
  
• Open for business: Information to help you recover and rebuild after a disaster
  Helping your employees through a crisis ... The first hours after disaster strikes your business are critical for its recovery. Everyone with any connection to your firm will look to you for guidance, direction and hope. How you respond will send powerful messages to your stakeholders, customers and employees. (Part 4 in our disaster tip sheet series.)
  
  
• Tips for entrepreneurs: Honesty really is the best policy
  Tips for reducing employee theft in the workplace.
  
  
• Ask a specialist: Reporting new hires to state social services department
  Question: I've heard there is a requirement for businesses who hire new employees to report the hiring to the Missouri Department of Social Services. What is the reason for this procedure and how do I complete this reporting?
  
  
• Columbia-based small business earns national recognition from SBA
  Columbia-based Environmental Dynamics International has made the SBA 100 list
  
  
• Success story: Elemental Enzymes Inc.
  Tech start-up in Columbia focuses on developing cheaper, longer-lasting enzyme products to treat contaminated water, soil
  
  
• Success story: Simms Building Group
  Winning! General contractor turns construction experience to business success in St. Louis
  
  
• Open for business: Information to help you recover and rebuild after a disaster
  Effective employee communication in times of crisis ... the best strategy is to be prepared and have a clear process for internal communication in place before disaster hits your business. (Part 3 in our disaster tip sheet series.)
  
  
• Tech tip: Evernote
  Remember everything with Evernote ... a good productivity and organizational tool for small businesses and individuals.
  
  

Follow us on Twitter

Follow MOBusinessNet on Twitter to get updates to this site plus links to other relevant small business sites and business news.

If you are new to Twitter, a section in our resource library explains Twitter and other social media tools.

Like us on Facebook

Follow Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers on Facebook to get updates to this site plus links to other relevant business sites and news.

RSS feed: What is it?

RSS "Really Simple Syndication" is a Web syndication format used by news Web sites and blogs. RSS allows gathering and distributing content from a variety of sources.

If you see this: or this: on a Web site, it has an RSS feed and you may subscribe to it. RSS aggregators or feed reader software will check for new content on favorite sites automatically and display any updated articles found.

There are many free news readers/aggregators available to download and use. Here are a few:

• Feedreader (Windows)
• SharpReader (Windows)
• NetNewsWire (Mac)
• Bloglines (browser-based; works with any operating system)

To learn more about RSS and feed readers, visit:

• Wikipedia aggregators explained
• RSS and Atom resources
• Wikipedia list of news aggregators
• RSS readers
• RSS specifications

Subscribe to our RSS feed

Now you can access the most frequently changing information from MissouriBusiness.net via RSS and your news reader or aggregator. You can subscribe in a variety of ways, including:

• Right click over the orange RSS button and copy into your news reader.
• Drag the RSS button into your news reader.
• If you use Bloglines subscribe via this URL: www.bloglines.com/sub/http://www.missouribusiness.net/feed.xml