MO SBDC Services ... who we are and what we offer

SBDCs help both established businesses and those that are just beginning. The only requirement is that you have a strong desire to help yourself and contribute to the stability of Missouri's economy.

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Individualized consultation

We offer comprehensive and individualized business management counseling to meet your particular needs. Our counselors are skilled professionals with experience in many areas, including marketing and sales, accounting, financial analysis and cost control, personnel, inventory control, business start-up or acquisition and business liquidation or sale. All information you provide us about your company is held in complete confidence at all times.

Performance excellence

For long-term success, a company must continuously assess its operations to ensure it can remain competitive in the face of changing market trends. The MO SBDC can provide business assessments that highlight opportunities for improvement. Additional assistance can provide a plan of action to incorporate suggestions into the company's daily operation.

Marketing strategies

Our counselors can assist you in developing a marketing plan. We will help you tap resources that can provide customer lists, site analysis, sales territory management and demographic and competitor information to assist you in selling to local, state, national and international markets.

Financial analysis

Careful financial analysis is the first step in planning your company's future. MO SBDC counselors are qualified to help you take financial inventory and assist you in determining your company's growth potential and capital needs. We can help you explore financing options and provide assistance in developing financial plans for banks or investors.

Technology access

Our technology specialists can help you assess the commercial viability of your intellectual property whether it originated from a business, university or federal laboratory. We can assist with manufacturing technology and processes, patents and trademarks and presentations to investors.

Training and education

The MO SBDC offers educational sessions on a wide variety of topics. Topics include business management, marketing, financial analysis, strategic planning, human resources and many other timely topics of concern to business owners. Visit our seminars and training section for a list of courses and the training calendar for a schedule of events.

Additional Assistance

The MO SBDC works in cooperation with the Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (MO PTAC) and the Missouri Federal and State Technology Partnership (MoFAST).

MO PTAC: Procurement Assistance

MO PTAC's mission is to assist businesses in winning government contracts. MO PTAC counselors help businesses, including small, disadvantaged and women-owned firms, in obtaining federal, state and local government awards for products and services. The services provided by MO PTAC include bid matching, assistance with bid preparation, providing government specifications and standards and assistance with electronic commerce.

MO SBTDC: Missouri Small Business Technology Development Centers

The MO SBTDCs are focused on strengthening the technological competitiveness of Missouri's businesses. Designed to improve the participation of small technology firms in the innovation and commercialization of new technology, the MO SBTDC program encourages and enhances technology research and development, technology transfer and technology deployment.

One of the primary services of the MO SBTDC is the MoFAST initiative, which provides services to businesses interested in participating the national Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Staff can assist companies with commercialization planning, agency evaluating and networking, proposal preparation, post-award planning and marketing and financial assistance.

Partnerships

To offer you the most comprehensive service available, the MO SBDC interacts with a variety of local, state and federal entities, including financial institutions; trade associations; chambers of commerce; regional planning commissions; and other state and federal agencies including the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, the Missouri Department of Economic Development, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

How to get help

The MO SBDC program includes regional service centers, satellite centers, University of Missouri Extension centers and a centralized administrative office. The centers are a statewide network and are located primarily on college and university campuses that host and support the program.

For more information on the counseling tools and training available to you, contact a service center near you.

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