Missouri Entrepreneurship News

Read about great things going on for businesses in Missouri.

Noah Temple of Junior Java Business Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Marketing/Sales, Microenterprise, Nonprofit Development, Shop Local, Starting a Business

St. Louis High Schooler’s Coffee and Tea Venture Helps Students around the World

It wasn’t an entrepreneurship class that inspired Noah Temple to start his coffee and tea social enterprise, he shares; it...

Gavin Pringle of JAKAPA Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Innovation-Led, Marketing/Sales

JAKAPA Founder’s Early Struggles with Soft Skills Inspires Platform to Educate Others

Gavin Pringle knows firsthand the struggles of navigating school without the right tools.  "I was not a successful high school student,"...

Mandy Herron of Flower and Forged Farms Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Microenterprise, Women and Business

How a Precious Moment Blossomed into a Flower Business in Rural NW Missouri

In Rock Port, Missouri, Mandy Herron turned two acres in her backyard into a blooming business with Flower and...

Kevin Wyas of ECRI Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Innovation-Led, Starting a Business

ECRI’s Cutting-Edge Vehicle-Programming Tech Accelerated Even as the ‘World Was Ending’

With two decades of experience in the automotive industry, Kevin Wyas noticed consumers needed an easy and cost-effective way to...

St. Louis Arch Business Growth, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Funding and Finances, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Second Stage

Which Missouri Companies Made the Inc. 5000 List for 2024?

Sixty-two Missouri companies have made the annual Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies. eHawk Solutions,...

Michelle Byrd of Tender Love and Tresses Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Main Street, Microenterprise, Multicultural Entrepreneurs, Starting a Business, Women and Business

This STL Hair Entrepreneur Goes Beyond Business to Tackle a Community Need

Braiding hair for over 20 years, Michelle Byrd’s entrepreneurial journey began out of necessity. She started to braid and style...

Byron Brooks of Midwestern Ox Productions Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Main Street, Microenterprise, Starting a Business

How this Harrisonville Native Built a Pro Video Business in a Town of 10,000

Byron Brooks received his first video camera when he was 14 and hasn’t looked back, he says, starting his own...

R/Farm Distilling Co. family owners Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Main Street, Shop Local, Starting a Business

R/Farm Distilling Co. Goes Against the Grain to Create Opportunity in Rural MO

The Rosier family has farmed on the same land in Holt County, Missouri, for nearly a century, Dylan Rosier shares,...