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Digital Sandbox KC provides early-stage proof-of-concept support for digital products.

Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Center provides technical assistance to startup and existing businesses.

ScaleUP! Kansas City helps businesses with revenues around $200K scale toward their first $1 million.

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers helps local businesses obtain government contracts.

KCInvestED helps investors learn more about investing in KC startups.

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Missouri Entrepreneurship News

Follow our tips to start or grow your business in Missouri as well as our Entrepreneur in Action series,
stories about Missouri entrepreneurs and how they grew their businesses. 

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$700K USDA RISE Grant Primes Green Hills RPC, MOSourceLink to Grow Agriculture Jobs in NW MO

MOSourceLink and Green Hills Regional Planning Commission have teamed up to create more opportunities in agriculture entrepreneurship in Northwest Missouri.
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Brooke and Nicholas Bartlett of GoPo Gourmet Popcorn

How GoPo Gourmet Popcorn Became Mid-Missouri’s Go-To Snack Shop

Brooke and Nicholas Bartlett built a 5,000-square-foot business from a movie-night hobby.
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What are CDFIs, and Why Are They Vital to Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses?

Learn about Community Development Financial Institutions, aka CDFIs, and how they're a vital financing vehicle for communities.
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Jeff and Amanda DeWitt of 11North

How Lake of the Ozarks Startup 11 North Is Navigating Supply Chain, Labor Challenges

Jeff and Amanda DeWitt of custom home services company 11 North have faced and conquered plenty of challenges spurred by the pandemic.
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Dave Alburty and Ann Packingham of InnovaPrep

How a Small Town Tech Startup Became a Key Player in the Global Fight against COVID

Thanks to several entrepreneurial resources in Missouri, InnovPrep was ready when opportunity knocked during the pandemic.
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MOSourceLink Show Me Jobs, Fall 2022

MO Tech Startups Add 74% More New Jobs in 2021 vs. 2020, Number of Total Startups Rises

The newest MOSourceLink "Show Me Jobs" report highlights an increase in the number of startups, jobs and wages in Missouri.
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Events and Classes to Grow Your Missouri Business after the Pandemic

These upcoming classes around Missouri can help grow your business.
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MTC Awards MOBEC Grant to MOSourceLink, Resource Partners to Further Missouri Entrepreneurship

The Missouri Technology Corporation awarded a MOBEC grant that aims to support startups and entrepreneurship in the state.
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Wanna Sell at Your Local Farmers Market? These Workshops, Tips Will Show You How

Workshops from Resource Partners and insight from other entrepreneurs guide your way to food-business success.
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Starting a Business? Get Everything You Need with These Missouri Classes, Workshops

Start your business on the right foot with classes from MOSourceLink Resource Partners.
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