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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.

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This Month: Classes and Events to Grow Your Missouri Business

Check out this small sampling of statewide events that will help you grow your Missouri business.
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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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How to Speak Missouri Startup Jargon

Can you speak startup? Before you pitch your business to investors, you need to know these startup terms.
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5 Legal Things to Consider When Starting a Business

5 Legal Things to Consider When Starting a Business

Thinking about starting a business? Reduce your legal risk and consider taking these first steps.
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How a Kansas City Medical Researcher Became an Entrepreneur

How a Kansas City Medical Researcher Became an Entrepreneur

How do you turn a life-changing technology into a business? You use the business resources in your community.
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How to Form an LLC in Missouri

You've decided an LLC is the best business structure for your business. How here are the guidelines for forming an LLC in Missouri.
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1 Million Cups: Caffeinating Entrepreneurs across Missouri

There’s this place where like-minded entrepreneurs come together every week, drink mass amounts of coffee, network and give feedback to startups. It’s called 1 Million Cups.
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What Do Missouri Entrepreneurs Need to Start or Grow a Business?

What Do Missouri Entrepreneurs Need to Start or Grow a Business?

What do you need when starting or growing your business in Missouri? Inspiration? Business advice? Know-how? Not even sure?
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Set Up Your Business Right in 2019

Set Up Your Business Right in 2019

It’s time to work on your business rather than in your business.​ Here are our top tips for refocusing your efforts and setting you and your business up for success in 2019.​
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First-Time St. Louis Entrepreneurs Need to Apply for this Grant

Funding Alert: First-Time St. Louis Entrepreneurs Need to Apply for this Grant

First-time entrepreneurs wanting to start or grow their early-stage business in St. Louis need to apply for this grant now. Don't miss this huge startup funding opportunity.
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One Definition Does Not Fit All: The Four Types of Entrepreneurship

Each entrepreneur has his or her own dreams, motivations, needs and end game. They each play a different role in our local economies so let's service them that way.
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MO Innovation Policy Network

Missouri Entrepreneurs: Share Your Story with Policymakers [Survey]

Entrepreneurs around Missouri are taking this survey to share their experiences in starting a business in Missouri. We want to hear from you!
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