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UMSL Accelerate’s New Diversity Accelerator Is Offering Founders $50K

UMSL Accelerate has launched a first-of-its-kind Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Accelerator to boost startups and companies that help underserved communities.

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Business Growth, Funding and Finances

Show Me the Money: Missouri Startups That Received Funding in September 2020

Each month, we highlight the businesses that received funding in Missouri.

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Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Marketing/Sales, Microenterprise, Starting a Business

Missouri Mompreneur Clears COVID-19 Childcare Hurdles with Pivot, New Business

When COVID-19 blunted Niki Wiltshire's Nanny2U, her usually busy childcare service, she made a sharp pivot and fired up a...

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Business Growth, Entrepreneurs in Action, Innovation-Led, International Ties, Second Stage

Entrepreneur Pivots Her Missouri-Grown Bamboo to Boost PPE during COVID-19

During COVID-19, Colombian-born Iveth Jalinksy's Cleveland, Missouri-based business aims to make every part of its bamboo mask in the U.S.

September 29, 2020 By David Cawthon ag entrepreneur, business decelopment, business pivot, cleveland missouri, coronavirus business, covid business pivot, covid masks, green business, Green Resources Consulting, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, how to make ppe, how to start a green business, make ppe, minority entrepreneur success, missouri bamboo, missouri business pivot, Missouri Department of Economic Development, missouri ppe, mo sourcelink, mompreneur, mosourcelink, n95 mask, ppe business, PPE pivot, ppe small business, ppe startup, protective masks, us-made mask, US-made ppe 0 Comments

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