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McQuinn Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

The McQuinn Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership is a research and teaching unit within the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri. The center trains undergraduate and graduate students in a combination of classroom and research experiences. Periodically, the McQuinn Center offers workshops and training programs for agricultural entrepreneurs.

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The McQuinn Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership is dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship in the food and agriculture sector. The center exists in the Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri campus.

The center was founded as a result of the generous gift of Al and Mary Agnes McQuinn to the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources in 2004. From the unrestricted gift, the Dean of the College, Dr. Tom Payne, was able to develop a state of Missouri match to create a chair in entrepreneurship named in honor of the McQuinns. Al McQuinn founded the Ag-Chem Equipment Company in Minnesota in 1963, less than 10 years after graduating from the college. He and his wife were consummate innovator-entrepreneurs in the special agricultural equipment industry, leaders in the development of precision agriculture — the data-centered approach to effective, efficient and environmentally responsible crop production. In the center, we seek to encourage the spirit of innovation and leadership that Al and Mary Agnes McQuinn exemplified over the past five decades.

 

Services Provided

Training

  • Business Plan Training and Assistance
  • Business Management Training

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Student Research Projects
  • Student Marketing Projects
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Contact Information
Randall Westgren
Address
141 Mumford Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Website
https://mcquinncenteratmizzou.org
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