New Growth

About

At New Growth, we build the rural business resources and linkages needed to grow local ownership and lasting livelihoods. We cultivate, connect, and catalyze rural assets and entrepreneurs in west central Missouri.

Small Business Financing:  New Growth offers microloans to startup and existing rural businesses that are unable to find financing elsewhere. Our goal is for microloan borrowers to grow and graduate to traditional bank loans. GET STARTED: Schedule a one-on-one session. Call 417-646-6900 or email [email protected].

Credit Building: New Growth works with aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to build strong credit so they can move forward financially. We offer credit building products and report to credit bureaus so that positive repayment shows up and adds up. GET STARTED: Call 417-646-6900 or email [email protected].

Business Training and Counseling: New Growth hosts the 15-county SBA-designated New Growth Women’s Business Center, which serves men and women and businesses of all types and stages. Services include one-on-one business counseling and education and training. GET STARTED: Call 417-646-6900 or email [email protected].

START HERE Business Acceleration Network: New Growth convenes and coordinates this regional team of resource providers pulling together to leave no rural entrepreneur behind. The collaborative network aims to make sure small businesses “start here. grow here. stay here.” GET INVOLVED: Call 417-646-6900 or email [email protected].