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Tech Entrepreneurs: MTC Is Accepting Applications for Its IDEA Funds Programs

Explore the opportunities for tech entrepreneurs and innovative founders through the Missouri Technology Corporation's IDEA Fund.

October 27, 2022 By David Cawthon MTC IDEA Fund, seed capital fund, seed capital program, tech launch fund, tech launch program, venture capital fund, venture capital program 0 Comments

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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.

October 17, 2022 By David Cawthon columbia missouri popcorn, como popcorn, GoPo Gourmet Popcorn, gopo popcorn, mid missouri popcorn, Missouri small business, start a business in mo, start a missouri business, start a mo business, start business in missouri 0 Comments

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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.

September 27, 2022 By David Cawthon missouri cdfi, what are cdfi, what are cdfis, what is cdfi 0 Comments

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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...

August 31, 2022 By Porcshe Moran Murphy 11 north, 11north, grow a business missouri, grow a missouri business, lake area chamber of commerce, lake of the ozarks, lake of the ozarks small business, Missouri, missouri entrepreneur, Missouri small business, score lake of the ozarks, small business labor shortage, small business pandemic challenges, small business supply chain, start a business missouri, start a missouri business, young professionals at the lake 0 Comments

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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.

August 16, 2022 By David Cawthon entrepreneur data missouri, how many jobs do startups create in missouri, missouri entrepreneur data, missouri job startup data, missouri small business data, missouri startup data, missouri startup data 2021, missouri startup data 2022, missouri startup jobs, missouri startups by industry, missouri tech jobs, missouri tech startup data, missouri tech startup wages, missouri tech startups, mosourcelink jobs 2021, mosourcelink jobs 2022, number of jobs startups create in missouri, show me jobs, show me jobs 2021, show me jobs 2022, small business data missouri, startup data missouri, startups by industry missouri, tech jobs missouri, tech startups missouri 0 Comments

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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.

May 19, 2022 By David Cawthon business certification, business credit, create a brand, create a brand missouri, grow a business in missouri, how to certify business, how to grow a business in missouri, how to hire employees, how to start a food business, how to win government contracts, intellectual property, intellectual property small business, Missouri, missouri continuing business education, missouri small business class, small business hiring, small business social media, small business workshop missouri, social media for small business 0 Comments

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MOSourceLink Hires New Senior Director to Champion KC Entrepreneur Ecosystem

Michael S. Carmona will further champion Missouri entrepreneurs in his new role as the senior director for MOSourceLink.

May 4, 2022 By David Cawthon 0 Comments

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How This Would-Be Missouri Entrepreneur Went from Laborer to Business Owner

See how Zach Johnson of Hughesville, Missouri, leveraged the START HERE Revolving Loan Fund to start his small business.

March 28, 2022 By David Cawthon funding missouri, hughesville missouri, johnsons tree service, missouri equipment loan, missouri funding, missouri new growth, missouri nontraditional funding, missouri rural business, missouri small business fund, missouri small business funding, missouri small business loan, new growth, new growth loan, new growth womens business center, rural business funding, rural business grant, small business funding missouri, start here business acceleration network, start here fund, start here loan, start here loan fund, start here network, start here revolving loan fund, womens business center 0 Comments