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Procurement specialists help firms grow through selling to the government.

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The University of Missouri Extension Business Development Program assists businesses throughout the state. The programs below are what make the Missouri Business Development Program and provide assistance to most industries. Learn more by clicking on a program.

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Starting a Business: The First Steps

Nov. 21, 2019

| 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Joplin, MO

Before you start a business, be certain to attend this seminar. Participants will have an opportunity to assess their business idea, learn about the importance of planning, discuss legal and regulatory requirements, learn about marketing strategies, ...

GrowthWheel: Getting a 360° Perspective on Your Business

Nov. 22, 2019

| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Joplin, MO

GrowthWheel is a visual tool to help assist business owners in growing their business. The tool can also be used by individuals looking to start a business better understand their business concept. The tool incorporates a 360-degree view of a ...

Selling to the Government: The First Steps (Nov 29)

Dec. 5, 2019

| 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Saint Louis, MO

The federal government awards more than $400 billion dollars in contracts annually to small business owners. Are you ready to market yourself to the world's largest customer? This three-hour seminar offers an overview of the critical first steps to ...

Winning Government Contracts: The First Steps (Dec. 5)

Dec. 5, 2019

| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Kansas City, MO

This introductory 3-hour seminar is an overview of the critical first steps associated with winning government contracts. The Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center (MO PTAC) hosts this seminar on how to get started in the government ...

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Publications

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Health Insurance Education: What the Affordable Care Act means for businesses

Publication date: Sept. 20, 2016

$140.00

MU Extension state specialists developed this curriculum, and it has been vetted for accuracy and neutrality by MU Extension Communications staff, MU system government relations and legal teams, and staff from the Missouri Foundation for Health (our ...

Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy: Retailer Toolkit

Publication date: July 1, 2016

Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy is a comprehensive, community-based program that enables communities to improve access to healthy foods by working with a small food retailer.Food retailers of all sizes can play an important role in improving access to ...

Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy: Community Toolkit

Publication date: July 1, 2016

Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy is a comprehensive, community-based program that enables communities to improve access to healthy foods by working with a small food retailer. The most effective strategy for addressing food access is twofold. It involves ...

Sampling Safely at Farmers Markets

Publication date: June 1, 2016

Farmers market vendors will find tips for safely offering samples to patrons in this publication, as well as a summary of sampling regulations. Directions and estimated costs for sanitizing stations are included.TopicsFood ...

Regulations for Selling Safe Canned Foods in Missouri Fact Sheet

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2015

This publication answers frequently asked questions for selling safe canned foods such as pickles, jams, jellies or salsas. It includes information on the regulatory requirements for selling these foods, as well as the scientific reasoning behind ...

Starting and Operating a Farmers Market: Frequently Asked Questions

Publication date: April 11, 2015

Farmers markets are gaining popularity in Missouri and across the nation. In Missouri, 245 farmers markets were in operation in 2014, compared to 131 in 2007. In the United States, the total number of farmers markets increased by 76 percent between ...

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Featured programs

Missouri Small Business Development Centers

Helping businesses at every stage from concept to startup, growth to renewal, mature to succession succeed through counseling, training and access to technology.

Mid-America Trade Adjustment Assistance Center

Helping manufacturers in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska respond to import competition through cost share grant funding and support.

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers

MO PTAC helps businesses - including small, disadvantaged, veteran and women-owned firms - obtain federal, state and local government contracts.

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