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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.

Publications

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Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy: Program Evaluation Toolkit (non-Missouri version)

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2017

This Program Evaluation Toolkit describes various evaluation tools appropriate for gauging the success of a healthy small food retailer program. It addition, it provides four forms that can help you discover the effect of your efforts.To learn more ...

Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy: Program Evaluation Toolkit

Publication date: July 1, 2016

This Program Evaluation Toolkit describes various evaluation tools appropriate for gauging the success of a healthy small food retailer program. It addition, it provides four forms that can help you discover the effect of your efforts.To learn more ...

Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy: Retailer Toolkit (non-Missouri version)

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2016

Food retailers of all sizes can play an important role in improving access to healthy foods in rural and urban communities. The Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy: Retailer Toolkit provides ideas on how the retailer and community partners can work together ...

Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy: Community Toolkit (non-Missouri version)

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2016

This Stock Healthy, Shop Healthy: Community Toolkit provides community groups with ideas and a plan for increasing both supply and demand. Retailers need to be encouraged to improve the quality and type of healthy foods they stock, and supported in ...

Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2012

This publication features farmer experiences plus the latest research in a new "how-to" guide to raising chickens and turkeys using pens, movable fencing and pastures. A Kentucky family nets between 90 cents and $1.50 per pound from ...

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 ...

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Online courses

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Closing Your Business

online $0.00

The purpose of course is strictly to provide information and knowledge. There are no prerequisite knowledge and competencies. If the time comes, for whatever reason, to close a business it requires more than just locking the doors and walking away. ...

Creating a Legacy-Preparing Your Business for Succession

online $0.00

This self-paced course consisting of 3 modules, each less than 15 minutes long, will help the student understand the challenges of preparing to transition their business to a new owner when they decide it is time to leave. The transition process is ...

Fundamentals of Supervision

Aug. 3, 2020 - July 1, 2021

online $240.00

Transitioning to a supervisory role can be difficult; it can be challenging to be the boss of those who used to be your peers. As an individual contributor, you developed specific technical expertise that made you proficient in completing ...

Government Contracting Basics

July 1, 2020

online $0.00

Government Contracting Basics is self-paced course that explains the process to obtain government contracts. Questions can be answered and follow-on assistance provided by contacting the nearest Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center. ...

Business Plan Basics

July 1, 2020

online $0.00

Business Plan Basics is a self-paced course that describes the importance of a business plan and the planning process as well as the four fundamental topics any business plan must address. Access to LivePlan through the SBDC and the alignment of the ...

How to Understand Financial Statements

July 1, 2020

online $0.00

How To Understand Financial Statements provides self-paced instruction in how to read and interpret a balance sheet and an income statement, which is also called a profit and loss statement. The distinction between cash and accrual accounting and ...

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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.

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers

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

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.

Growing Agribusiness Sustainably

The Growing Agribusiness Sustainably program strives to double the value of Missouri agriculture by 2030.

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