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Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Center provides technical assistance to startup and existing businesses.

ScaleUP! Kansas City helps businesses with revenues around $200K scale toward their first $1 million.

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers helps local businesses obtain government contracts.

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List Your Kansas City Small Business on the New, Updated BuyKC Directory

Get your business listed on buykc.org, a directory of locally owned KC small businesses.

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The NFL Draft Wants to Work with Your Diverse KCMO Small Business

The NFL Draft wants to work with local and diverse Kansas City, Missouri, small businesses for the 2023 Draft.

KCSourceLink 'We Create Jobs' report 2022

Report: KC Startups Created More Jobs in 2021 Than in Any of the Past 5 Years

Explore the latest findings in KCSourceLink's new "We Create Jobs" report on the state of startup job creation in the Kansas City metro.

Are You the Small Business Person of the Year? Nominations Open for KS, MO

Submit your nomination for the SBA's Small Business Person of the Year.

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What Key Players in KC's Entrepreneur Ecosystem Uncovered During a Big Summer Gathering

See what we all can do when we take a collective approach to ecosystem building for Kansas City entrepreneurs.

Michael Carmona and Chante Keller of KCSourceLink

Feeling Stuck? Here's How KCSourceLink Can Help Move Your Business Forward (for Free)

Here are all the ways KCSourceLink can help Kansas City entrepreneurs like you find the right resources to move your business or business idea forward.

Dave Alburty and Ann Packingham of InnovaPrep

How a KC-Area Tech Startup Became a Key Player in the Global Fight against COVID

Thanks to several entrepreneurial resources in the Kansas City metro, InnovPrep was ready when opportunity knocked during the pandemic.

Going Up? Scale and Grow Your KC Small Business With These Classes, Workshops

These classes and workshops from the KCSourceLink Resource Partner Network will help you grow and scale your Kansas City small business.

AbdulRasak and Alicia Yahaya of Open Minds Child Development Center

How a KC Entrepreneur Couple Scaled Their Child Care Business, Despite Pandemic Hurdles

Kansas City entrepreneurs AbdulRasak and Alicia Yahaya share how determination and local programs like ScaleUP! KC were essential to helping them build, grow and scale their early childhood education business.

GEWKC Base Camp Is Landing in This Kansas City Community for 2022

Global Entrepreneurship Week - Kansas City base camp will be in North Kansas City for 2022.

These KC Classes, Workshops Can Help Your New Business Reach New Heights

Get your Kansas City business started on the right foot with help from experts who’ve been there, done that.

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