Growing Your Business
GUIDE: GROWING YOUR BUSINESS > PART FIVE
Boards and Advisors
Outside oversight can drive business growth and expansion. See what it can do for your business.
Outside oversight and input becomes increasingly vital as a company grows. Official boards of directors and unofficial advisory boards can provide connections and ideas to drive business expansion.
- Overview of boards of directors (The Free Management Library)
- Harnessing the Power of an Advisory Board (About.com )
- How to Build an Advisory Board (Forbes)
Mentors, peer groups and roundtables also offer some measure of input.
Determination, Incorporated
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Entrepreneurial Legal Services Clinic and Intellectual Property Clinic at UMKC School of Law
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KC BizCare
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M-Powerment Solutions
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Mid-Continent Public Library Culinary Center
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The Black MasterMind Group Charitable Foundation
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The Toolbox: Small Business Resource Center
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Well Well Marketing
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Accelefund
Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce
City of Richmond, MO - Economic Development Department
Gardner Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City
InterUrban ArtHouse
Johnson County Missouri Economic Development Corporation (JCEDC)
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
Kansas City Public Library - Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Kansas Department of Agriculture - Agriculture Marketing, Advocacy and Outreach Team
Kansas Secretary of State
Leavenworth County Development Corporation
Liberty Economic Development Corporation / LINK Business Facilitation
Missouri SBDC at Northwest Missouri State University - St. Joseph
Missouri SBDC at University of Missouri Kansas City
Missouri Secretary of State, Kansas City Branch Office
Piper School District
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