Resources for Small Businesses and for University of Missouri Employees Systemwide
The websites below offer a great deal of information. For minority and women-owned businesses, we’ve listed many Missouri and national resource forums that can help you with everything from where and how to get certified to bid opportunities with the state of Missouri as well as in Kansas City and St. Louis.
For University of Missouri Employees, there are websites that have supplier databases for your use as well as many sites that offer a glimpse into what is it like to be an entrepreneur. If you have more specific questions, please contact Daryl Hodnett directly.
- Women Owned Business Network: www.wobnetwork.mo.gov
- National Women Business Owners Corp: www.nwboc.org
- Women’s Business Development Center (Chicago/Missouri): www.wbdc.org
- Women’s Business Enterprise National Council: www.wbenc.org
- National Assn. Women’s Business Owners-St. Louis: www.nawbostl.org
- National Assn Women’s Business Owners-Kansas City: www.nawbokc.org
- National Women’s Business Owners: www.nawbo.org
- Missouri Women's Council: http://www.womenscouncil.org
- Women’s Enterprise Magazine: www.weusa.biz
- Minority Business News: www.mbnusa.biz
- MBE Magazine: www.mbemag.com
- National Minority Supplier Development Council: www.nmsdc.org
- St. Louis Minority Business Council: www.slmbc.org
- Mid-States MBDC-Indiana for certification: www.imsdc.org
- Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Centers: missouribusiness.net/sbtdc/
- U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov
- Missouri’s Linked Deposit Loan Program: http://www.treasurer.mo.gov/content/low-interest-loans/small-business
- Missouri Small Business Loan Program: http://www.ded.mo.gov/Ded/Loan.aspx
- NMSDC Business Consortium Fund: http://www.bcfcapital.com/
- Kansas City Business Source Link: http://www.kcsourcelink.com/
- Missouri Source Link: http://www.mosourcelink.com/
- Kauffman Foundation: http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/entrepreneurship
- SCORE Business Planning: http: http://www.score.org/
- Minority Business Development Agency: http://www.mbda.gov/
- Missouri Office of Equal Opportunity Supplier Database: http://www.oeo.mo.gov/
- St. Louis Hispanic Chamber: www.hccstl.com/
- Kansas City Hispanic Chamber: http://www.hccgkc.com/
- United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: http://www.ushcc.com/
- Hispanic Economic Development of Kansas City: http://kchedc.org/hedc/
- City of Kansas City MO Database: kcmo.gov/citymanagersoffice/business-resource-guide/
- City of St. Louis Development Corp: https://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/sldc/
- Missouri M/WBE Supplier Database and Certification: http://www.mhdc.com/mbewbe/index.htm
- Missouri Department of Transportation Database: http://www.modot.org/
- St. Louis Airport DBE/MBE Lists: http://www.mwdbe.org/
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Supplier Database:http://www.vetbiz.gov
- DannyDeMichele: https://www.dannydemichele.com/womens-business-resources/
Reviewed 2020-06-29