Business – UM System Community Connect

Risco, MO seeks to change its food desert status

MU Business, Collaboration, Community Development, Community Engagement, Community Health, Economic Development, Food, Rural Development, Small Business Development

MU Extension Community Economic Development Field Specialist Richard Proffer meets regularly with Risco residents to guide them to establishing a local limited use food store.

North St. Louis County Small Business Accelerator

UMSL Business, Community Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Development, Workforce Development

A six-week small business success workshop series for North St. Louis County restaurants and retail businesses.

UMSL Computer Education & Training Center

UMSL Business, Continuing Education, Professional Development, Technology, Training, Workforce Development

The Computer Education & Training Center at UMSL offers noncredit computer courses to meet technological challenges in the workplace.

UMKC Innovation Center Receives Grant Funding to Address Economic Issues Caused by the Pandemic

UMKC Broadband, Business, Community Development, COVID-19, Digital Equity, Economic Development, Government, Neighborhood Development, Research and Data, Technology

The UMKC Innovation Center is one of two Missouri organizations chosen for the SPRINT Challenge grant.

Nonprofit Navigation Series Continues: Engaging Policymakers 101

UMKC Business, Lecture Series, Nonprofit

The Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership continues its free Nonprofit Navigation Series to help nonprofit leaders during this dynamic time for businesses.

Entrepreneurial and Intellectual Property Legal Services Clinic

UMKC Business, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit, Small Business Development, Workforce Development

UMKC School of Law Provides Legal Services to Small Businesses

Research Enabled

MU, S&T, UM System, UMKC, UMSL Business, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Research and Data, Small Business Development, Workforce Development

YOUR PARTNER FOR RAPID RESEARCH SOLUTIONS The Research Enabled portal quickly connects companies to the wealth of expertise and resources at the seven campuses of the University of Missouri and Southern Illinois University systems, to address technical, business, and other research needs of industry and organizations.

Boeing FLITE (Future Leaders in Thought and Experience) Program

UMSL Business, Competition, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Engineering, Leadership, Workforce Development

Boeing FLITE is a 10-week competitive summer diversity-based business cohort of 4 participating schools (12 students: including Truman State, Howard University, Saint Louis University) living on the UMSL campus and working at Boeing. The cohort features rising sophomores immersed in a working internship at Boeing St. Louis while working in a professional environment within a […]

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Accelerator

UMSL Business, Community Development, Community Engagement, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship

The UMSL Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Accelerator is a first-of-its kind program that puts underrepresented entrepreneurs at the center of a purpose-driven, university-led accelerator that begins with a non-dilutive $50,000 capital injection. This accelerator would not be possible without the anonymous support of friends and the public commitment of Ameren Corporation, Edward Jones, and Express […]

Workforce Summit

MU Business, Entrepreneurship, Workforce Development

The Labor and Workforce Summit is a forum for businesses, organizations, and community leaders to build a network for information, resources, and connections that help to cultivate a reliable workforce. This is an opportunity to connect with a strong support network and gain insights from industry leaders.

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