Randy Roth is the Chief Sales Officer at Hillyard, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of cleaning and hygiene solutions. Randy is part of the fifth generation of the family-owned company, which has been in business for 115 years. Randy grew up in St. Joseph and is a graduate of Central High School. He attended the [...]
The 20th Annual Great Northwest Day at the Capitol brings Individuals from the nineteen-county region including multiple communities and representatives from business, education, healthcare, and government together to educate legislators on Northwest Missouri counties and to discuss issues that are critical to the region. This year’s priorities focused on supporting ongoing investment in the buildout [...]
We love hearing from entrepreneurs like James Schoonover of Thrive Family Chiropractic. A Missouri Western alumni, James played football while studying engineering. Following a career-ending football injury, he gained interest in chiropractic healthcare and changed his major to pre-med/Human Biology. He received his doctorate in chiropractic from Cleveland University – Kansas City and eventually opened [...]
As the state-designated applied learning university, Missouri Western is focused on providing hands-on business experience for our students. In this role, the Center for Entrepreneurship connects Griffons with community businesses and organizations to work collaboratively on real-world projects. Within the class curriculum, students engage with business owners on semester-long projects to help them solve [...]
As we wrap up another year serving our entrepreneurial community, we wanted to share some numbers from our monthly impact report. First of all, January started with a bang! We have already served 16 new clients this calendar year and 81 in the last 90 days. Looking back, the Center has served a total of [...]
New Year, New Goals If growing your business is one of your goals for 2022, here are seven key initiatives to start the new year off right: Focus On Your Customers. Who are your top customers? Are they loyal to you? How do you nurture your relationship with them? It costs much more to [...]
Missouri Western’s Center for Entrepreneurship, together with the Black Student Union, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, the Black Archives Museum, the Craig School of Business and the Bartlett Center, hosted a Black Business Summit on January 27. The program featured St. Joseph black business owners throughout history and highlighted current black business owners. A [...]
The Center for Entrepreneurship recently hosted an Entrepreneurship Ecosystem gathering that included the Center’s partner agencies, advisory council members, business owners and government leaders. The purpose of the event was to highlight the city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem — the local network of supporters and entities that help fulfill the aspirations of small business owners. The gathering [...]
Do you know of an amazing business owner who is doing great things? These entrepreneurs are the backbone of our regional economy; they are the job creators, as well as drivers of innovation. We want to recognize these outstanding achievers. Do you have a favorite business you patronize, a client or a friend that you [...]
To wrap up Entrepreneurship Week, the Center for Entrepreneurship will again host the Capstone Luncheon with special remarks from Craig School of Business benefactor, Steven L. Craig. The luncheon will be held at noon on Friday, March 18 in the Fulkerson Center on the campus of Missouri Western State University. Tickets for the luncheon are [...]
