Employers can gain a financial benefit through the Missouri On the Job Training program, which gives a business a cash reimbursement of 50 percent of training wages to help offset the costs associated with training a new, permanent employee. The program targets new and open positions that have the potential after training of earning a sustainable [...]
The Center for Entrepreneurship honored two local businessmen during the third annual Entrepreneurship Week. Scott Gann was named Entrepreneur of the Year . Gann opened Scott Gann Construction in 1986 and later bought his parents’ business, Gann Backhoe Service. He went on to found SDG Developments with his wife, Debby. Gann also manages his parents’ [...]
Missouri Western's third annual Entrepreneurship Week was a huge success attracting more than 800 participants over five days. This year’s event featured several networking events and seminars on a variety of topics including how-to sessions on Quickbooks, Excel, social media marketing and more. Entrepreneurs of all ages attended and learned from the week-long events. High [...]
Roundtable of Economic Developers is excited to announce the launch of the new Sourcelink Northwest Missouri website. This site will be a helpful tool for small business owners in the region, serving as a central hub to connect entrepreneurs with relevant resources for business development. Aspiring startups and established small businesses will be able to find the [...]
A week long event to help entrepreneurs kicks off today. The Road to Success Entrepreneurship Week offers a variety of workshops and networking opportunities to the public March 19 through 23 at the Fulkerson Center at Missouri Western State University. This is the third year for the event, which has more than 500 registrants for [...]
Ten students are enrolled in the Applied Entrepreneurship class. They are studying a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory on the west coast, preparing a business plan and presentation. The students will present their plans to a panel of judges and compete to own a franchise and join over 20 owners in the Franchise Program. The students have had the [...]
Entrepreneurship Week, a series of workshops and events, will be held March 19-23, 2018 at Missouri Western State University. Sponsored by the Craig School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship, Don Tolly American Family Insurance Agency and Sumner, Carter, Hardy & Schwichtenberg, PC, the weeklong program is targeted toward local business professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs, college students, [...]
The wishes of area entrepreneurs are finally being granted with the planned opening of CoJoe, an innovative co-working space located in historic downtown St. Joseph. The fully-functional workspace is designed to be shared by entrepreneurs, freelancers, start-ups and remote workers who understand the value of community and collaboration. “To have a growing local economy you must [...]
Entrepreneurs in the area will have another chance to play in the sand. The Innovation Stockyard and Digital Sandbox are continuing their efforts to drive new business growth in northwest Missouri. After a successful first round of project reviews, the program is accepting applications from entrepreneurs in the St. Joseph area with scalable business concepts [...]
“Nothing to Something” is the topic Wayne Chatham ’90 will speak on at the Entrepreneurship Week capstone luncheon on Friday, March 23. Wayne started his career as a banker and became an entrepreneur in 1996 when he co-founded Stored Value Solutions, a provider of magnetic stripe gift cards. He later co-founded Card Compliant, a company [...]
