Take a Seminar

You don't know what you don’t know—and taking a seminar in business planning or bookkeeping could be the difference between starting a successful business and stepping on a landmine.

Get the technical, leadership or business skills you need—before you need them. KCSourceLink's resource partners offer classes on almost every area of business:

  • Sales and marketing
  • Insurance
  • Taxes
  • Leadership
  • Financing
  • Business planning
  • Strategic planning

The right mindset

These resource partners regularly offer classes to help you start a business.

SCORE

Who: Any aspiring business owner
The course will show you why and how to:

  • develop a business plan
  • organize your business
  • create the financial reports you need and how they help you
  • market/sell your product or service
  • finance and apply for business loans
  • manage permits, fees, licenses, insurance

FastTrac®

FastTrac® NewVenture™ for Dislocated Workers
FastTrac® NewVenture™

Who: Dislocated workers in Missouri; entrepreneurs and small business owners new to business

Kansas Small Business Development Center

Who: Any aspiring business owner
Their courses can help you:

  • navigate government requirements
  • develop a financial plan
  • develop management tools and skills
  • find resources to successfully start a business from home

For-Credit Classes in Entrepreneurship

Who: Entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to earn credit toward a degree
How much: Varies by institution

Earn credit toward a college degree or certificate while you learn how to launch and grow a business.

These area community colleges and universities offer business courses specifically tailored to the challenges entrepreneurs and small business owners face every day in their businesses.

Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs and SBTDCs) help established companies and start-ups meet the challenges of today’s marketplace. Their branch locations across the state offer easily accessible classes and counseling.

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Founding Sponsors

Kauffman Foundation

SBA - Small Business Administration

UMKC - The Bloch School