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Regional Growth Capital
Regional Growth Capital facilitates business growth through unique financing. While many alternative financing options require the surrender of equity, Regional Growth Capital provides investments without taking an ownership interest. Regional Growth Capital serves the entire St. Louis/ Illinois region, and is owned by 33 banks, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, St. Louis Development Corporation, and the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County.
UMKC Innovation Center
From whiteboard to boardroom, the UMKC Innovation Center partners with the university and the community to spark entrepreneurial efforts within our region and across the country. With a suite of high-impact programs, the center helps emerging and existing business owners, whether they are student, faculty or community based, hone their business basics, evaluate commercialization opportunities, and connect with the right resources at the right time.
Missouri Enterprise
Missouri Enterprise’s mission is to help Missouri businesses. To do that, we provide a broad range of hands-on business, technical and manufacturing optimization services, delivered by an experienced, “been there, done that,” staff and a comprehensive network of public and private partners.
Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Whether you are a student in our secondary or postsecondary education programs who is trying to prepare for the new economy, an individual who dreams of starting a business, someone with an idea that might lead to a breakthrough, an existing business owner who wants to expand, or a leader that wants to develop opportunities for your community, we are committed to supporting you.
Hubbard Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The award-winning Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a service-oriented business incubator connecting industry and academics which offers state-of-the-art research facilities, a commercial analytical lab, and tailored support for business acceleration.
Innovation Stockyard
Innovation Stockyard is a one-stop business incubator for those who want to start or grow any business, but specializing in the animal sciences field. We offer business and scientific consulting—and facilities—to help bring your idea to market.
eFactory
The eFactory is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and businesses in southwest Missouri start, grow and accelerate their companies.
Jordan Valley Innovation Center
The Jordan Valley Innovation Center operates under a mission of product development for our corporate partners and interdisciplinary educational experiences for our students.
Newman Innovation Center
Mission: Create a positive environment for developing, supporting and promoting entrepreneurs; with an emphasis on those pursuing innovative technology and job creation.
Missouri Rural Enterprise and Innovation Center
MREIC’s vision is to help small businesses grow and succeed. We work with businesses one-on-one to determine their business needs and provide individualized services. We assist clients in the areas of start-up, marketing, finance, and technology commercialization.
Missouri Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
The Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers (MO SBTDC) help businesses in every stage from concept to startup, growth to renewal, mature to succession.
Missouri Technology Corporation (“MTC”)
A public-private partnership created by the Missouri General Assembly to promote entrepreneurship and foster the growth of new and emerging high-tech companies. MTC focuses on 21st Century bioscience industries that build on Missouri’s rich history in agriculture and technology.
Missouri Partnership
A public-private economic development partnership designed to increase the visibility of Missouri as a globally competitive business location and attract new jobs and investment to the state.
Digital Sandbox KC
The Sandbox broadly seeks new innovation in information technology and provides innovators with proof-of-concept resources to support early-stage commercialization processes.
Missouri Innovation Center
The facility is a total of 33,000 square feet of conference room space, private offices, wet lab facilities, shared lab facilities, and open office environments used for facilitating start up companies.
