Federal Business Resources
- Business Readiness Assessment
- Free Online SBA Training
- IRS Checklist for Starting a Business
- SBA Starting & Managing a Business
- SBA Leveraging Information and Networks to Access Capital (LINC)
- SCORE Business Planning & Financial Statements Template Gallery
- USDOL Employment Law Guide — Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay
- System for Award Management (SAM)
- Federal Procurement Data System
State Business Resources
- Missouri Business Development Program
- Missouri Business Development Program Library
- Missouri Department of Revenue and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Online Business Registration
- Starting a New Business in Missouri
- Register Your Business in Missouri
- Free Online SBTDC Training
- Missouri Business Portal
- Missouri Export Portal
- Missouri Innovation Center
- Missouri Secretary of State Starting a Business
- Missouri Partnership (Business Expansion & Relocation Information)
- Missouri Location One (Site Location Information)
- Missouri Business Incentives and Financing Programs
- Missouri Economic/Community Development Resources
- MOSourceLink
- MU Extension Agricultural Business Specialists
Regional Business Resources
Industry Resources
Manufacturing Resources
- Association for Manufacturing Technologies
- Association for Operations Management (APICS)
- Best Manufacturing Practices Center for Excellence
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
- Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA)
- Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
- Manufacturing.net
- Missouri Enterprise (NIST MEP for Missouri)
- National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
- ReliablePlant.com
- The National Council for Advanced Manufacturing
- Telecommunications Industry Association
- Tooling, Manufacturing & Technologies Association
- Tooling U-SME Manufacturing Training Online
- The International Trade Administration’s Manufacturing and Services Unit
Research Resources
Contact SBTDC-WP to learn how to access any of the databases listed below or to submit a business research request on your behalf.
Regional Business Reports
- Missouri Small Business Profile, 2015
- BRIDG South Central Ozark Heritage Region Cluster Analysis, 2014
- ESRI West Plains Business Summary, 2012 (PDF 94 KB)
- ESRI West Plains Retail Market Profile, 2012 (PDF 193 KB)
- MERIC South Central Region Data
- Ozarks Workforce Investment Area Retail Trade Analysis (PDF 1.2 MB)
- South Central Workforce Investment Area Retail Trade Analysis (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Today’s Delta: A Research Tool for the Region
Regional Business Directories
- AgriMissouri MO Grown Directory
- AgriMissouri MO Made Directory
- Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers
- Local Harvest Family Farm Directory
- Missouri Agricultural Sellers Directories
- Missouri Division of Professional Registration License Search
- Missouri Employers
- Missouri Export (Product) Directory
- Missouri Farmers Market Directory
- Missouri Foreign Direct Investment
- Missouri Insurance License Look-up
- Missouri Lawyer Directory
- Missouri Lawyer Search
- Missouri Mills (Wood Processing Mill) Directory
- Missouri Minority/Women Business Enterprise Program
- Patent Attorney/Agent Search
- Shop Small Map
- Small Business & Technology Development Center Business Services Resource Guide
City and County Business Directories
- Ava Chamber of Commerce Member Directory
- Eminence Chamber of Commerce Member Directory
- Licking Business Directory
- Mountain Grove Chamber of Commerce Member Directory
- Ozark County Chamber of Commerce Member Directory
- West Plains Chamber of Commerce Member Directory
- Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce Member Directory
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