by pcantrell | Jan 18, 2021 | News
Farm to Fork 2021 is a virtual event open to all interested in building more local food and farms into our future! Businesses and organizations are also welcome to participate as EXHIBITORS. Here is how Exhibitor Spaces will work at this virtual event Feb. 2, 9, and 16:
by pcantrell | Jan 7, 2021 | Entrepreneurs, Home Page Featured Post 2, News
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced rural west central Missouri will soon operate one of the nation’s newest Women’s Business Centers. To be based in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, the New Growth Women’s Business Center will serve 15 counties: 13 in Missouri and two in Kansas.
by pcantrell | Nov 9, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, News
Global Entrepreneurship Week is an international celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups and bring ideas to life. Founded by the Kauffman Foundation in 2008, it has since expanded to more than 160 countries. This year, west central...
by pcantrell | Oct 28, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Home Page Featured Post 2, News
The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded one of 30 national microenterprise assistance grants to West Central Missouri Community Action Agency. The one-year, $98,000 award will support West Central’s work with affiliate community development corporation New...
by pcantrell | Sep 16, 2020 | News, Rural Living
There is power in making your place, your hometown, a wonderful place to live. This may be obvious, but quality of life is often an afterthought in the economic development work of growing jobs and businesses. That’s why the new Hometown Revival podcast focuses...
by pcantrell | Aug 24, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Home Page Featured Post 1, News, Rural Living
CAUTION: This article starts with a platitude, and then it hits you with reality. You’ll be glad you read it, because you will find a way to make a difference. Platitude (cliché truism): If you give someone a fish, you will feed them for the day. If you teach someone...
