Annette Weeks, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in Missouri Western State University’s Craig School of Business, conducted a three-day training for members of the new North Central Missouri Business Facilitation (NCMBF) group in partnership with Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation.
NCMBF is a non-profit that supports regional economic development utilizing an Area Resource Board along with a business facilitator to assist individuals and businesses through confidential and no-cost coaching and idea generating.
“We are excited that additional communities will be served through the efforts of this new facilitation group,” Weeks said. “In supporting businesses it strengthens and sustains our rural towns. The board members and new facilitator are passionate about providing assistance to the entrepreneurs of their communities.”
NCMBF covers Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy and Harrison counties. Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation assistance is given to the area of Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth. The Center for Entrepreneurship serves all of northwest Missouri. Interested entrepreneurs can contact any of the three organizations for help with starting a business or expanding an existing business.
Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.