Andy DeShon & Bill Junk Honored by State Legislators

Wednesday October, 6 2010

Two St. Joseph-area tech-oriented innovative business owners—Andy R. DeShon and Bill Junk—will be among 20 owners and operators of outstanding small businesses in Missouri honored by members of the General Assembly Jan. 28, at a business showcase in Jefferson City. The event, sponsored by the Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers (MO SBTDC), highlights the achievements of some of the top performing clients of MO SBTDC and its companion program, the Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (MO PTAC).

QM Power--Serial Entrepreneurs who mean business

Wednesday October, 6 2010

Have you ever known anyone convicted of serial entrepreneurism? Of course not. It’s not a crime. But if it were, there are two enterprising guys in the Kansas City area who’d be serving life sentences. You won’t find their mugs plastered among the FBI’s ten-most-wanted at your local post office, but P.J. Piper and Joe Flynn are prime suspects in the commitment of a basic entrepreneurial philosophy: If you succeed at one business, why not try another?

3rd Annual Missouri Entrepreneur Celebration: October 13, 2011

Wednesday August, 10 2011

With over 200 people in attendance at last year's Missouri Entrepreneur Celebration, this October's event is one certainly not to be missed! The Missouri Entrepreneur Celebration brings together a variety of businesses from various industries and highlights their achievements and successes among entrepreneurial peers. In addition, Missouri Legislators, Kansas City elected officials, UMKC faculty and administration and other partners are among those in attendance. New to the Missouri Entrepreneur Celebration this year is the addition of a prestigious awards presentation highlighting top achievers and innovators among Kansas City's local businesses. Please click the link below to download the "Excellence in Innovation" application or to review the award qualifications. There is no cost to attend this event but registration is required. To RSVP, please click here
to visit our event page online.

Governor Facilitates Roundtable with Kansas City Small Businesses

Tuesday April, 26 2011

Thursday, April 21st 2011

Governor Nixon spent the brisk Thursday afternoon of April 21st sitting around a small round table with UMKC SBTDC small business clients to discuss Missouri loan programs and incentives and the challenges these businesses currently faced as well as solutions for how the state could help.

The venue was hosted at Farm to Market Bread Co. in the Waldo area where the smell of freshly baked bread wafted through the outdoor tent facility where the round table was conducted.

Round table participants:

*John Junyk--Old World Spices
*Carol Taylor--A Clean Slate
*Julie Koppen--Greenability Magazine
*Lisa Lala--Lala Studio
*Margi Swords & Mark Friend--Farm-to-Market Bread Co., Inc.
*Mike Hudson--Heartland Fabrication
*Shaun Thomas--Genesis Environmental Solutions
*Jason Curry--sCOMM

For more on this story, please click the Fox news link below.

CEO Coaching and More Program Now Accepting Applications

Monday August, 29 2011

Hello, I wanted to let you know that CEO Coaching and More™, the mentoring and leadership development program for Kansas City CEOs, is now accepting applications through October 1, 2011.

Now in its sixth year, the successful program is a collaborative effort of the UMKC Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) and the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program (HEMP)

Attached, you’ll find a press release that describes the program and its results. You can also find more info in the links below:

• Read more about the CEO Coaching and More program
• Read testimonials from CEO Coaching and More alumni

Why This Is News
Coaching is hot, but it’s not just for employees or senior executives.

CEOs also benefit from the insight coaching can lend. It helps them look at their companies with fresh eyes, hone their skills and strategies, reach beyond the status quo, and prepare their companies for growth and innovation.

In Current News Here are two articles from this past week that cite the need and benefit of executive training and coaching. CEO coaching takes that model straight to the top.

• Coaching is hot. Is it right for you? from CNNMoney, Aug. 29, 2011
• Why U.S. Corporate Leaders Are Failing, and How to Make Them Better from bnet, August 26, 2011, which cites the results of DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast 2011

CEO Coaching and More Contact
Carmen DeHart
UMKC Small Business & Technology Development Center
(816) 235-6428

UMKC SBTDC announces 15 finalists for its Excellence in Innovation Awards

Wednesday January, 11 2012

KANSAS CITY, MO, September 26, 2011: Kansas City is a “cradle of entrepreneurship”—providing rich opportunities and resources for emerging and aspiring entrepreneurs. The Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at the University of Missouri Kansas City celebrates that legacy as it honors 15 finalists for its Excellence in Innovation Awards.