Services and Tools

Services and Tools

SBDCs help both established businesses and those that are just beginning. The only requirement is that you have a strong desire to help yourself and contribute to the stability of Missouri's economy. A variety of services and valuable tools are available to Missouri businesses.

Individualized Counseling
Marketing Strategies
Small Business Management
Financial Analysis
How To Get Help

Individualized counseling

SBDC counselors work as a teammate, providing practical, hands-on training for small businesses. Skilled professionals offer experience in many areas, including marketing and sales, accounting financial analysis and cost control, personnel, inventory control, business start-up or acquisition and business liquidation or sale. Disclosure of your financial or other proprietary information to the SBDC helps us provide you with the most effective assistance possible. All information you provide is held in complete confidence.

Marketing strategies

SBDC counselors will assist you in developing a marketing plan. Staff will help you tap databanks that can provide customer lists, site analysis, sales territory management, demographic information and competitor information to assist you in selling to local, state, national and international markets.

Small business management

Whatever your enterprise might be, a well-designed business plan can help ensure your success. Preparing a business plan can be a frustrating process. SBDC management counselors can walk you through the proper planning.

Training seminars targeting management issues are also available. With this assistance, you can formulate a strategy to help your company flourish.

Financial analysis

Careful financial analysis is the first step in planning your business's future. SBDC counselors are qualified to help you take financial inventory and assist you in determining your business's strengths, weaknesses, growth potential and capital needs.

Our consultants are uniquely qualified to help you explore financing options and can also provide assistance in developing financial plans for banks or investors. Financial analysis tools, such as fisCAL, are also available.

How To Get Help

New tools are always being developed and are available via our counselors to provide enhanced assistance to small businesses:

SMART - Take a holistic view of your company's operations using the Strategic Management Assessment Review Tool.

Balanced Scorecards - Embraced by corporate America, this management tool is now available for your business.

fisCAL - Give your business a financial checkup using this full line of financial analysis products.

NxLeveL™ - Entrepreneurial training using excellent curriculums for existing companies, startup companies, and agricultural related businesses.

In addition to personalized consultation, the SBDC offers monthly educational programs for the small business community. The sessions are highly interactive; designed to meet the needs and interests of small business owners and managers. Seminar topics include: business planning, financial management, legal issues, employee relations, marketing, customer service, business start-up and more. Offered at a reasonable cost, these programs are presented year-round for the convenience of small business schedules. Call the SBDC at (816) 235-6063 to be placed on the seminar mailing list.

A complete statewide calendar of training seminars is also available.

Whether a start-up or existing business, the SBDC is available for assistance. Simply call (816) 235-6063 to schedule a private consultation.