23 December 2024 - 03 January 2025
Growth is opportunity. Let us help you overcome challenges so you can excel.
We understand the unique needs of growing businesses and are here to help. We provide no cost 1:1 consultations and a variety of other services to address your company’s specific needs.
If you’re ready to grow, we’re ready to help. Schedule a meeting with a member of our team today.
When it’s time to grow your business, meet with our consultants and mentors to identify your best next steps. We can guide you through the process of scaling your business, bringing your technology to the masses and more. Get guidance on subjects like:
Visualize your company in 5-10 years, and create the road map to get there through intentional planning.
Increase your market share through advanced market analysis, GIS, and online presence evaluation.
Start planning now for the easy transition away from your business. Retire, sell, next generation?
Overcome barriers and work through the challenges of owning a business.
Understand how to use your financial statements to make better decisions and increase your bottom line.
Expand your market reach through new market identification and understanding regulatory requirements.
Elevate is designed for businesses that are scaling in employee size and revenue – because as you grow, your priorities change, tasks evolve and plans adapt.
We work closely with business clients and Missouri State University classes on special partnerships known as course projects. These projects give businesses fresh insights while providing students with real-world experience and business insights. Undergraduate and graduate level classes work on projects for business clients related to marketing, management and more.
Do you have a business idea you want to explore? Our Feasibility Study project teams you up with students in the Entrepreneurship Program to explore your idea and take some of the uncertainty out of starting a new business.
Want to know how you could improve your digital presence? Need to engage in a more meaningful way online? Our marketing students will build and create a social media strategy (and content) for you and analyze digital performance data.
Do you have financial data, and not sure what it means or what you could be doing better? Our Accounting projects include: capital budgeting and cash flow analysis, creation/improvement of internal reporting mechanisms, establishing balanced scorecard metrics, or using regression tools to develop reporting and/or predictive analytics.
Are you looking to expand your company through strategic growth? Whether you are seeking to expand into a new market, diversify your products and services, or develop a strategic marketing plan for growth, this semester-long project, graduate-level program can offer solutions. Students engage your target customers through primary research and secondary research to provide actionable recommendations.
Need fresh ideas to reach more customers? Our Advertising project pairs your business with MSU Advertising and Promotions classes to create a multi-channel advertising campaign.
Are you looking to grow your workforce and engage more with your employees? We work with Industrial-Organizational Psychology graduate courses on business projects including developing, reviewing or enhancing your employee selection process as well as survey development to measure employee engagement, job analysis and more.
Our mentorship network connects you to experienced business professionals with a wide range of expertise.
Need access to business resources in your local community? We’ve got you covered.
Feel like you’re ready for the next step in your career? Want to gain a deeper understanding of business?
We offer 60-hour packages that result in a certification on a variety of business topics.
Working on innovative R&D with potential to commercialize? We can help you navigate from concept to customer.
We provide no cost 1:1 consultations to help you bring your product to market. Schedule an introductory meeting with our Technology & Commercialization Specialist to learn more.
The Missouri SBDC is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Missouri SBDC at MSU is a University of Missouri Extension Partner.
The Missouri SBDC is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Missouri SBDC at MSU is a University of Missouri Extension Partner.
