Creating Your Dreams in Downtown SGF

Dedicated to supporting your business & developing your talents.

Find the Answers

Looking for one-on-one feedback? We provide confidential, no-cost consulting and mentorship to help businesses start and grow in southwest Missouri. 

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We've Saved You a Seat

As a DSA member, take advantage of 25% off conference room and meeting space reservations. Contact efactory@missouristate.edu to snag your spot.

Workspaces

Looking for a place to build your big idea? We’ve got something for everyone at efactory in downtown Springfield, Missouri.

PRIVATE OFFICES

Find the workspace you need with private offices, monthly coworking memberships, day passes or room reservations.

Workspaces

Looking for a place to build your big idea? We’ve got something for everyone at efactory in downtown Springfield, Missouri.

COWORKING SPACE

Find the workspace you need with private offices, monthly coworking memberships, day passes or room reservations.

Workspaces

Looking for a place to build your big idea? We’ve got something for everyone at efactory in downtown Springfield, Missouri.

MEETING SPACES

Find the workspace you need with private offices, monthly coworking memberships, day passes or room reservations.

New Skills are Waiting

Want access to professional development led by experts in their fields? Join us for applicable, timely training programs that you can use. And as a DSA member, enjoy 50% off. Register using code eFAM50.

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Early-Stage Business Boot Camp

YOUR TRACK TO SUCCESS

Get plugged into this program for aspiring and current small business owners.

A One-Stop Shop Approach to Business Resources

We’re making it easy to connect with all the right people and organizations who can bring you critical expertise as you start and grow a business.

APEX

Assisting businesses - including small, disadvantaged and women-owned firms - in obtaining federal, state and local government contracts.

Helping Missouri manufacturers increase sales, create jobs, and reduce costs.

Codefi

Eliminating the skills and opportunity gaps that prevent workers and entrepreneurs in rural regions from thriving in the digital economy.

Multicultural Business Association

Advancing minority business opportunities in the Southwest Missouri area.

GOCAPS

Empowering high school juniors and seniors with real-world, career-oriented experiences.

SCORE of Southwest Missouri

Providing mentorship to help with your business needs.

JAG Missouri

Unleashing the potential of students to help them succeed in high school and in their careers after graduation.

Springfield Tech Council

Supporting technology, connecting people and improving the community.

Inspiring, developing and connecting leaders to serve the Springfield community through premiere leadership development.

Unite News

Promoting a broader understanding and appreciation of the ethnically diverse talent and community resources and opportunities available in the Springfield/Greene County area.

Supporting Missouri’s businesses and diverse industries, strengthening our communities, and developing a talented and skilled workforce.

SUSTAIN. SCALE. SUCCEED.

Elevate

As your company’s employee base and revenue grows, your (and the company’s) needs evolve, too. 

Peer roundtables give you a convenient and confidential place to explore pressing issues. Access a dedicated team of experts who will work with you to identify and address your best opportunities for growth. 

Student Talent

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CONNECT TO A PIPELINE OF LOCAL TALENT

Are you looking for part-time help? Partner with us to hire an MSU student to meet your needs.

MSU Course Projects

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.

Need some new ideas for engaging content? Want to understand the digital landscape better? Our students will create a comprehensive plan, craft content and perform analysis of the digital data you share.

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.

Learn More About MSU Course Projects

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