Are you an aspiring or current small business owner? Apply for the Early-Stage Business Boot Camp to learn more about important topics impacting your business’s success. During this program attendees will discover best practices, talk through real-life examples, and learn about valuable local resources designed to help small businesses grow.  Participants of the program will receive ongoing coaching and mentoring to develop a growth plan and financial budget by the end of the program.   

This eight-session, group-based educational program provides entrepreneurs and small business owners with: 

• • • Focused business advising through the Missouri SBDC network
    • Access to a regional mentorship network
    • Education on various essential business topics
    • Impactful tools and resources to help business owners pursue growth, design a growth plan, and develop a comprehensive budget
    • $3,000 stipend to be used for transportation, childcare and/or business expenses

Applications will be open until 11:59 pm on 12/31/2022. Participants will be notified by late January 2023.

Eligibility for Spring 2023

• • • BIPOC or women future or current business owner (recently started or in the idea phase)
    • Living in southern Missouri
    • Must be able to attend all meetings on Tuesdays from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm at the efactory (starting on February 21, skipping March 14)
      • February 21
      • February 28
      • March 7
      • March 21
      • March 28
      • April 4
      • April 11
      • April 18

The Early-Stage Business Boot Camp is a program of efactory and Missouri SBDC at MSU. The program is funded by the U.S. Bank Foundation and Missouri Scholarship & Loan Foundation and is in partnership with Multicultural Business Association, United WE and the Missouri Women’s Council.

Apply for Spring 2023 Cohort