The SBA helps entrepreneurs grow their companies and the economy. Who drives innovation, creates two out of every three new jobs and acts as a foundation for America’s prosperity? Entrepreneurs and small business owners do. The U.S. Small Business Administration is the federal agency that helps Americans start and grow small businesses. We also provide help following federally declared disasters. As SBA regional administrator for Region VII—the states of Missouri,…
The SBA offers a range of lending programs and procurement services. For owners ready to expand their businesses, the SBA offers management and technical assistance, business planning, financing, access to federal contracts and more. Loan Programs The 7(a) loan program guarantees loans to small businesses that cannot obtain financing on reasonable terms through other channels. When a small business applies to a lending institution for financing, the lender reviews the…
See how SBA programs can benefit your new or existing company. Starting and managing a small business takes motivation, desire and talent. It also requires a significant amount of research and planning. One of the best places to turn for help is the Small Business Administration. Expert information and services are available through several avenues: SCORE–Counselors to America’s Small Business, the Business Resource Center (BRC) and five Small Business Development…
A local theater’s crowdfunding campaign had a Hollywood ending. The owners of Screenland Armour, a movie theater in North Kansas City, credit crowdfunding with helping save their business. This spring, Adam Roberts and Brent Miller were able to raise $30,231 through a Kickstarter campaign, well over their goal of $20,000. The money has helped the theater buy new digital projectors and audio equipment. Roberts and Miller offered donors an array…
Why one local startup is turning to crowdfunding for early money. Joel Brummel and Jim Downey have a fresh new business idea that is so fresh and new that funders aren’t entirely sure what to make of it. Their company, Show Me Green Coal Management, wants to take wood, hay and other biomass and, through a process called torrefaction, turn it into environmentally friendly pellets that power plants can burn…