Missouri Enterprise – Business Assistance Center

• http://www.missourienterprise.org/
• Provides assistance in the following areas:
  • Benchmarking or performance measurement (i.e. how efficiently a facility is manufacturing its product)
  • Research and Development funding
  • Obtaining federal grants
  • Business strategies and management
  • Marketing

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers

• http://www.missouribusiness.net/ptac/index.asp
• Assists Missouri businesses in procuring federal, state, and local government contracts.

Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• http://www.mochamber.org
• Members able to get reduced rates to OSHA and environmental seminars.
• Provides opportunities for networking with other Missouri manufacturers.
• Members receive updates with important news for Missouri businesses.

Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Small Business Assistance Program

• http://www.dnr.state.mo.us/services/smbus.htm
• Provides assistance in the following areas:
  • On-site visits to help facility staff understand provisions of Air Conservation Law
  • Compliance information over the phone and internet
  • Presenting training workshops and seminars