• Becoming Business Loan Ready

    Missouri Small Business Development Center at Lincoln University

    Check out the upcoming opportunity to learn more about business loan readiness. Amie Wheeler, Loan Officer for Hawthorn Bank, and Lauren Carter, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Director are hosting […]

  • Vendor Office Hours: Certification 201

    Webex MO, United States

    The Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) would like to invite you to our free and virtual Vendor Office Hours: Certification 201.

    During this event, we will provide an overview of steps you can take to increase contracting opportunities with the state of Missouri and leverage your MBE/WBE certification. The content will include how to present yourself and your business, how to find contracting opportunities, and where to find additional resources, information, and capital. Following the presentation, you will have the opportunity to ask staff questions you have regarding next steps to achieving success with your certification.

  • Vendor Office Hours: Certification 101

    Webex MO, United States

    The Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) offers this event the first Wednesday of every month. The Certification 101 presents everything you need to know about applying and renewing a certification. […]

  • Annual Reverse Vendor Fair

    Great Overland Staton 200 NW Railroad, Topeka, KS, United States

    This opportunity is open to all State of Kansas certified M/W/DBE businesses until August 1st.  After August 1, pending funding the application opens to self-designated, non-certified M/W/DBE businesses. *All application […]

  • Vendor Office Hours: Certification 201

    Webex MO, United States

    The Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) would like to invite you to our free and virtual Vendor Office Hours: Certification 201.

    During this event, we will provide an overview of steps you can take to increase contracting opportunities with the state of Missouri and leverage your MBE/WBE certification. The content will include how to present yourself and your business, how to find contracting opportunities, and where to find additional resources, information, and capital. Following the presentation, you will have the opportunity to ask staff questions you have regarding next steps to achieving success with your certification.

  • Government Contracting 101

    State Fair College 3201 W. 16th Street, Sedalia, MO

    In this introductory 1.5-hour class on government contracting, we cover how to navigate, research, and connect to the government marketplace. Attendees will leave with useful tools and next steps to […]

  • OEO Virtual Networking Event

    Webex MO, United States

    The Office of Equal Opportunity is hosting a new, monthly virtual networking opportunity for our certified vendors. Through feedback from you, we have structured this event to attempt to better […]

  • Springfield Business Expo

    Springfield Expo Center 635 E St Louis St, Springfield, MO, United States

    Featuring over 250 area businesses, the trade show is the perfect place for networking, recruiting, B2B & B2C sales, and putting your business ahead of the competition. There’s  something truly […]

  • Government Contracting 101

    Camdenton Chamber of Commerce 739 W. US Hwy. 54, Camdenton, MO

    In this introductory 1.5-hour class on government contracting, we cover how to navigate, research, and connect to the government marketplace. Attendees will leave with useful tools and next steps to […]

  • Grant Prep Boot Camp Workshop

    Kauffman Foundation Conference Center 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, KS

    At this IN PERSON workshop, you will learn how to research, prepare, write and apply for grants. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to target and […]

  • Boots to Business Reboot

    Springfield, MO

    Boots to Business Reboot is an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The course provides an overview of entrepreneurship and applicable business ownership […]