Connecting farm and rural businesses and neighbors to resources that help our Missouri rural communities thrive.
From deep roots comes new growth.
Transit
Building a network of volunteer drivers and coordinating regional transportation services in west central Missouri.
Women's Business Center
Focusing on the power and potential of rural women to employ themselves, provide jobs for others, and build their local economies and communities.
Food & Agriculture
Helping farmers, food businesses, and community organizations connect and build the working relationships needed to make farm-to-table work.
Financing
Offering microloans to startups and existing rural businesses that are having difficulty finding financing elsewhere, with the goal of graduating to traditional business loans.
Featured News
A selection of featured posts from our news feed.
Child Care Action Plan Produces Results
Less than a year after west central Missouri communities completed a regional Child Care Action Plan, two major pieces of the plan are moving from ideas to implementation: Helping working families afford child care and helping child care businesses start and succeed.
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Missouri Food is Medicine Coalition
A statewide coalition is bringing together leaders from healthcare, agriculture, food access, and community development is taking shape to help Missouri improve health outcomes while creating new economic opportunities for Missouri farmers and food businesses.
Child Care Business Accelerator
Running a child care program means making countless business decisions, but finding time to work on your business can be one of the biggest challenges of all. The new Child Care Business Accelerator helps Missouri child care owners and directors save time, strengthen their businesses, and focus on the work they love most—caring for children.