About Us
The Roundtable does not provide an employee search for businesses, but it can refer business owners to local organizations that can offer assistance.
The Roundtable supports small businesses by acting as a resource and referral unit. The Roundtable does not offer any direct funding, but it does offer multiple members who are experts in the small business development field and who are willing to help small businesses at no charge.
The Roundtable is comprised of economic developers from northwest Missouri who are aware of the real estate opportunities in their respective communities and therefore can assist with the real estate needs of business prospects.
The Roundtable supports small businesses by acting as a resource and referral unit. The Roundtable does not offer any direct funding, but it does offer multiple members who are experts in the small business development field and who are willing to help small businesses at no charge.
The Roundtable acts as a resource that can be utilized to learn about economic incentives, opportunities, and collaborations that can be managed to assist businesses.
The Roundtable supports small businesses by acting as a resource and referral unit. The Roundtable does not offer any direct funding, but it does offer multiple members who are experts in the small business development field and who are willing to help small businesses at no charge.
The Roundtable’s mission is to coordinate efforts on a regional basis to improve the quality of life of its citizens through economic development.
The Roundtable is a regional group of economic developers and other similar professionals who regularly meet for professional development, regional economic development updates, and relationship building across the communities.
The Roundtable works with all types of companies from manufacturing, to services, to science and technology.
Northwest Missouri
TIF’s have historically been used in some of the communities that make up the Northwest Missouri Roundtable of Economic Developers and are therefore a reality for future use as well.
Saint Joseph is the largest community with approximately 77,000 people followed by:
Maryville - 11,972
Chillicothe - 9,515
Trenton - 6,001
Savannah - 5,057
Some of the regions larger employers include Heartland Health Hospital, Kawasaki, Energizer, and American Family Insurance.
The Roundtable serves the northwest area of Missouri which is comprised of the following counties: Atchison, Nodaway, Worth, Gentry, Holt, Andrew, DeKalb, Buchanan, Clinton, Platte, Harrison, Mercer, Daviess, Grundy, Livingston, Caldwell, and Carroll.
Some of the communities that make up the Roundtable include, but are not limited to, Cameron, Saint Joseph, Platte City, Maryville, Bethany, Albany, Trenton, and Chillicothe.
The Roundtable serves the northwest area of Missouri which is comprised of the following counties: Atchison, Nodaway, Worth, Gentry, Holt, Andrew, DeKalb, Buchanan, Clinton, Platte, Harrison, Mercer, Daviess, Grundy, Livingston, Caldwell, and Carroll.
Small Business Concerns
The Roundtable is comprised of economic developers from northwest Missouri who are aware of the real estate opportunities in their respective communities and therefore can assist with the real estate needs of business prospects.
The Roundtable does not provide an employee search for businesses, but it can refer business owners to local organizations that can offer assistance.
The Roundtable has several members from the Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers as well as multiple banks who can meet with you and review the general procedures and requirements for obtaining an SBA guaranteed loan.
Please contact your local Roundtable member and they will guide you through the process.
By joining a business organization, you will be able to promote your business to everyone inside of that organization as well as to the people that they know. This is known as networking and it’s a great way to market your business.
A business plan is a roadmap of how your business plans to function successfully. The number one reason that businesses typically fail is because of the failure to plan (failure to plan for enough cash, failure to create and implement an adequate marketing plan, etc.). The best step you can take toward ensuring the success of your business is to create a thorough business plan that includes a marketing plan, management plan, financial plan, and a mission/objectives/and strategies page.
Remember that a bank or other financing institution is concerned with the safety of the funds that they are lending, so be certain that you make a great first impression by having a professional business plan ready as well as a few other essentials such as: collateral that you will use to secure the loan, your credit score, and a personal financial statement.
The Roundtable does not offer any direct funding, but it does offer multiple members who are experts in the small business development field and who are willing to help small businesses at no charge.
The Roundtable supports small businesses by acting as a resource and referral unit. The Roundtable does not offer any direct funding, but it does offer multiple members who are experts in the small business development field and who are willing to help small businesses at no charge. Some of the services offered by Roundtable members include business plan assistance, marketing assistance, financing assistance, and start-up procedures.
You may apply for your Employer Identification Number online at
www.irs.gov. Simply type in “EIN” into the search box. There is no charge for the number.
Tax credits are allotted through the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Your local economic developer and member of the Roundtable can assist you through this process. Please contact your local Roundtable member and they will guide you through the process.
The Roundtable has several members from the Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers who will review your business plan for no charge.