Startup Missouri Information to fuel Missouri business startups

A half-year into the COVID-19 pandemic, what do experts in economics and entrepreneurship predict the next six months will bring for small businesses and startups?

The St. Louis company is now part of an industry that has experienced significant growth during the pandemic.

The Columbia-based company has promoted Healium as a “digiceutical,” a digital therapeutic product, and hired two new employees. In June, the company won the Procter & Gamble Ventures Innovation Challenge, which meant it received more than $200,000 in cash and benefits.

Gov. Mike Parson has announced a new coworking and incubator grant that will provide $1 million for eligible Missouri-based, nonprofit corporation- and university-sponsored coworking and incubator facilities, according to the state Department of Economic Development.

With summer weather waning, how will Missouri eateries and bars keep and accommodate business when their customers no longer can count on dining and drinking al fresco?

Startup Missouri magazine will hold its second Startup Missouri Expo on Sept 15-17, offering three half-day sessions of virtual panel discussions, educational presentations and networking for entrepreneurs and businesses and organizations that support startups.

Sunstation USA, a startup based in St. Louis, has sold thousands of touch-free sunscreen dispensers in all 50 states, as well as Canada and Mexico.

Gov. Mike Parson has unveiled a new $30 million grant program aimed at helping small businesses recoup costs from business interruption from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michelle Robinson advertises her DEMIblue Natural Nails as “seven-free” — a term indicating they lack seven key toxins she said are typically found in conventional polishes.

Jessica and Chris Ollis, as well as other kombucha companies in Missouri, have tapped into a fast-growing market in the state and around the world.