Startup Missouri Information to fuel Missouri business startups

As temperatures start to slide across the country, restaurants will have to coax patrons to come back inside, and it's anyone's guess how many actually will.

A recession amid a pandemic may seem like the worst time to start a business. Yet thousands of Americans have opted to take the plunge.

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.

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.

Billions of dollars offered by Congress as a lifeline to small businesses struggling to survive the pandemic are about to be left on the table when a key government program stops accepting applications for loans.

Angel investors still expect to keep investing in early stage startups despite the COVID-19 pandemic but are likely to be more conservative in doing so, according to a recent survey.

Nearly two-thirds of business owners feel the worst is behind them in terms of COVID-19 impact, new research shows. But four in five business owners are somewhat or very concerned about a possible second wave of infection.

Though the Trump administration has pledged to provide more details about which businesses received loans from a coronavirus aid program, government watchdogs say even more transparency is needed to get an accurate picture.

Looting and vandalism in cities across the country have dealt another blow to small businesses that were already reeling from the coronavirus outbreak. Along with big chain stores like Target, Walgreen and Macy’s, independent retailers in neighborhoods and downtown sections were targets of vandals and looters who struck as police mobilized to contain large demonstrations over the killing of George ...

The billions of dollars in coronavirus relief targeted at small businesses may not prevent many of them from ending up in bankruptcy court. Business filings under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy law rose sharply in March, and attorneys who work with struggling companies are seeing signs that more owners are contemplating the possibility of bankruptcy. Companies forced to close ...