The Ag Business Development staff can help you start or expand your agriculture-based business.

We can help you:

Identify and assess your market opportunities
Write your business plan
Facilitate your project throughout the start-up process
Design your new or expanding organization, including assistance in understanding your legal structure options
Assess capitalization strategies
Identify financial assistance opportunities
Access our database of accountants, attorneys, consultants, engineers, and other specialized expertise
Understand the regulations affecting your business
Find out about education and training opportunities across the state
Learn how other agricultural entrepreneurs across the U.S. are enhancing their profitability through value-added agriculture and other innovative business opportunities
Access advanced business assistance through our Missouri Business Development Network partners

The Ag Business Development can help you create a successful agriculture-based business by:

Providing direct-assistance to individual or groups of agricultural entrepreneurs. From the initial idea to implementation, we can serve as a guide throughout the start-up and expansion process.
Monitoring trends and developments in the agrifood sector.
Informing producers, communities, and other organizations of new opportunities in value-added agriculture.
Helping agricultural entrepreneurs access the tools and resources needed to create successful value-added agriculture businesses. Our strong relationships with public and private sector resources allows us to quickly and efficiently bring a wide array of resources to our clients. We are part of the Missouri Business Development Network, an alliance between the departments of Agriculture and Economic Development and the University of Missouri.
Sponsoring workshops on specific value-added agriculture topics.