Visit the H&R Block Business and Career Center to bring ideas and dreams to fruition. The Center has a strong collection of databases [1], reference sources, magazines [2], newspapers [2], and books that will help you answer many of your questions.
BusinessUSA [6] will link you to local and national services and organizations that assist with small business development. Some services are sponsored by state or local governments, and others are nonprofit agencies. The site has easy-to-understand information about starting, financing, and growing your small business; business grants; exporting; and small business services for veterans. Search for offices and agencies based on your company's industry, size, location, and business need.
The Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program [11] (HEMP) was founded in 1995 by Barnett Helzberg, Jr., former owner and President of Helzberg Diamonds. Inspired by his twenty-three year mentoring relationship with Ewing Kauffman, HEMP matches seasoned, successful entrepreneur mentors with less-experienced entrepreneur mentees.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/business-career/databases
[2] http://www.kclibrary.org/business-career/newspapers-and-magazines
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/business-career/how-write-business-plan
[4] http://www.kclibrary.org/business-career/licensing-business-missouri
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/business-career/financing-your-small-business
[6] http://business.usa.gov/
[7] http://www.kauffman.org/Section.aspx?id=Entrepreneurship
[8] http://entrepreneurship.org
[9] http://www.fasttrac.org/
[10] http://www.growthology.org/
[11] http://helzbergmentoring.org/HEMP/
[12] http://www.asianchamberkc.com
[13] http://artsincubatorkc.org
[14] http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/CityManagersOffice/BusinessCustomerServiceCenter/index.htm
[15] http://www.bcckc.org/
[16] http://www.downtownkc.org/
[17] http://www.edckc.com/
[18] http://www1.law.umkc.edu/clinics/els/index.htm
[19] http://export.gov/
[20] http://www.hccgkc.com/
[21] http://www.kchedc.org/
[22] http://www.iacckc.com/
[23] http://www.inventorsclubofkc.org/
[24] http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Business/index.htm
[25] http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/CityPlanningandDevelopment/index.htm
[26] http://www.kc-cwbo.org/
[27] http://www.kansaswbc.com/
[28] http://www.kcsourcelink.com/
[29] http://www.kickstarter.com/
[30] http://affiliate.nmsdc.org/mambdc/
[31] http://www.missouribusiness.net/
[32] http://www.womenscouncil.org/
[33] http://www.kcblackmba.org/
[34] http://www.scorekc.org
[35] http://sbtdc.umkc.edu/
[36] http://www.thinkonekc.com/index.php
[37] http://www.ulkc.org/