Macon County Entrepreneurship Program THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX A Resource Guide
You have an idea NOW WHAT??? Start your journey with a trip to your local Economic Development Office! You can find building and site information, business retention and expansion incentives, low interest loan programs and resources including local contacts and referrals for services you may need. Macon County Economic Development Office Denise Bennett, Executive Director 410 N. Missouri Street; Suite D Macon, MO 63552 Website: www.maconcounty.org Email: maconed@cvalley.net Phone: 660-385-5627 A great next step would be to contact a local Procurement Technical Assistance Center or Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTBC). Often these offices offer FREE business counseling and strategy development. They can help you to create a business plan and find funding assistance and resources. Many of these offices also offer business training and have knowledge of Government contracting, patents and technology development. University of Missouri Extension Chris Shoemaker, Business Development Specialist 514 E. Briggs Drive, Suite D Macon, MO 63552 Website: www. Missouribusiness.net Email: shoemakercl@missouri.edu Phone: 660-385-2173
State Resources Customized Training Program Linn State Technical School www.linnstate.edu/business/business.php Shellie Jacobs, Business & Industry Relations shelle.jacobs@linnstate.edu or 573-897-5238 Jerry Reese, Business & Industry Relations jerry.reese@linnstate.edu or 573-897-5257 Instructional Classes Training Funds Workforce building Department of Economic Development 301 W. High Street PO Box 1157 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Phone: 573-751-5962 www.ded.mo.gov Business and Community Services Business Incentives Tax information MOSourceLink 866-870-6500 or http:/mosourcelink.com Start Success Find a Business Location Registrations, Licenses and Permits Funding Registering your company Expanding your market
State Resources Missouri Enterprise Ned Blome, Area Business Manager 12125 Woodcrest Executive Drive Suite 215 St. Louis, MO 63141 Call: 800-956-2682 Mobile: 314-651-8554 Email: nblome@missourienterprise.org or Visit: http://www.missourienterprise.org Transformation Business Growth Innovation Next Generation Manufacturing Supplier Development Workforce Manpower Angie Gooding, Branch Manager 2 Melgrove Lane Suite 104 Hannibal, MO 63401 Call: 573-221-1144 Visit: http://us.manpower.com Staffing Services Business Solutions & Outsourcing Business Needs
State Resources Experience Works 866-EXP-WRKS (397-9757) Visit: http://www.experienceworks.org Provides training, community service and employment to low income or at risk older people Missouri Career Source Kirksville Career Center 2105 East Normal Street Kirksville, MO 63501-3322 Call: 660-785-2400 Visit: worksmart.ded.mo.gov Specialized Workshops Skills Assessment Career Readiness Certificate Job Search Assistance Resume Writing Access to Training Food Pantries Utility Service Child Care Assistance Mortgage/Rent Assistance
Macon Chamber of Commerce Darla Dwiggins, Director 119 N. Rollins Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2811 Email: director@maconmochamber.com or Visit: http://www.maconmochamber.com Business networking Community involvement Marketing Referrals Local CPA s/accountants Grimshaw, Kaser & Seipel, CPA 1201 E. Briggs Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-5292 Email: fgrimshawcpa@cvalley.net Macon Tax Service 32776 State Highway PP Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2982 Claiborne Accounting and Tax 111 E Bourke St Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2728 Tax preparation/advice Payroll services/employee withholding Financial statement preparation
LOCAL ATTORNEYS Deanne Hackman Law Firm, LLC 313 N. Rollins St. Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-395-8400 Email: Deanne@hackmanlawfirm.com R. Timothy Bickhaus, Attorney at Law 109 N. Missouri Street PO Box 451 Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-3854 Email: Bickhaus@missvalley.com or visit us at http://www.bickhauslaw.com Winkie Law Firm, LLC Richard L. Winkie 2005 N. Missouri Street Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2244 Visit: http://www.winkielaw.com Paul Parkinson Attorney 210 N. Rollins Street Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-4906 Continued...
Susan Barrow Attorney 210 N. Rollins Street Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2138 Josh Meisner, Attorney at Law 218 N. Rollins St. Suite 103 Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2138 Business entity structure and set-up (LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp) Legal advice Contracts Buy/sell agreements Stock issues LOCAL BANKS Macon Atlanta State Bank Shane Truitt, Loan Officer PO Box 128 Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-3161 Email: struitt@mabank.com or visit us at http://www.mabank.com Bank Midwest, a division of NBH Bank, N.A. Gary Reynolds, Senior Vice-President 1612 Maffry Ave Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-5709 or Email: Gary.Reynolds@bankmw.com or visit us at www.bankmw.com
LOCAL BANKS continued FCS Financial Jack Glover 509 HBC Road Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-395-1940 Email: jack.glover@myfcsfinancial.com Or visit www.myfcsfinancial.com US Bank Macon North Gerri Hayes 1608 N. Rutherford Street Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-3050 Email: gerri.hayes1@usbank.com or visit us at http://www.usbankconnect.com US Bank Downtown Kris Carmichael 318 North Rollins Street Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-6481 Email: kris.carmichael@usbank.com or visit us at http://www.usbank.com Citizens Bank & Trust 707 East Briggs Drive Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2122 Visit: http://www.ebankcbt.com
Bank of Macon 1512 North Missouri Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-5626 Email: bofk@bankofkirksville.com or visit us at http://www.bankofkirksville.com Bank of New Cambria Donald Meissen 200 S Main St. New Cambria, MO 63558 Call: 660-226-5211 Email: donaldm@banknewcambria.com or visit us at http://www.banknewcambria.com Business accounts deposits/payments Business payment solutions (credit/debit acceptance) Business start-up funding Tips for Starting a New Business: 1. Offer what people want to buy! 2. Get cash flowing ASAP! 3. Always find ways to keep costs low! 4. Overestimate expenses and underestimate revenues! 5. Test and measure everything!
INSURANCE COMPANIES State Farm Insurance, Chuck Spencer 903 N. Missouri St. Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-5757 Email: chuck@chuckspencerinsurance.com or visit us at http://www.statefarm.com Macon Insurance, Eric Knowles or Rebecca Williams 506 N. Missouri St., Suite B Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2724 Email: insurance@maconins.com or visit us at http://www.maconins.com American Family, David Fiedler 206 North Missouri St. Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-6471 or visit http://www.amfam.com Shelter Insurance, Shane Hall 109 N. Rollins St. Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2422 or visit http://www.shelterinsurance.com Consolidated Insurance, Larry Stark 208 Rollins Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-5123 or lstark@cvalley.net Farmers Mutual, Kevin Mosley 32362 US Highway 63 Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-3171 or visit http://fmicm.com Continued...
Hawkins Insurance, Julie Bulen 514 East Briggs Drive, Ste A Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2143 or visit http://www.hawkins-group.com Missouri Farm Bureau, Paul Lang 2005 N. Missouri St. Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-5010 or visit http://www.mofb.com Integrity Insurance, Chris Nelson 311 N. Rollins Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-1616 Email: cnelson@integrityifs.net or visit us at http://www.integrityifs.net State Farm Insurance, Keith Morrisey 510 N. Missouri St. Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-6461 or visit http://www.statefarm.com Business Property & Liability Products Business Auto Insurance Specialty Business Liability Workers Compensation Financial Products & Services Business Life Insurance/Group Life Insurance Options Retirement Plans Business Health Insurance Mutual Funds Business Deposit Accounts
LOCAL CITY HALLS MACON COUNTY City Hall Macon Allan Muncy, City Administrator 106 W. Bourke St. PO Box 569 Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-6421 Email: maconadmin@cvalley.net or visit us at www.cityofmacon-mo.gov City Hall Atlanta Janis Diamond, City Clerk 101 South Atterberry St. Atlanta, MO 63530 Call: 660-239-4890 cityofatlanta@cvalley.net City Hall Bevier Beth Faught, City Clerk 102 Platte St. PO Box 63 Bevier, MO 63532 Call: 660-773-5314 Email: beviercity@cvalley.net City Hall Callao Amanda Bork, City Clerk 113 Market St. Callao. MO 63534 Call: 660-768-5414 cityofcallao1@yahoo.com City Hall LaPlata Dicky Brown City Administrator 101 South Gex Street LaPlata, MO 63549 Call: 660-332-7166 Email: laplataadmin@cableone.net Visit us at http://www.cityoflaplata.com
LOCAL CITY HALLS MACON COUNTY City Hall New Cambria Bob Maddox, Mayor 107 W Jones Avenue New Cambria, MO 63558 Call: 660-226-5562 Email: blmaddox@cvalley.net Business Licenses & Fees Permits Inspections Codes and Ordinance Information Zoning Administration Tax Information Permits
REAL ESTATE COMPANIES Macon Realty Company Dan Wilt 506 N. Missouri St. Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2016 Email: danwilt@maconrealtyco.com or visit us at http://www.maconrealty.com Tiger Country Realty Sonja Legan 29331 Hwy 63 N. Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-PAWS Email: realtorlegan@yahoo.com or visit us at http://www.tigercountryrealty.com Stephens Realty - Toni Riekeburg 602 Elm Street Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-2362 or Visit us at http://www.moproperties.com Brennan Realty David Bond 23119 State Hwy T Lake Rd Excello, MO 65247 Call: 660-775-2347 or Visit us at http://www.brennanrealty.net Business and Commercial Property Site Selection Contractor Referral Home and Rental Property
TELECOMMUNICATIONS Chariton Valley Telecom Ryan Johnson, Director of Sales 1213 E. Briggs Drive Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-395-9000 Email: rjohnson@charitonvalley.com Visit us at http://www.cvalley.net Phone, Internet, Cable TV, Wireless, Long Distance Virtual Severs, Data Storage, Hosting Network Consultation INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Onshore Outsourcing Travis Winegar, General Manager 902 N. Missouri Street Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-395-4242 Email: travis.winegar@onshoreoutsourcing.com Visit us at http://www.onshoreoutsourcing.com Business websites Data mining, mapping, cleaning and analysis Database management Software development
Community Development Community Development Office Greg Young PO Box 569 Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-651-1887 Licenses Inspections Young Professionals Network Macon Connection Macon Connection Denise Bennett, Coordinator 410 N. Missouri Street Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-5627 Email: dbennett@maconcounty.org Visit us on Facebook! Mentoring Networking Support Round table discussions Tips for Starting a New Business: 1. Have a Business Plan! 2. Conduct a Feasibility Study! 3. Understand the Market and Potential Clients! 4. Plan for the Unexpected! 5. Ask for Assistance!
COLLEGES UNIVERSITIES LEARNING CENTERS Macon Area Education Center 408 Blees Industrial Drive Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660 395 8060 Email: asage@centralmethodist.edu Visit us at http://www.centralmethodist.edu/cges/macon.php Moberly Area Community College Julie Perkins 101 College Avenue Moberly, MO 65270 Call: 800-622-2070 ext: 11291 Email: juliep@macc.edu Visit us at http://www.macc.edu Central Methodist University Aimee Sage 408 Blees Industrial Dr. Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-248-6651 Email: asage@centralmethodist.edu Visit us at http://www.centralmethodist.edu Macon Family Literacy Center Shauney Clark 408 Blees Industrial Drive Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-395-8060 Email: flc@cvalley.net Visit us at http://www.familyliteracycenter.org Business classes/degree programs Customized/New jobs training Continuing education classes
UTILITY COMPANIES Macon Municipal Utilities Stephanie Wilson, General Manager PO Box 569 Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-3157 Email: swilson@gommu.com or visit us at http://www.maconutilities.com Macon Electric Cooperative Doug Drake, General Manager 31571 Business Hwy 36 E PO Box 157 Macon, MO 63552 Call: 660-385-3157 Email: ddrake@maconelectric.com or visit us at http://www.maconelectric.com Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative Gordon Ipson, Economic Development 3705 Business 61 PO Box 191 Palmyra, MO 63461 Call: 573-769-2107 Visit us at http://www.northeast-power.coop Power supply needs Water/Wastewater needs Infrastructure questions Scholarships for business/entrepreneurship training
410 N. Missouri Street; Suite D Macon, MO 63552 660-385-5627 office 660-385-3972 fax Visit www.maconcounty.org Email maconed@cvalley.net or sgoulder@cvalley.net