On-Demand: Understanding Financial Statements (Prerecorded Presentation)

January 6, 2025 - March 31, 2025Virtual

This on-demand training will be available anytime, at your convenience, from January 6 to March 31, 2025.  

Whether you own a small business, serve on a nonprofit board, or make financial business decisions based on data, you will…

Shelby County AG Night

February 5, 2025In-personShelbinaMO

🚜 Get ready for an unforgettable evening at the Shelby County Ag Night! 🌾

Hosted by Shelby County Extension, this FREE event is packed with engaging sessions, expert speakers, and door prizes you won’t want to miss! 

Ready, Set, Startup

February 6, 2025In-personCape GirardeauMO

We'll explore the steps needed to get your startup off the ground. Get your ducks in a row and start off with a solid foundation.   

Register at https://missouri.ecenterdirect.com/events/26024

Early-Stage Business Boot Camp – Christian County – 8-Session Program

February 10, 2025 - March 10, 2025In-personNixaMO

Are you an aspiring or early-stage small business owner? The Early-Stage Business Boot Camp helps entrepreneurs look at all aspects of their business, explore the feasibility of a new business venture, and learn how to develop a viable business model.  

Early-Stage Business Boot Camp – Poplar Bluff – 4-Week / 8-Session Program

February 11, 2025 - March 6, 2025In-personPoplar BluffMO

Are you an aspiring or early-stage small business owner? The Early-Stage Business Boot Camp helps entrepreneurs look at all aspects of their business, explore the feasibility of a new business venture, and learn how to develop a viable business model.  

Essentials of Effective Supervision (12-Week Program)

February 11, 2025 - May 6, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

The 12-week Essentials of Effective Supervision course provides a strong knowledge base for first-line supervisors, managers and team leaders. This series is designed to provide new supervisors, and those aspiring to become supervisors, with a unique blend of knowledge, skills and strategies in…

Introduction to QuickBooks Online

February 18, 2025In-personSedaliaMO

QuickBooks Online is one of the most popular cloud-based accounting programs for small business owners.  

Are you considering using QuickBooks Online (QBO) for your business? Or, maybe you already use it but know that you're not…

Women's Leadership Group: Using A.I. for Social Media

February 24, 2025In-personSaint JosephMO

Guest Speakers: Jason Chase and Travis Hawkins with Tech Team  

No Cost to attend. 

Contact: Rebecca Lobina, lobina@nwmissouri.edu 

Barry Co. Soil and Crops Conference

February 27, 2025In-personCassvilleMO

2025 Program

Introduction to QuickBooks Online (In-Person Training)

March 4, 2025In-personOsage BeachMO

QuickBooks Online is one of the most popular cloud-based accounting programs for small business owners.  Are you considering using QuickBooks Online (QBO) for your business? Or do you already use it but feel you're not maximizing its potential? What’s the difference between QuickBooks…

Intro to SBIR/STTR Funding via Zoom

March 11, 2025Virtual

This 90-minute live offering via Zoom is designed to introduce technology startups and university researchers considering a start-up on how they might fund R&D through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants. This is an introduction to the topic that has been developed for start-ups…

GiANT People-Driven Leadership Series…

March 12, 2025 - April 23, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Multiply Your Leadership Skills 100X  This transformational leadership series is designed for individual leaders looking to level-up their skills and performance. Move from good to great as you become a respected leader worth following, not just someone people have to follow. This series…

Certifications for Women-Owned Businesses (Hybrid Event)

March 12, 2025HybridBridgetonMO

In this one-hour class, we cover the different certifications available for Women-Owned Businesses, including the SBA's WOSB and Missouri's WBE.  We will also discuss the eligibility requirements for each certification, what benefits they provide, and how to apply for them.  

Painting the Tech Business Model Canvas Workshop Series

March 13, 2025 - April 10, 2025Virtual

This 6 week online offering via Zoom will introduce technology start-ups to the steps necessary for developing a business model canvas for their early concept. This includes a framework that focuses on discovering the customer problems in the space where their potential solution may live. In…

Emotional Intelligence: The Ingredient for Effective Leaders

March 13, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Emotional Intelligence has been identified as the single most important competency for effective leadership. According to Dan Goleman's ground-breaking book,"Nothing else, including gender, education, geographic area, age, or hours worked came as close to predicting…

Future-Proof Your Business: Succession Planning Simplified

March 13, 2025Virtual

If you want your legacy to extend beyond your life, it’s important to consider succession and transition planning for your family business. 

This workshop discusses steps to give the next generation the best chance of being successful…

Certifications for Women-Owned Businesses (Hybrid Event)

March 25, 2025HybridFlorissantMO

In this one-hour class, we cover the different certifications available for Women-Owned Businesses, including the SBA's WOSB and Missouri's WBE. We will also discuss the eligibility requirements for each certification, what benefits they provide, and how to apply for them. 

Managing People, Processes and Projects

March 26, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Do you have more to do than you can manage in a 40-hour workweek? 

Do you feel that if you want something done right you have to do it yourself?

Do you find yourself having to "…

Dynamic Communication Skills & Strategies

March 27, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Learn to communicate in a manner that builds trust, teamwork and consensus. Develop the skills that result in two-way communication, which is critical to a participative management style. Examine obstacles to effective communication and learn to facilitate supportive…

Reasonable Suspicion Recognition Training for Supervisors

March 28, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

At the end of each training session, the attendee will: 

Transforming Conflict into Positive Outcomes

April 1, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Does conflict sometimes interfere with the day-to-day operations of your organization? Actually, conflict is a natural and even beneficial fact of life in the business environment. However, when not managed well it can result in low morale, decreased productivity, high stress levels, and the…

Successful Project Management (2-Day Program)

April 3, 2025 - April 4, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Managers are constantly called upon to manage projects or to be part of a project team. 

The effective management of projects - completions within a deadline and a budget, subject to performance criteria - is the cornerstone for…

The Power of Positive Teams

April 8, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Many organizations are feeling pressure due to the increased competition for talent, having fewer people to keep up, and operating in a constant state of change. As a lack of connection deteriorates team culture and engagement, remaining positive and avoiding the doom-and-gloom forecasts can be…

Supervision Boot Camp: Frontline Series (4-Day program)

April 14, 2025 - April 17, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Supervisors today face a world of tremendous change and challenge. This program is designed for new and experienced supervisors and managers who want to keep their knowledge and skill consistent with or a step ahead of the demands of the workplace. The "Boot Camp" has been designed to build…

NSF SBIR Interactive Workshop – Rolla

April 16, 2025 - April 17, 2025In-personRollaMO

This day and a half workshop is designed to assist technology start-ups or businesses and university researchers developing a startup, that have a breakthrough technology, in learning how to apply for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants and…

AI Simplified: Practical Tools for Business Productivity

April 23, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Are you curious about how artificial intelligence can help save you time, reduce stress, and achieve more? Join us for an engaging, hands-on workshop designed to demystify generative AI and show you how to use it effectively in your daily work and personal projects. Whether you're a small…

Introduction to Grant Writing

April 25, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

As a seasoned grant writer or newcomer, you will practice the essentials of writing grant proposals in this interactive and creative workshop.  

You will learn everything from how to write, research and locate funding sources to…

Achieving Results Without Authority

April 29, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

As more companies reorganize along horizontal rather than vertical lines, the need emerges for those in non-authoritative positions to encourage action from others to achieve business objectives and manage projects.  Cultivating positive influence, cooperation and…

The Effective Leader

April 30, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Increasingly, organizations are realizing the need for leadership at all levels.  

Because people want to be led, not managed, managers need to develop as leaders in addition to being highly competent in functional management…

Creating & Conducting Structured Interviews for Improved Hiring

May 8, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Unlock the secrets to hiring top talent with 'Creating & Conducting Structured Interviews for Improved Hiring'—a practical course designed to help you master interview techniques that ensure fair, inclusive, and effective hiring decisions.