Learn how to start and run a company
Griggs Innovators Nexus
Hands-on Learning
Get ready for takeoff
Sharpen your skills
Get coaching, practice your pitch and even compete for funding through these programs.
Run the show
Open a storefront in the MU Student Center, develop your business idea and network with other entrepreneurs.
Academic programs
Mizzou Made
Mizzou's Student Entrepreneurs
Meet more student entrepreneurs“Mizzou really kicked off my entrepreneurial journey. I knew some business basics, but the practical skills I learned when I was a student have been enormously helpful as I continue to grow and develop my business further.”
Winning Ideas
Student Competitions
Dreams take flight
Students research, test and pitch their business ideas as a part of the Entrepreneur Quest Student Accelerator.
Smart solutions
Students compete with prototypes, products and tools that solve journalism challenges.
Hacking for good
TigerHacks tests tech wizards’ mettle to develop a functioning product in 36 hours.
Ideas come to life
Have an idea? Grow it into reality and pitch to get it funded with Entrepreneurship Alliance.
Venture creation resources
Insights and Inspiration
Learn from the best
Creating a bingeworthy company
Marc Randolph, co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, discusses the early days of Netflix and what it takes to be an innovator.
Building a company with heart
Build-A-Bear Workshop Founder Maxine Clark shares career insights and offers tips on doing business for social causes.
Embracing audacious aspirations
Entrepreneur, filmmaker and educator Chad Troutwine advises students not to be afraid to go for something really big.
Find more business-building resources
MOSourceLink®, with support from the University of Missouri System, has curated hundreds of business-building resources located in Missouri. Use the Resource Navigator® smart database to search for programs, workshops and events to help you start, grow and accelerate your business.
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