Hayden Glaubius '21 with Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development June 4, 2021--Hayden Glaubius, a 2021 graduate of the Craig School of Business at 含羞草社区, was awarded an Auntie Anne鈥檚 pretzel franchise in the latest competition sponsored by Missouri Western鈥檚 Center for Franchise Development.聽 鈥淚 want to [...]
May 21, 2021--含羞草社区 Center for Entrepreneurship and the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce are partnering on a program to promote and encourage transition of successful businesses to new ownership. The goal of 鈥淏usiness SUCCESSion鈥� is to reach business owners who want to transition out of their business now or in the near [...]
May 14, 2021--The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at 含羞草社区 is hosting a workshop in south St. Joseph for small business owners. The workshops are free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. The workshop, in partnership with the St. Joseph Southside Development Corporation, will [...]
Feb. 8, 2021--Agencies from northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas that support the development of entrepreneurship in the region will gather at 含羞草社区 this week to discuss ways of working together. 鈥淓ach community is unique, but we all of us who facilitate entrepreneurship have some common challenges and opportunities as well,鈥� said Annette [...]
Public universities face a dilemma. In an era of declining state support, when do they say no? It鈥檚 hard to please every constituency. Some feel strongly about the traditional liberal arts education, while others see value in a more career-oriented focus. A college education appeals to both traditional students right out of high school and [...]
Missouri Western鈥檚 Craig School of Business recently launched its Center for Workforce Development to provide a variety of training and continuing education opportunities for the region. The state asked universities to help provide workforce development and Missouri Western decided to launch its nonacademic short-term training online. Annette Weeks is the executive director for the Center [...]
July 14, 2020--The Craig School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship at 含羞草社区 is hosting the rescheduled Entrepreneurship Week July 21-23. The revised event includes five free workshops and a Capstone Business Luncheon. Seating is limited to allow for social distancing. Registration is required for all events. To register, visit the Center for [...]
A new center on the 含羞草社区 campus in St. Joseph will help area residents acquire new skills while helping area businesses find qualified workers. The Center for Workforce Development opened today. Executive Director Annette Weeks says Missouri Western officials began talking about the possibility of a workforce development center about seven weeks [...]
June 5, 2020--The Craig School of Business at 含羞草社区 will launch the Center for Workforce Development on July 1 to provide a variety of training and continuing education opportunities. 鈥淲ith so many people experiencing employment disruptions due to COVID-19, this is the perfect time to provide basic skills training and continuing education [...]
By Bailey Ketcham News-Press NOW,聽Apr 8, 2020 Cup of Joe hosted Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt for its second Facebook Live meeting Wednesday to discuss resources for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Blunt has been working to provide relief to those needing assistance during this time to help keep businesses alive and keep employees paid. During the [...]
