A strategic plan released Wednesday by the Missouri Technology Corp. includes recommendations to pursue more than a dozen initiatives the report says would help the state better promote entrepreneurship and advance startups.
MTC’s report, titled "Catalyzing Innovation: Strategies for Missouri to Drive Innovation and Entrepreneurship” and compiled by Columbus, Ohio-based research firm TEConomy Partners LLC, identifies five main areas where the state’s innovation and entrepreneurship economy is currently lagging and offers 16 recommendations to combat those challenges. The items outlined include plans for piloting creative startup financing methods, establishing new programs to help startups more easily find employees and better connecting entrepreneurship organizations across Missouri.
Image: Dedric Carter, chairman of the Missouri Technology Corp. Washington University
