Two months ago, Columbia's economic development agency got some new neighbors.
Photo by August Kryger Lem Hunter, left, meets with Virginia Wilson, director of the Small Business and Technology Development Center, on Friday at the SBTDC’s new offices in the Fifth and Walnut parking structure. The SBTDC, funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, shares conference and training rooms with its neighbor — Regional Economic Development Inc.
The program used to be housed solely on the MU campus, but REDI director Mike Brooks saw an opportunity to form closer ties with the organization, which offers counseling and classes to aspiring entrepreneurs. REDI, funded by public and private entities including the Tribune, paid for the build-out of the SBTDC's new offices and shares its conference and training rooms with it.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Harvest time: growing movement in Columbia focuses on entrepreneurial cultivation | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri
