Business Resources
250+ Organizations to Help You Build A Better Business
The following contains the names, contact information and descriptions of area
organizations that are dedicated to helping business owners overcome their challenges
and build better businesses. So many times the help you need is only an email, call
or click away.
AAIM Employers’ Association
314-754-0236
www.aaimea.org
Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance
www.afwa.org
Affinia Healthcare
www.affiniahealthcare.org
American Management Association
1-800-854-4493
www.amanet.org
American Marketing Association
www.ama-stl.org
American Success Institute
508-651-3303
www.success.org
American Society for Talent Development (ATD)
314-416-0404
www.td.org
Arch Grants
314-272-4857
www.archgrants.org
Arch Reactor
314-596-2531
www.archreactor.org
Association for Corporate Growth
314-862-6751
www.acg.org/stlouis
Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO)
https://aeoworks.org
Asian American Chamber
of Commerce St. Louis
www.aaccstl.org
Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
866-208-2226
https://rtp-aitp.org
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis - Lawyer Referral & Information Service
314-621-6681
www.bamsl.org
BEGIN New Venture Center (BNVC)
http://www.stpatrickcenter.org/programs/employment-training/bnvc/
Better Business Bureau, serving Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois
314-645-3300
www.bbb.org
Better Family Life
www.betterfamilylife.org
Billiken Angels Network
http://www.billikenangels.com/
BioGenerator
314-932-4032
www.biogenerator.org
BioSTL
314-880-8877
www.biostl.org
Biotechnology and Life Science Advising Group (BALSA)
www.balsagroup.org
Business Empowerment Center
https://stlouisbec.org
Business Marketing Association
314-995-0022
www.bma-stl.org
Businesspersons Between Jobs (BBJ)
636-394-1440
www.bbj.org
Capital Innovators
314.669.5832
www.capitalinnovators.com
Center for Women’s Business Research
703-556-7162
www.womensbusinessresearch.org
CIC@4240
314-236-9010
https://cic.com/stlouis
CIC@CET
314.615.6900
www.cetstl.com
Chambers of Commerce
Promote business and betterment of business operations in their specific area.
Chambers of Commerce—Affton-Lemay
314-849-6499
www.afftonchamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Arnold
636-296-1910
www.arnoldchamber.org
Chambers of Commerce—Augusta
636.228.4005
https://augusta-chamber.org
Chambers of Commerce--Chesterfield
636-532-3399
www.chesterfieldmochamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Collinsville
618-344-2884
www.discovercollinsville.com
Chambers of Commerce—Cottleville
636-336-2979
www.cottlevilleweldonspringchamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Creve Coeur-Olivette
314-569-3536
www.ccochamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Edwardsville/Glen Carbon
618-656-7600
www.edglenchamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Foristell
www.foristellchamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Eureka
636-938-6062
www.eurekachamber.org
Chambers of Commerce—Fenton
636-717-0200
www.fentonmochamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Greater Belleville
618-233-2015
www.bellevillechamber.org
Chambers of Commerce—Greater North County
314-831-3500
www.greaternorthcountychamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Greater St. Louis, Inc.
314-231-5555
greaterstlinc.com
Chambers of Commerce—Growth Association of Southwestern IL
618-467-2280
www.growthassociation.com
Chambers of Commerce—Highland
618-654-3721
www.highlandillinois.com
Chambers of Commerce—Hispanic
314-664-4432
www.hccstl.com
Chambers of Commerce—Junior Chamber International (JCI) Metro
636-449-3100
https://jvc.jci.cc/#/home
Chambers of Commerce—Kirkwood-Des Peres
314-821-4161
www.kirkwooddesperes.com
Chambers of Commerce—Lake St. Louis/Dardenne Prarie
636-699-0045
lsldpchamber.org
Chambers of Commerce—Maryland Heights
314-576-6603
www.mhcc.com
Chambers of Commerce—Mid County
314-781-8588
www.midcountychamber.org
Chambers of Commerce—O’Fallon
636-240-1818
www.ofallonchamber.org
Chambers of Commerce—O’Fallon, IL
618-632-3377
www.ofallonchamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Richmond Heights
www.richmondheights.org
Chambers of Commerce—
Southwest Area County
314-843-8345
www.ourchamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—
Southwestern Madison County
618-876-6400
www.chamberswmadisoncounty.com
Chambers of Commerce—
New Melle
www.newmellechamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—St. Charles Regional Chamber
636-946-0633
www.gstccc.com
Chambers of Commerce—Town & Country/Frontenac
314-469-3335
tcfchamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Troy Area
636-462-8769
www.troyonthemove.com
Chambers of Commerce—Union Area
636-583-8979
www.unionmochamber.org
Chambers of Commerce—Washington Area
636-239-2715
www.washmo.org
Chambers of Commerce—Webster Groves\Shrewsbury
314-962-4142
www.webstershrewsburychamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—West St. Louis County
636-230-9900
www.westcountychamber.com
Chambers of Commerce—Western St. Charles County
https://gowscc.com
Computer Consultants of St. Louis
314-995-4652
info@ccsl.org
www.ccsl.org
Cortex Innovation Community
314-531-4500
www.cortexstl.com
CPCU Society (Chartered Property
Casualty Underwriters)-St. Louis Chapter
314-725-8394, Ext. 265
314-725-4317
Craft Alliance
www.craftalliance.org
Delmar Devine
https://delmardivine.com
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
info@danforthcenter.org
www.danforthcenter.org
Downtown St. Louis Partnership, Inc.
314-436-6500
www.downtownstl.org
East Central College
636-583-5193
www.eastcentral.edu
Economic Development Center (EDC) of St. Charles County
636-441-6880
www.edcscc.com
Economic Development Corporation of Jefferson County
636-797-5336
www.jeffcountymo.org
Employee Benefits Association
314-647-1000
www.ifebp.org
Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)
703-519-6700
www.eonetwork.org
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
800-669-4000
www.eeoc.gov
Exit 11
636.429.0111
http://exit11coffee.com
Export-Import Bank of the United States
800-565-3946
www.exim.gov
Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis
http://stlouisfed.org/
Filament
314.726.1726
thefilament.com
Financial Planning Association - Missouri/Southern Illinois
314-997-3390
www.financialplanningassociation.org
Fund St. Louis
www.fundstlouis.org
Gateway Greening
www.gatewaygreening.org
General Services Administration (GSA)
www.gsa.gov
Grace Hill
www.gracehillsettlement.org
Helix Center
https://stlpartnership.com
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis
314-664-4432
www.hccstl.com
Hive44
636-405-3130
www.thehive44.com
iSelect Fund
800-963-5099
www.iselectfund.com
Illinois Dept. of Central Management Services
217-782-0244
www.sell2.illinois.gov
Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
800-875-6055
www.illinoisbiz.biz
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
217-782-7820
www.dot.il.gov
Illinois Dept. of Transportation Small Business Enterprises
217-785-5947
https://idot.illinois.gov/about-idot/sbe.html
Illinois Innovators and Inventors, Inc.
inventorclub@yahoo.com
http://ilinventor.tripod.com/
Institute for Supply Management-St. Louis, Inc.
314-646-7442
www.ismworld.org
Institute of Management Consultants
https://imcusa.com
Internal Revenue Service
314-612-4002
www.irs.gov
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)/St. Louis
314-416-2260
www.iabcstl.org
International Institute of St. Louis
www.iistl.org
International Trade Center
618-650-2452
International-Trade-Center@siue.edu
www.siue.edu/ITC
Inventors Assistance Center
800-786-9199
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/pacmain.html
Inventors Association of St. Louis (IASL)
314-432-1291
https://inventstl.org
ITEN
itenstl.org
Japan America Society of St. Louis Center for International Studies University of Missouri-St. Louis
314-516-5754
https://jasstl.org
Jefferson College
636-797-3000
www.jeffco.edu
Job Training Programs, Jefferson/Franklin County
www.jeff-frankjobs.com
Justine Petersen Housing & Reinvestment Corporation
314-533-2411
www.justinepetersen.org
Lambert St. Louis International Airport, DBE Program
314-426-8111
www.flystl.com
LaunchCode
www.launchcode.org
Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois
618-692-9745
https://leadershipcouncilswil.com
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri-Microenterprise Program
www.lsem.org
Lewis & Clark Ventures
http://lewisandclarkventures.com
Lindenwood University
636-949-4832
www.lindenwood.edu
Mid-America Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
816-246-1555/800-551-8222
816-246-9860
www.taacenters.org
Mid.Tec Corporation of St. Louis
314-621-5005
www.mid-tec.com
Missouri Career Center
https://jobs.mo.gov
Missouri Career Center - Deer Creek
314-877-0001
Missouri Career Center - Jefferson County
636-287-8909
https://jobs.mo.gov
Missouri Career Center - Met Center
314-746-0700
https://jobs.mo.gov
Missouri Career Center—North County Service Center
314-877-3010
https://jobs.mo.gov
Missouri Career Center—South County
314-416-2917
https://jobs.mo.gov
Missouri Career Center—St. Louis City
314-589-8000
https://jobs.mo.gov
Missouri Career Center—St. Louis County
314-381-6700
https://jobs.mo.gov
Missouri Career Center-St. Charles County
636-278-1360
https://jobs.mo.gov
Missouri Career Center-St. Louis Central
314-877-0916
https://jobs.mo.gov
Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
573-634-3511
www.mochamber.com
Missouri Dept. of Economic Development
573-751-9065
https://ded.mo.gov
Missouri Dept. of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
573-751-1927
https://insurance.mo.gov
Missouri Dept. of Labor & Industrial Relations
573-751-9691
https://labor.mo.gov
Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Quality
800-361-4827
www.dnr.mo.gov
Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, Energy Center
573-751-2254
www.dnr.mo.gov/energy
Missouri Dept. of Revenue, Division of Taxation & Collection
573-751-4450
https://dor.mo.gov
Missouri Dept. of Transportation - Division of Motor Carrier Services
1-866-831-6277
www.modot.org/mcs/
Missouri Dept. of Transportation - Office of External Civil Rights (ECR)
1-888-275-6636
www.modot.gov
Missouri Div. of Professional Registration
573-751-0293
www.pr.mo.gov
Missouri Enterprise
800-956-2682
www.missourienterprise.org
Missouri Merchants & Manufacturers Association
636-537-1360
www.mmm-a.com
Missouri Secretary of State
573-751-4153
www.sos.mo.gov
Missouri Securities Division
Secretary of State’s Office
573-751-4704
www.sos.mo.gov
Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants
314-997-7966
www.mocpa.org
Missouri Treasurer’s Office
573-751-8533
www.treasurer.mo.gov
Missouri Value Added Development Center
https://agriculture.mo.gov
Missouri Women’s Council
573-751-0810/877-426-9284
573-522-5005
https://ded.mo.gov
MoFAST SBIR/STTR Assistance Center
314-241-1511
www.missouribusiness.net
MOKAN
314-454-9675
https://mokanccac.org
Mosaic Project
314-615-8107
www.stlmosaicproject.org
National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
312-423-4545
www.nasvf.org
National Association of the Remodeling Industry of Greater St. Louis
636-207-9690
www.nari.org
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) -Greater St. Louis Chapter
www.nawbo.org
National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)
740-593-4331
www.inbia.org
National Federation of Independent Business, Missouri
573-634-7660
www.nfib.org
National Federation of Press Women
314-707-4004
www.nfpw.org
National Small Business Association Inc. (NSBA)
800-345-6728
www.nsba.biz
National Speakers Association-St. Louis
618-397-3207
https://nsastl.com
National Venture Capital Association
703-524-2549
www.nvca.org
Nebula
314-632-6488
www.nebulastl.com
North County Incorporated
314-895-6241
www.NorthStLouisCounty.com
OPO Startups
www.opostartups.com
Overseas Private Investment Corp.
202-336-8400
https://oig.usaid.gov
Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis
636-230-1973
www.stlpressclub.org
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers - Illinois
217-557-7808
www.aptac-us.org
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers - Missouri (MO PTAC)
314-621-3888
www.moptac.net
Professional Women’s Alliance
314-991-6144
www.stlpwa.org
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
636-256-3090
www.prsastlouis.org
RiverVest Venture Partners
314-726-6700
www.rivervest.com
RMI (Resources For Missouri, Inc.)
800-234-4971
www.rmiinc.org
Saint Louis University
Center for Entrepreneurship
314-977-3864
www.slu.edu
SBDC Illinois and Missouri
SBDC-Carbondale
Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center
618-536-2424
www.siu.edu
SBDC-East St. Louis
618-482-8330
www.siue.edu/BUSINESS/sbdc
SBDC-Edwardsville
618-650-2929
www.siue.edu/businesss/sbdc
SBDC-Empowerment Zone
314-241-0002
www.missouribusiness.net
SBDC-Government Procurement Assistance--Illinois
217-223-5636
SBDC-Kaskaskia College
618-545-3262
kaskaskia.edu
SBDC-Olney Illinois
Eastern Community Colleges
618-395-3011
www.ieccsbdc.com
SBDC-Procurement Technical Assistance Center-Missouri
314-621-7280
www.missouribusiness.net
SBDC-Rend Lake Community College
800-369-5321
www.rlc.cc.il.us
SBDC-Satellite Business Information Center
Southeast Missouri State University
573-986-6084
www2.semo.edu/sesbdc/homepage.html
SBDC-SBIR Assistance Center
314-631-5509
www.missouribusiness.net
SBDC-St. Charles County Extension Center
636-970-3000
www.missouribusiness.net
SBDC-St. Charles Economic Development Center
636-928-7714
www.missouribusiness.net
SBDC-St. Louis County Enterprise Center
314-631-5374
www.missouribusiness.net
SBDC-St. Louis County Extension Center
314-615-7610
www.missouribusiness.net
SCORE Association in Illinois and Missouri
www.SCORE.org
SCORE- Alton/Godfrey
618-467-2280
SCORE- Belleville
618-233-2015
www.bellevillechamber.org/score
SCORE- Hispanic Chamber
314-664-4432
www.stlscore.org
SCORE- St. Charles County
www.stlscore.org
SCORE- St. Louis
314-539-6600
www.stlscore.org
SCORE- Veterans Business Resouce Center
314-531-8387
SCORE-Illinois Centre
618-969-9440
www.wilscore.org
Show-Me Institute
www.showmeinstitute.org
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
703-242-5840
www.sbecouncil.org
Small Business Administration (SBA)
See U. S. Small Business Administration
Small Business Development Center-Satellite Business Information Center
Southeast Missouri State University
573-986-6084
www2.semo.edu/sesbdc/homepage.html
Small Business Growth Corporation
314-409-6909
www.growthcorp.com
Society for Technical Communications
703-522-4114
www.stc.org
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals - St. Louis Chapter
314-576-4137
www.scip.org
Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Groupcast, LLC
636-660-8026
www.socap.org
Southern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center
618-453-3805
https://incubator.siu.edu
St. Charles City - County Library, Spencer Road
Business and Public Management Services
636-441-0794, ext. 1444
636-926-3948
www.youranswerplace.org
St. Charles City - Department of Economic Development
636-949-3231
www.stcharlescity.mo.gov
St. Charles Community College, Workforce Development
636-922-8474
www.stchas.edu
St. Charles County Dept. of Government Workforce Development
636-278-1360
www.stcharlesworks.com
St. Louis Agency on Training
& Employment (SLATE)
314-589-8000
http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/slate/
St. Louis Arch Angels
www.stlouisarchangels.com
St. Louis City Library
www.slpl.org
St. Louis Community College, Continuing Education
314-984-7777
www.stlcc.edu
St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
314-615-7617
www.stlpartnership.com
St. Louis County Library Headquarters
Reference Department
314-994-3300
www.slcl.org
St. Louis County Planning Department
314-615-2520
www.stlouisco.com/plan
St. Louis Development Corp.
314-622-3400
https://developstlouis.org
STLVentureWorks
www.stlpartnership.com
STLVentureWorks-Helix Center
314-432-2672
www.stlpartnership.com
STLVentureWorks-Lemay Business Incubator
636-519-4700
www.stlpartnership.com
STLVentureWorks-Wellston
314-727-6132
www.stlpartnership.com
STLVentureWorks-Chesterfield
636-519-4710
www.stlpartnership.com
St. Louis Graphic Arts & Communications Association
636-451-0907
https://stlouis.aiga.org
St. Louis Small Business Monthly
314-569-0076
info@SBMon.com
www.SBMon.com
www.stlexpo.com
T-REX
314-241-7500
www.downtowntrex.com
United Way of Greater St. Louis
www.helpingpeople.org
Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
www.ulstl.com
U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce
www.usblackchamber.org
U.S. Export Assistance Center (USEAC)
314-425-3304
www.sba.gov/oit/export
U.S. Small Business Administration - St. Louis
314-539-6600
www.sba.gov/mo/stlouis
U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
202-205-6533
www.sba.gov/advo
Veterans Business Resource Center
314-531-8387
www.vetbiz.com
Women Business Center-
For Women Entrepreneurs
314-531-8387
www.nammba.org
World Trade Center Saint Louis
314-615-8141
www.worldtradecenter-stl.com