Business owners thinking about selling their business and prospective entrepreneurs thinking about buying a business now have a new resource. The Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) in Missouri Western State University’s Craig School of Business recently launched a website that connects existing business owners wanting to sell their business with prospective buyers. The Business SUCCESSion web [...]
Steve Craig introduces the latest winners in Missouri Western's franchise program, Jacob Blaylock (left) and Jorge Belcher. The Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University announced that Jorge Belcher and Jacob Blaylock, who graduated with Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degrees last month, have won business opportunities through the school’s [...]
Missouri Western State University honored ten employees who are retiring and ten award winners at its annual Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on May 2. Award recipients were: Missouri Western Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence Pam Clary, assistant professor of social work and director of the BSW program Shauna Hiley, professor of chemistry [...]
Steve Craig, benefactor of the Craig School of Business, met with students on March 31 as part of Entrepreneurship Week. The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University honored two St. Joseph business owners for their innovation and impact on the community. Bob Wollenman, co-owner and [...]
The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University will hold its second annual Entrepreneurship Week March 27-31, 2017. Sponsored by Don Tolly American Family Insurance Agency and Sumner, Carty, Hardy & Schwichtenberg, PC, Entrepreneurship Week is a series of workshops and events for local business professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs, [...]
The Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western State University is now accepting nominations for two new awards that will be presented during Entrepreneurship Week March 27-31. Regional entrepreneurs will receive the Emerging Entrepreneur and Entrepreneur of the Year Awards at the week’s capstone luncheon Friday, March 31. The awards will recognize individuals for their professional [...]
Kenneth Cheadle, a 2006 graduate of Missouri Western State University, will make a presentation titled “Standing Out in the Business World” on Saturday, Nov. 12, presented by Alpha Kappa Psi, the business fraternity. The evening will begin with a networking hour at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the presentation at 7 p.m. Reservations are [...]
A mainstay on the square in Savannah, Missouri, will stay open thanks in part to a loan program administered by the Center for Entrepreneurship within the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University. The Sports Page, 411 W. Main Street, was recently purchased by Leigh and Stacy Spicer. It was started by the [...]
The Alumni Association at Missouri Western State University will honor eight individuals at the 34th annual Alumni Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in the Fulkerson Center. Award recipients include: Distinguished Alumni Award The Distinguished Alumni Award was created by the Alumni Association Board of Directors in 1983 to recognize alumni of the [...]
The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education has authorized the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University to begin offering its first Master of Business Administration degrees. MBA classes will begin in 2017. “This is a very important development in the evolution of our university,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. “This [...]
