STL Business Resources

STL Business Resources

250+ Organizations to Help You Build A Better Business

The following listings contain the names and contact information 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. Get the names of the people who are here to help.

AAIM Employers’ Association
314-968-3600
www.aaimea.org


American Entrepreneurs for Economic Growth
703-524-3743 
www.aeeg.org

American Management Association
1-800-854-4493 
www.amanet.org

American Marketing Association
www.ama-stl.org

American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
314-416-0404 
www.astdstl.org

American Society of Women Accountants
www.aswastlouis.org

American Success Institute
508-651-3303
www.success.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)
www.microenterpriseworks.org

Association of Home-Based Women Entrepreneurs
314-805-9519
www.hbwe.org

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
866-208-2226
http://www.stlouisaitp.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
stlouis.bbb.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 Zone
314-241-0002 
info@stlouisezone.org
http://www.stlouisezone.org

Business Marketing Association
314-995-0022 
www.bma-stl.org

Business.gov
www.business.usa.gov

Businesspersons Between Jobs (BBJ)
636-394-1440 
www.bbj.org

Capital Innovators
314.669.5832
www.capitalinnovators.com

Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach
573-341-4690
http://ecodevo@mst.edu

Center for Women’s Business Research
703-556-7162
www.womensbusinessresearch.org

CIC@4240
314-236-9010
stl.cic.us/

CIC@CET
314.615.6300
www.cetstl.com


Chambers of Commerce
Promote business and betterment of business operations in their specific area.

Chambers of Commerce­—Affton
314-849-6499
www.afftonchamber.com

Chambers of Commerce—Arnold
636-296-1910
www.arnoldchamber.org

Chambers of Commerce—Brentwood
314-963-9007 
www.brentwoodmochamber.com

Chambers of Commerce--Chesterfield
636-532-3399 
www.chesterfieldmochamber.com

Chambers of Commerce—Clayton
314-726-3033 
www.claytoncommerce.com

Chambers of Commerce—Collinsville
618-344-2884 
www.discovercollinsville.com

Chambers of Commerce—Crestwood/Sunset Hills Area Chamber

314-843-8545 
www.ourchamber.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—Eureka
636-938-6062 
www.eurekachamber.org

Chambers of Commerce—Fenton
636-717-0200 
www.fentonmochamber.com

Chambers of Commerce—Florissant Valley
314-831-3500 
www.florissantvalleycc.com

Chambers of Commerce—Greater Belleville

618-233-2015   
www.bellevillechamber.org

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 
www.jci.cc/metro

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—Lemay
314-631-2796 
www.lemaychamber.com

Chambers of Commerce—Maplewood

314-781-8588 
maplewood-chamber.com

Chambers of Commerce—Maryland Heights
314-576-6603
www.mhcc.com

Chambers of Commerce—North County
314-521-6000 
www.northcountycc.com

Chambers of Commerce—Northwest
314-291-2131 
www.northwestchamber.com

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—South County
314-894-6800 
www.southcountychamber.net


Chambers of Commerce—
Southwestern Madison County
618-876-6400
www.chamberswmadisoncounty.com

Chambers of Commerce—St. Charles County Chamber

636-946-0633 
www.gstccc.com

Chambers of Commerce—St. Louis RCGA
314-231-5555 
www.stlregionalchamber.org

Chambers of Commerce—Town & Country/Frontenac
314-469-3335 
tcfchamber.com

Chambers of Commerce—Troy Area
618-667-8769 
www.troycoc.com

Chambers of Commerce—Twin City Area
636-931-7697 
www.twincity.org

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—Wentzville
636-327-6914 
www.wentzvillechamber.com

Chambers of Commerce—West St. Louis County
636-230-9900 
www.westcountychamber.com

City of Experts-Saint Louis
http://cityofexpertsstlouis.com

Claim St. Louis
630-614-1123
www.workatclaim.com


Commerce, St. Louis U.S. Export Assistance Center
314-425-3302 
www.buyusa.gov/stlouis

Community Service Public Relations Council (CSPRC)
314-416-2237 
csprc.org

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
www.stlouis.cpcusociety.org

Direct Marketing Association of St. Louis

866-516-0121 
www.dmastl.org

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 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.ebastl.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://exit-11.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.fpastlouis.org

Fund St. Louis
www.fundstlouis.org

Gateway Venture Mentoring Service
314-862-GVMS
www.gvms.ite-stl.org

General Services Administration (GSA)
www.gsa.gov

Grace Hill’s Women’s Business Center
314-584-6840 
www.gracehill.org

Helix Center
www.slcec.com/helix-center.html

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/iselect

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 Professional Regulation
217-785-0800 
www.ildpr.com

Illinois Dept. of Transportation
217-782-7820 
www.dot.il.gov

Illinois Dept. of Transportation Small Business Enterprises
217-785-5947 
www.dot.il.gov/sbe/ssassistance.html

Illinois Innovators and Inventors, Inc.
inventorclub@yahoo.com
http://ilinventor.tripod.com/

Institute for Supply Management-St. Louis, Inc.
314-646-7442 
www.ismstlouis.org

Institute of Management Consultants
314-241-5665 
www.imcstlouis.org

Internal Revenue Service
314-612-4002 
www.irs.gov

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)/St. Louis
314-416-2260 
www.iabcstl.org

International Trade and Investment
866-647-3633
www.missouridevelopment.org/business%20solutions.aspx

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 
www.inventorsconnection.org/resource_pages/42646.html


ITEN
itenstl.org

Innovation Technology Enterprises
314-516.4700
www.ite-stl.org

Japan America Society of St. Louis Center for International Studies University of Missouri-St. Louis
314-516-5754 
http://www.us-japan.org/jasstl

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.mwdbe.org

Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois
618-692-9745 
www.siteselection-il.com

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 Fax: 314-621-5006
www.midtec.org

Missouri Career Center
www.missouricareersource.com

Missouri Career Center - Deer Creek
314-877-0001 

Missouri Career Center - Jefferson County

636-287-8909 
www.greathires.org

Missouri Career Center - Met Center
314-746-0700 
www.greathires.org

Missouri Career Center—North County Service Center

314-877-3010
www.greathires.org

Missouri Career Center—South County

314-416-2917 
www.greathires.org

Missouri Career Center—St. Louis City
314-589-8000
www.greathires.org

Missouri Career Center—St. Louis County
314-381-6700 
www.greathires.org

Missouri Career Center-St. Charles County
636-278-1360 
www.greathires.org

Missouri Career Center-St. Louis   Central
314-877-0916
www.greathires.org

Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
573-634-3511
www.mochamber.com

Missouri Dept. of Economic Development
573-751-9065 
www.missouridevelopment.org

Missouri Dept. of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
573-751-1927 
www.difp.mo.gov

Missouri Dept. of Labor & Industrial Relations
573-751-9691
www.dolir.mo.gov

Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Quality
800-361-4827 
www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/smbus.htm

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 
dor.mo.gov/tax/

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.mmma.org

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
573-884-1756 
www.valueadded.missouri.edu

Missouri Women’s Council
573-751-0810/877-426-9284/573-522-5005
www.womenscouncil.org

MoFAST SBIR/STTR Assistance Center
314-241-1511 
www.missouribusiness.net

MOKAN
314-454-9675 
www.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/stlouischapter/

National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) - Greater St. Louis Chapter
314-954-8344
www.nawbostl.org

National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)
740-593-4331
www.nbia.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 
www.nsastlouis.org

National Venture Capital Association
703-524-2549 
www.nvca.org

Nebula
314-632-6488
www.nebulastl.com

Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise
314-812-8003 
www.niduscenter.com

North County Incorporated
314-895-6241 
www.NorthStLouisCounty.com

OPO Startups
www.opostartups.com

Overseas Private Investment Corp.
202-336-8400 
www.OPIC.gov

Peer 151
618.520.6378
www.peer151.com

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 
http://www.missouribusiness.net/ptac or 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

Regional Growth Capital
314-402-3538
http://regionalgrowthcapital.com

Rise Collaborative Workspace
314-474-0755
www.riseworkspace.com

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.eweb.slu.edu
SBDC Illinois and Missouri

SBDC-Carbondale
Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center
618-536-2424 
www.siu.edu/~sbdc

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
636-447-5000 
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

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 
www.siecenter.biz

Southwestern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center

618-650-2166 
http://www.siue.edu/BUSINESS/sbdc/

SSDN
314-865-0322 
www.ssdn.org

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.com

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
http://stlouisarchangels.angelgroups.net/

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 
http://stlouis-mo.gov/sldc

St. Louis Development Corp., Business Assistance Center

314-622-4120 
http://stlouis.missouri.org/sldc/bac

STLVentureWorks
www.STLVentureWorks.com

STLVentureWorks-Helix Center
314-534-1818 
www.STLVentureWorks.com

STLVentureWorks-Lemay
314-638-5858 
www.STLVentureWorks.com

STLVentureWorks-Wellston
314-727-6132 
www.STLVentureWorks.com

STLVentureWorks-West County
636-519-4710
www.STLVentureWorks.com

St. Louis Graphic Arts & Communications Association

636-451-0907 
http://web.mac.com/stlgac

St. Louis Regional Chamber
314-231-5555
www.stlregionalchamber.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

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

Venture Cafe - St. Louis
www.vencafstl.org

Veterans Business Resource Center
314-531-8387
www.vetbiz.com

World Trade Center Saint Louis
314-615-8141 
www.worldtradecenter-stl.com

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