Supportive Outreach for Small and Mid-sized Business

A key component of the Center for Business Growth is mentoring which includes
tiered levels of support for small businesses depending on their individual needs.

Tiered Advisory & Mentoring Support

Business Coaching

Whether your business could benefit from a general business advisor, mentor or an expert in a specialized business discipline, the Center for Business Growth is your link to some of the area’s leading professionals. We have a unique pool of passionate and experienced mentors and advisors who will work with you on various aspects of your business.

Resource Network

We have assembled some of the areas top service providers who are committed to serving the small business market. They understand that small businesses have unique needs and often a more limited budget. We work with these providers to develop special offerings for small business clients so that you can take advantage of their products and services in an exclusive way. 

Fee structures may be involved in some of the services.

Finding the Right Mentor

At the Center for Business Growth we listen to what your needs are as an entrepreneur and small business owner, then we align those needs with the expertise of our advisors, mentors, and other Center for Business Growth resources, to ensure every match provides the right focus, guidance and support required to manage and grow your business.

Each advisor or mentor is considered based on their area of expertise, years of experience and achievements within their own business or professional career. So whether your particular mentoring needs are unique or shared by most entrepreneurs and small businesses — the Center for Business Growth can match you with an experienced advisor or mentor who best understands your specific needs as well as the host of challenges facing most entrepreneurs and small businesses today.

The Center for Business Growth continuously adds to its network of qualified advisors and mentors. Their collective expertise spans a variety of key business disciplines and activities such as: identifying and accessing new markets for your product or services; improving customer relations and retention; implementing a best practices strategy for human resource management; selecting and supporting profitable sales channels; streamlining and automating accounting procedures; building productive networking habits; establishing an integrated marketing program; managing change and maximizing opportunity; and maintaining compliance with local, state and federal regulations.

To learn more about the programs and opportunities available for growing your business in St. Louis County, contact the Center for Business Growth.