ENTREPRENEUR OPPORTUNITIES
Chase County has resources and funding opportunities to help jump-start your business.
Education & Business Planning...
Start Your Own Business Class
Annually in Spring. This two-credit hour class is approximately six weeks on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Flint Hills Technical College. Topics include: Deciding on a Business & The Business Plan, Understanding the Regional Market & Market Research, Organizational Structure & Insurance, Licenses, Permits & Zoning, Basic Accounting, Cash Flow & Financing, Expansion, E-commerce, and Employee Relations. Download the Start Your Own Business Brochure HERE!
Kansas Small Business Development Center
1200 Commercial Street
Cremer Hall Room 130
Emporia, Kansas 66801
620-341-5308 | Visit Website
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The Kansas Small Business development Center (KSBDC) has a branch just 15 minutes from Chase County, in Emporia. The KSBDC network provides free, confidential, one-on-one consulting. solutions to business problems. They offer education and guidance in such areas as:
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Business plan assistance
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Financial projection development
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Cash flow analysis
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Marketing plan development
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Human Resources
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Sources of capital and financing
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Inventory control procedures
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Product costs analysis and pricing
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Advertising strategies
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Sales technique
Small Business Funding...
Community Loan Program Up to $45,000
The Chase County E-Communities program was created through a Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship Tax Credit program in 2008. It is a program offered by the Chase County Economic Development, Inc Committee to encourage entrepreneurial activity in Chase County.
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Qualifying entrepreneurial projects may include start-up businesses, as well as existing business purchases and/or expansions. Two types of funding will be offered from the fund: grants and low-interest loans. Grants shall be reserved for those projects determined to have the greatest weighted cumulative score (see scoring criteria on page 4 of the application) and will primarily be reserved for projects that demonstrate a high likelihood of success. Loans with a very low interest rate are the more common funding mechanism.
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The minimum loan request is $3,000 with a $45,000 maximum amount available per applicant business.
Who Qualifies:
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Anyone wishing to start, purchase or expand a business in Chase County
Use of Funds:
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Machinery/equipment
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Inventory
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Building or Land acquisition
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Working capital
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Site improvements
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Infrastructure improvements
For complete details and to apply for the program, Download the Application.
Businesses NEEDED...
The Chamber has identified the following business types as needed within the county:
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Coin-Operated Laundromat – NOW OPEN!
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Coffee Shop – NOW OPEN!
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Sports Bar – NOW OPEN!
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Fitness Center – NOW OPEN!
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Ice Cream Parlor – NOW OPEN!
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Spa – NOW OPEN!
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Pharmacy
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Outdoor Outfitter