14-03-2025
MSSU's Small Business Development Center receives honors
The Missouri Small Business Development Center at Missouri Southern State University recently received two awards at the 2025 MU Extension Business and Communities Conference in Kansas City.
It received the 2024 Top Overall Performance Award, given to a Missouri development center that surpasses all performance goals and demonstrates exceptional impact in serving local small businesses.
Katie Kelly, director of the SBDC at Southern, was presented with the Spirit Award.
"We are incredibly honored to receive these awards, which reflect the hard work and dedication of our entire team," Kelly said in a statement. "Supporting small businesses is at the heart of what we do, and it's inspiring to see the positive impact our efforts have on entrepreneurs and our local economy."
For more information about the Small Business Development Center at MSSU and its services, visit or email sbdc@
