Business News Roundup

Governor Jay Nixon announces he's matching $10 million in funds for University of Missouri-St. Louis' Business School (St Louis Post-Dispatch)


Give STL day surpasses $2 million in donations (St. Louis Business Journal)


Missouri jury awards woman $77 million for mismanaging funds in case against Wells Fargo (Business Ledger)


Bridge Bread will be opening a storefront on Cherokee Street in South St Louis City, set for June 1! (Sorkins Directory of Business and Government)

Third Party Contracts & Commercial Leases @ SLATE

Our Downtown Neighbors Are Hosting Legal Clinics!

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken, coming to St. Louis

As reported last week in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Memphis-based Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken will be opening a St. Louis Location in late Spring. In Sorkin's Directory of Business & Government (a terrific database available at you public library and on our website) it's confirmed on their business leads for February 9-23rd, 2015, with a location of 8343 Manchester Ave., just east of downtown Maplewood. Hooray for this business development!

Start Something: Starting a Franchise Business

Monday, February 9 2015
Central Library Training Room
1301 Olive St.


Please join us on February 9th to learn about the process of starting a franchise and how to choose the right business for you. Presentation by Franchise Consultant Chris Coleman of FranNet. Q&A to follow the program.


Reservations recommended - please call 314-539-0327 for reservations or any questions.

LinkedIn Bootcamp

Start Something: November 2014

Join us for a fast-paced seminar with LinkedIn guru Kathy Bernard, who will quickly and painlessly help you learn how to network like a pro, job search effectively and establish a powerful presence on LinkedIn. Light breakfast and networking from 9:30-10am, program from 10-11 am.
Please RSVP to 314-539-0357 or email kparks@slpl.org by Friday, November 7 2014.

Start Something: Fall 2014

Monday, Oct. 20, 9-11 am Training Room of Central Library
1301 Olive Street
St Louis, MO 63103 

Start Something: Doing Good while Doing Well: Want to start a business with high social as well as financial returns? One where you can do well for yourself while doing good for others? Join us for coffee and a light breakfast and learn about the growing field of social enterprise from Chris Miller, CEO of the Mission Company L3C, and a panel of experts who have helped social entrepreneurs grow.  Find out what it takes to get started, how some local social entrepreneurs have earned success and where you can go for more information and advice.  Panelists include Laurie Hauber project director for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s Community Economic Development Program,  and Fred Domke, founder of Bridge Bread, a social entrepreneurship  initiative designed to help homeless persons be productively employed and a 2014 winner of the Youthbridge Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition. Q&A. 

These workshops were generously funded by Marilyn Bennett in memory of LaFern Soldner.
Preregistration for these free events is required. Call 314-539-0357 or email kparks@slpl.org.