Starting a Business in Kansas

Network Kansas Small Business Resources in the state of Kansas

KCSourceLink the place to find the right source at the right time. We are linking together all the not-for-profit organizations that provide services to entrepreneurs so you won't have to search.

KDOC First Stop Clearinghouse
1000 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1354
785-296-3808
. The Clearinghouse representative will answer basic questions concerning legal structure, employment, taxes, licensing, and some federal requirements.  If needed, the inquiry will be referred directly tot the agency that can handle the specific issues. 

The following guide is a valuable resource available through the Clearinghouse: Steps to Success: A Guide to Starting a Business in Kansas - $3.50

University of Kansas Small Business Development Center (KU-KSBDC) - We assist with the growth of Kansas small businesses by providing low cost training seminars, and one-to-one counseling services. The counseling is confidential and free of charge.

Appointments available at the LCDC offices.

Business Development Assistance

Copyrights

Data Centers

Employer Insurance

Federal Identification Number

Financing Contacts/Loan Guarantees

International Trade Assistance

Labor Issues

Patents and Trademarks

Registering Your Business

State of Kansas

Venture Capital

Women and Minorities

Other Sources of Economic Development Information

Links to Helpful Business Web Sites

Business Development Assistance

Small Business Development Center
Will Katz, Regional Director
The University of Kansas
734 Vermont, Suite 104
Lawrence, KS 66044-2370
785-843-8844

SBA/SCORE Business Information Center
Lucas Place
322 W. 8th Street, Suite 501
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-374-6675

Growth Opportunity Connection, Inc. (Go Connection)
4747 Troost Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64110
816-235-6146 First Step Fund
4747 Troost
Kansas City, MO 64110
816-235-6116

IRS Taxpayer Education Coordinator
1222 Spruce Street
St. Louis, MO 63166
3614-612-4525

U.S. Small Business Administration
Kansas City District Office
323 W. 8th, Suite 501
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-374-6762, Ext. 223

Economic Development Administration
Kansas Economic Development Administration

Denver Regional Office
1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 670
Denver, CO 80204-3591
303-844-4705
Email: apreite@doc.gov

U.S. Small Business Administration Office Advocacy
Kansas City District Office
323 W. 8th, Suite 501
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-426-2803

Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
Pollution Prevention Institute
Kansas State University
133 Ward Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-2508
800-578-8898

Back to Top

Copyrights

Library of Congress Copyright Office
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20059-6000
202-707-5000
(202) 707-9100 - Order Line
(202) 707-3000 - Information Line

Back to Top

Data Centers

State Library
Statehouse
300 S.W. Tenth Street, Room 343-N
Topeka, KS 66612-1593
785-296-3296 or 800-432-3919

Population Research Lab
Kansas State University
Writers Hall, Room 255
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-4962

Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
835 S.W. Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, KS 66612-1671
785-357-6321
email: kcci@kansaschamber.org

Back to Top

Employer Insurance

Kansas Department of Human Services
Division of Employment Security
401 S.W. Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, KS 66603-3182
(816) 296-5075

Back to Top

Federal Identification Number

Each employer must apply for an "Employer Identification Number" (Form ss-4) to comply with Federal Income Tax, Social Security and Unemployment Insurance regulations.  For Federal Business Tax Information, contact the local Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office in your area or call (800) 829-1040. Local Offices (no appointment necessary):
5800 E. Bannister Road, Suite 201
Kansas City, MO

Townsite Plaza Building #4, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS

Back to Top

Financing Contacts/Loan Guarantees

U.S. Community and Business Programs
Rural Development Administration
P.O. Box 4653
Topeka, KS 66604
785-271-2730

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Kansas City District Office
Lucas Place
323 W. 8th, Suite 501
Kansas City, MO 64105 Surety Bond Guarantee Program

Small Business Administration
721 19th Street, Suite 426
Denver, CO 80102-0660

The following Small Business Investment Company Program (SBIC) -An alternative to bank financing for small businesses

Bankers Capital Corporation
3100 Gillam Road
Kansas City, MO 64109
(816) 531-1600

BOME Investors III LLC
233 W. 47th St.
Kansas City, MO 64112

Kansas Venture Capital, Inc.
6700 Antioch Plaza, Suite 460
Overland Park, KS 66204
(913) 960-7117 KCEP I, L.P.
233 W. 47th Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
(816) 960-1771

MidAmerica Capital Corporation
911 Main Street, Suite 2424
Commercial Tower building
Kansas City, MO 64105
(816) 842-0114

MidStates Capital L.P.
7300 W. 110th Street, 7th Floor
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 962-9001

UMB Capital Corporation, Inc.
1010 Grand Boulevard/P.O. Box 419226
Kansas City, MO 64141
(816) 860-7914

Back to Top

International Trade Assistance

Kansas Department of Commerce
Trade Development Division

1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1321
785-296-4027

U.S. Department of Commerce
14th & Constitution Avenue, N.W.
The Herbert C. Hoover Building
Washington, D.C. 20230
202-482-2000

International Trade Administration
Kansas City Export Assistance Center
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service/ITA
601 East 12th, Room 635
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-426-3141

U.S. Customs Service
2701 Rockcreek Parkway, #202
North Kansas City, MO 64116
816-374-6439

SBA International Trade
Kansas City District Office
Lucas Place, 323 W. 8th, Suite 501
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-374-6674

Back to Top

Labor Issues

Kansas Department of Human Resources
800 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 600
Topeka, KS 66612-1227
800-332-0353

Kansas Department of Human Resources
Industrial Safety and Health Section
512 S.W. 6th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3174
785-296-4386

Kansas Department of Human Resources
Employment Standards
401 S.W. Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, KS 6603-3182
785-296-4062

Kansas Human Rights Commission
Landon State Office Building
900 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 851-S
Topeka, KS 66612-1258
785-296-3206

U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division
200 Constitution Ave. N.W., Room S-3502
Washington, D.C. 20210
202-551-5721

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Kansas City Area Office
400 State Avenue, Suite 905
Kansas City, KS 66101
913-551-5655

Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
1430 S.W. Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, KS 66612
800-295-5232
email: mkgabeha@hr.state.ks.us

Back to Top

Patents and Trademarks

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Crystal Plaza III, Suite 2C02
Washington, D.C., 20231
800-786-9199 Patent & Trademark Office
Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 308-4357 Trademark Information Hotline
(703) 208-9000

Back to Top

Registering Your Business (including Trademarks and Servicemarks)

Kansas Secretary of State
First Floor, Memorial Hall
120 S.W. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-6187 Kansas Corporations Division
785-296-7456

Back to Top

State of Kansas

Tax Issues Kansas

Kansas State Board of Tax Appeals
915 S.W. Harrison Street, Suite 451
Docking State Office Building
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-2388 Property Taxes

Kansas Department of Revenue
Division of Property Valuation
915 S.W. Harrison Street, Room 400 N
Docking State Office Building
Topeka, KS 66612

KDOR Taxpayer Assistance Center
785-368-8222
KDOR Metropolitan Assistance Center
Mill Creek Shopping Center
Pflumm Road & Shawnee Mission Parkway
13420 W. 62nd Terrace
Shawnee, KS 66216-1782
877-526-7738
877-526-7738

Back to Top

 

Technical Assistance

Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center - (MAMTC) Kansas
Mike Niedenthal
10561 Barkley, Suite 600
Overland Park, KS 66212
(913) 649-4333 Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. (KTEC)
214 S.W. 6th, First Floor
Topeka, KS 66603-3719
785-296-5272
email: ktec@ktec.com

Business and Industry Institute
Johnson County Community College
12345 College At Quivira Road
Overland Park, KS 66210
913-469-3845

Direct Resource Referral Service
10E Umberger Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-3415
785-532-7987

Policy Research Institute
607 Blake Hall
University of Kansas
1541 Lilac Lane
Lawrence, KS 66044-3177
785-864-9105
e-mail: thelyar@ukans.edu

Back to Top

Venture Capital Source

Kansas Venture Capital, Inc. (KVCI)
6700 Antioch Plaza, Suite 460
Overland Park, KS 66204
913-262-7117

Back to Top

Other

Kansas Board of Accountancy
900 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 556
Topeka, KS 66612-1139
(785) 296-2162
e-mail: ksboa@ink.org

Kansas Bar Association
1200 S.W. Harrison Street
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 234-5696

Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Northeast District Office
800 W. 24th Street
Lawrence, KS 66046
785-842-4600

Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) Authority
1500 S.W. Arrowhead Road
Topeka, KS 66604-4027
785-271-3100
e-mail: k.swank@kcc.state.ks.us

Securities Commissioner of Kansas
618 S. Kansas Avenue, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66603-3804
785-296-3307

The Office of the State Bank Commissioner
700 Jackson Street, Suite 300
Topeka, KS 66603
785-296-2266

Kansas Insurance Commissioner
420 S.W. 9th St.
Topeka, KS 66612-1678

Boiler/Commercial Water Heater Licensing
KDHR Industrial Safety and Health Section
512 S.W. 6th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66603-3174

U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
Kansas City District Office
323 W. 8th
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-426-2803

Back to Top

  Women and Minorities

Avila College
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64145
816-942-8400 ext. 2275 SBA Kansas Women's Business Center
8527 Bluejacket
Lenexa, KS 66214
913-492-5922

Minority Business Development Center
1601 E. 18th Street, Suite 230
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-274-2301

Minority Contractors Association
1400 Kansas
Kansas City, MO 64127
(816) 231-4400

Minority Supplier Council
3017 Main Street, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 931-9672

Kansas Department of Commerce

Office of Minority & Women Business Development
1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1321
785-296-5298

Minority Business Development Agency
U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency

55 East Monroe Street, Suite 1406
Chicago, IL 60603
312-353-0182
email: cro-info@mbda.gov

Minority Enterprise Development, Kansas City District Office
U.S. Small Business Administration
Lucas Place, 323 W. 8th, suite 501
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-374-6729

SBA Online Women's Business Center Kansas Department of Commerce
Office of Minority & Women Business Development

1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1321
785-296-5298

Back to Top

Other Sources of Economic Development Information

State and Regional Sources
The KU SBDC is co-located with the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce at 734 Vermont St, Suite 104, Lawrence, KS 66044, (913) 843-8844. KU SDBC E-mail. The KU SBDC has an associate center at Benedictine College in Atchison and at Leavenworth area Development Corporation. The center is open Monday thru Friday, 8 to 5.

Kansas City Area Development Council (Think KC) The Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC), celebrating more than 25 years of economic development success, works to attract business and industry to the 18-county, two-state region. The Council is supported by more than 200 corporate and 50 community investor partners. KCADC's ThinkKC and OneKC campaigns are uniting the region and positioning the metro as the nation's best place to do business. www.thinkkc.com

Access Kansas The official web site of the state of Kansas is a link to all the state offices, agencies, legislative actions and Kansas statues.

Mid-America Regional Council of Government is an organization of cities and counties in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area that provides transportation and other forms of regional planning. MARC has an extensive data base of economic and demographic information and is the source of "official" population, household and employment projections. For the latest data available from MARC METRODATALINE.ORG

American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association ACCRA is part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. They may be best known for their cost of living indexes for cities.

American Community Network Economic and Community Development information data base on cities and counties in the 50 states.

Economic Development Web Site State and Public Policy Program at the Univ. of Minnesota.

Interactive Economic Development Network is a site listing of economic development professionals, community profiles and national listing of buildings and sites.

International Economic Development Council (IEDC). A new professional organization created in 2001 after the American Economic Development Council (AEDC) and National Council for Economic Development (CUED) merged.

National Association of Development Organizations is an organization sharing information and doing research on development from member development organizations.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has a whole host of programs to assist small business which are explained on this web site. Did you know LCDC was a Certified Development Company by the SBA? LCDC can help specifically with an SBA 504 or SBA 7(a) loan application.

SelecTown has a database of every city in the United States with a population of 10,000 or more. You can find information on Leavenworth here also.

Southern Economic Development Council an association of economic development professionals in the southern United States which includes Kansas.

Back to Top

Links to Helpful Business Web Sites

Ace-net (Angel Capital network)
www.AskMeHelpDesk.com
Better Business Bureau
Business & Economic Data
Center for Business Innovation
Commerce Business Daily
Defense Link
Department of Transportation Forms and Publications
Employee Retirement Plans
Entrepreneurial Edge
ExpoGuide (trade show info)
Federal Statistics and Data
Home Office Assoc. of America
Library of Congress
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC)
Labor Statistics
Media Finder
National Assoc. of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
National Small Business Week Awards
Professional Women's Roundtable
SIC Code Manual
Small Business Administration
Smart Start Your Business in Kansas
State Department of Revenue
Stat- USA
The White House
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Postal Service
Women Business Contracting
Women's Entrepreneurial Development Center

Basic Guide to Exporting
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Chambers of Commerce Directory
Consumer Information Center
Department of Veterans Affairs
EntrepreNet
Entrepreneur Magazine Online
Export Advisor
General Services Administration
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Kansas Department of Commerce
Kansas Statistical Abstract
Kansas World Trade Center
Map Quest
Minority Business Development Agency
National Foundation for Women Business Owners
Outside Resources Hotlist
SCORE
SmallbizNet (small business document database)
SMC Business Councils
Social Security Administration
Statistical Abstract of the United States
The U.S. Securities & Exchange
Thomas Register
U.S. Business Advisor (federal gov't info)
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Small Business Administration
Women's Business Center
WSU Center for Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Links/Resources

 

 
Leavenworth County Development Corporation
1294 Eisenhower Rd, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048
Phone: 913-727-6111, Fax: 913-727-5515
mail@LVCountyED.org