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
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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
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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
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Employer Insurance
Kansas Department of Human Services
Division of Employment Security
401 S.W. Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, KS 66603-3182
(816) 296-5075
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Venture
Capital Source
Kansas Venture Capital,
Inc. (KVCI)
6700 Antioch Plaza, Suite 460
Overland Park, KS 66204
913-262-7117
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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
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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
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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.
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Links to Helpful Business Web
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