Tag: Right to Start Act

Missouri to create ‘Office of Entrepreneurship,’ prioritize access for emerging ventures

By Tommy Felts / July 10, 2024

Newly signed legislation — part of a nationwide Right to Start initiative with roots in Kansas City — is expected to boost starters across Missouri, advocates said this week, and reflects broad public and bipartisan support for eliminating barriers for new entrepreneurs and overlooked business owners. “Advancing entrepreneurship will energize the Missouri economy,” said Missouri…

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Missouri Chamber

Missouri House advances pro-entrepreneur bill that would lower taxes on self-starters

By Tommy Felts / May 4, 2021

A vision to make Missouri more entrepreneur-friendly moved closer to reality Monday as state legislators passed a first-in-the-nation Right To Start Act, advancing the bill to the Senate on an 85-69 vote. “We made progress today to make Missouri a state that welcomes risk takers, the crazy ones, who want to build the next generation…

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Missouri state Rep. Travis Fitzwater, R-Holts Summit, being sworn into his fourth and final term in the state legislature, January 2021

First-ever ‘Right to Start Act’ would ban non-competes, establish Missouri Office of Entrepreneurship

By Tommy Felts / March 3, 2021

Newly filed legislation in Missouri would give a boost to Show-Me State entrepreneurs — or at least spark a robust conversation about how policy can support new business and hiring growth, said Travis Fitzwater. “Missourians have a right to start a company and the state should be encouraging that behavior,” said state Rep. Fitzwater, R-Holts Summit,…

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