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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Missouri, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
ITIO, DED and Missouri SBDC: the guide’s first stops, of the 12 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
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State trade and investment office
ITIO
Missouri International Trade and Investment Office
Runs the state's trade and investment offices in 13 places, which help Missouri companies sell abroad and foreign companies locate in Missouri.
- Get advice
State economic development agency
DED
Missouri Department of Economic Development
Runs the state's business incentives and funds the Missouri Partnership, the state's business recruitment organization.
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Small business advising network
Missouri SBDC
Missouri Small Business Development Centers
Gives export counseling and training, including the Heartland Export Accelerator, which ends in a written export plan.
Visit Missouri SBDC (opens in a new tab)Source: Missouri SBDC, about the network (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
State trade and investment office
ITIO
Missouri International Trade and Investment Office
Runs the state's trade and investment offices in 13 places, which help Missouri companies sell abroad and foreign companies locate in Missouri.
- Get advice
Small business advising network
Missouri SBDC
Missouri Small Business Development Centers
Gives export counseling and training, including the Heartland Export Accelerator, which ends in a written export plan.
Visit Missouri SBDC (opens in a new tab)Source: Missouri SBDC, about the network (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Research markets
University trade research center
MU ITC
International Trade Center, Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, University of Missouri
Uses student interns and faculty to research export markets for Missouri companies, and offers trade education and training.
Visit MU ITC (opens in a new tab)Source: University of Missouri, International Trade Center page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
State economic development agency
DED
Missouri Department of Economic Development
Runs the state's business incentives and funds the Missouri Partnership, the state's business recruitment organization.
State business filing office
Secretary of State
Missouri Secretary of State
Registers foreign limited liability companies and issues certificates of authority and certificates of good standing.
Visit Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)Source: Revisor of Statutes, section 347.044 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
4. Customs and tax
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
State tax authority
DOR
Missouri Department of Revenue
Issues the retail sales license and administers state income tax withholding.
Visit DOR (opens in a new tab)Source: Revisor of Statutes, section 144.083 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Meet requirements
Labor and unemployment department
DOLIR
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Runs the unemployment insurance program through its Division of Employment Security and administers workers' compensation.
- Meet requirements
City port authority
St. Louis Port Authority
Port Authority Commission of the City of St. Louis
Oversees public and private real estate development in the St. Louis Port District.
Visit St. Louis Port Authority (opens in a new tab)Source: City of St. Louis, Port Authority Commission page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
State agriculture department
MDA
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Counsels agricultural exporters, runs promotion offices in Taiwan and Mexico, inspects grain and rice, and receives foreign farmland reports.
- Meet requirements
Insurance, banking and licensing department
DCI
Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance
Regulates insurers, state-chartered banks and trust companies, and professional licensing boards.
6. Chambers and industry associations
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
State chamber of commerce
Missouri Chamber
Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Represents employers before the General Assembly and agencies on tax, regulation and economic development.
Visit Missouri Chamber (opens in a new tab)Source: Missouri Chamber, About the Chamber (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
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State manufacturers' and business association
AIM
Associated Industries of Missouri
Represents manufacturers and other businesses before the legislature and state agencies, and offers members seminars and cost-saving programs.
Visit AIM (opens in a new tab)Source: Associated Industries of Missouri, about the association (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
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Promote:Missouri is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 3, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.