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Looking to take your business to the next level? The Kansas Department of Commerce offers a variety of options to help you expand your business, ranging from direct financial assistance to technical and educational support. The Department also helps entrepreneurs meet licensing requirements, works with clients to identify incentives appropriate for business expansion, and helps assess communities from a business perspective.
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Agricultural Value Added Center and Loan:
The Agriculture Value Added Loan Program promotes the development and commercialization of agricultural products and processes. (More...)
Agritourism:
Agritourism is often defined as the crossroads of tourism and agriculture and can provide Kansas farmers an opportunity to expand their traditional business by making it a tourist destination. (More...)
Association Health Care Access Program:
This plan allows associations to help their members obtain access to affordable health care plans. (More...)
Business Retention and Expansion:
Assistance is provided to in-state manufacturing companies and distribution or office headquarters. (More...)
Certified Development Companies:
The network of Certified Development Companies throughout the state provides financial packaging services to small businesses using a variety of private and government sources. (More...)
Export Assistance to Kansas Companies:
Commerce provides assistance to Kansas companies wishing to begin or expand their international marketing efforts. (More...)
Group Tour Marketing:
Commerce continues to increase promotion of Kansas as a tourism destination to the group tour market. (More...)
High Performance Incentive Program:
This program provides tax incentives to eligible employers that pay above-average wages and are committed to skills development for their workers. (More...)
Investments in Major Projects and Comprehensive Training:
The IMPACT program is designed to respond to the training and capital requirements of major business expansions and locations in the state. (More...)
Kansas Economic Opportunity Initiatives Fund:
These funds are provided by the State Legislature to address unique opportunities or emergencies that may have substantial impact on the Kansas economy. Examples include major expansion of a Kansas business, potential location of a major employer in Kansas, or the closing of a major federal or state institution. (More...)
Kansas Enterprise Zone:
The Kansas Enterprise Zone Program provides potential Kansas sales tax exemption and Kansas income/privilege tax credits to businesses creating new jobs in Kansas through major capital investment projects. (More...)
Kansas Film Commission:
The Kansas Film Commission promotes the state of Kansas as a film location site to the film, television, and video industry. (More...)
Kansas Industrial Retraining Program:
The KIR job retention program provides grants to restructuring companies whose employees are likely to be displaced due to obsolete or inadequate job skills or knowledge. (More...)
Kansas Industrial Training Program:
The KIT program provides funds to help new and expanding companies train workers for new jobs. (More...)
Kansas Match:
The Kansas Match Program was developed to match Kansas companies that currently purchase products, materials, and services from out-of-state companies with Kansas-based businesses who provide the same products, materials, and services. (More...)
Office of Minority/Women Business Development:
The Office of Minority and Women Business development recognizes the unique challenges that minority and women business owners face and strives to help these entrepreneurs succeed. (More...)
Private Activity Bonds:
Private Activity Bonds are federally tax-exempt bonds that can lower financing costs for qualifying projects. (More...)
Registered Apprenticeship:
The Registered Apprenticeship program is designed to provide employers with a skilled workforce while training existing workers in the latest technologies without loss of production time. (More...)
Simply Kansas:
Simply Kansas is a trademark program designed to promote agricultural products grown, raised or produced in Kansas. Simply Kansas replaces the From the Land of Kansas program. Members of the FLOK program must reapply for membership in Simply Kansas. (More...)
Small Employer Cafeteria Plan Development Program:
This plan encourages the use of cafeteria benefit plans authorized by 26 U.S.C. 125 (Section 125 cafeteria plans) by small businesses with 50 or fewer employees. (More...)