BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T083000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Inside the Issues: New Tools for Entrepreneurship\, Regulatory Relief and Economic Growth DESCRIPTION:Join Chamber members to hear about how Missouri is strengthening its economic development toolkit through new resources aimed at supporting entrepreneurs\, reducing regulatory barriers\, and helping businesses start\, grow and succeed.This program will highlight the Missouri Department of Economic Development's newly established Regulatory Relief Office and Office of Entrepreneurship\, two resources designed to support business growth\, reduce barriers and strengthen Missouri's overall economic climate. Attendees will hear how these offices fit within the state's broader economic development strategy and how they are working to connect businesses with resources\, streamline processes and make it easier to navigate the path of starting and growing a business in Missouri.The conversation will also feature Representative Alex Riley\, who played a key role in advancing the legislation that created the Regulatory Relief Office. He will share the intent behind the office and how it fits into broader efforts to support a more responsive\, business-friendly environment.This collaborative event brings together the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce\, the Missouri Department of Economic Development and efactory at Missouri State University to connect the dots between public policy\, entrepreneurship\, business services and regional economic growth.\nSponsored by: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join Chamber members to hear about \;how Missouri is strengthening its economic development toolkit through new resources aimed at supporting entrepreneurs\, reducing regulatory barriers\, and helping businesses start\, grow and succeed.

This program will highlight the Missouri Department of Economic Development&rsquo\;s newly established Regulatory Relief Office and Office of Entrepreneurship\, two resources designed to support business growth\, reduce barriers and strengthen Missouri&rsquo\;s overall economic climate. Attendees will hear how these offices fit within the state&rsquo\;s broader economic development strategy and how they are working to connect businesses with resources\, streamline processes and make it easier to navigate the path of starting and growing a business in Missouri.

The conversation will also feature Representative Alex Riley\, who played a key role in advancing the legislation that created the Regulatory Relief Office. He will share the intent behind the office and how it fits into broader efforts to support a more responsive\, business-friendly environment.

This collaborative event brings together the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce\, the Missouri Department of Economic Development and efactory at Missouri State University to connect the dots between public policy\, entrepreneurship\, business services and regional economic growth.