Topeka
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
How to start a small business
This packet is evaluated and updated on a quarterly basis.
Have suggestions, comments, or ideas? Please email business@tscpl.org with your information.
SER MUJER Program
The program is offered both in a traditional workshop setting including online and mobile app delivery format. This will allow the non-traditional learner who may only be able to access the program after hours. Some individuals may also find a more positive experience by accessing a hybrid of the program: some classroom instruction with online availability. In both cases, qualified program staff are providing case management and follow up to ensure progress is being accomplished by every participant.
Starting a Kansas Nonprofit Corporation
The Secretary of State’s office is a filing agency and does not provide legal guidance.
Business Funding Opportunities
Topeka/Shawnee County First Opportunity Fund (Go Topeka)
This links to the PDF of the current application form and provide all supporting materials. (We provide a checklist of what you’ll need, which includes a business plan, financial statements and details about operations.)
Topeka Community Foundation – Impact Investing Opportunity
Impact Investing provides a loan, equity investment or guarantee to nonprofits, for-profits, and intermediary partners, with the central purpose of social good that also provides a financial return.
An Impact Investment can be a loan, equity investment or guarantee that advances the mission of the Topeka Community Foundation, generates measurable community impact and achieves some sort of financial return. Many local Impact Investments are made at rates of return that prioritize community impact.