Business Resources

Starting a Business:

City of Grain Valley: Doing Business in Grain Valley guide

Missouri Secretary of State Resources on Starting a Business in Missouri: Starting a Business - Missouri Secretary of State (mo.gov)

Mid-Continent Public Library Square One Small Business: Square One Small Business | Mid-Continent Public Library (mymcpl.org)

Emergency Preparedness/Storm Preparedness:

Everbridge Emergency Alert Program: Central Jackson County EMA - Sign In (everbridge.net)

Ready.gov Business Severe Wind/Tornado Toolkit: Ready Business SEVERE WIND TORNADO TOOLKIT

SCORE Tornado Preparedness Checklist for Businesses: 2013 SCORE-Agility Tornado Prep Checklist.pdf

Small Business Administration Disaster Preparedness Checklist: Disaster Preparedness Checklist Tornadoes (sba.gov)

Workplace Safety Resources:
The following resources were shared by GVPD Chief Ed Turner and GVPD Officer Iiams during their Feburary 2024 luncheon presentation on workplace safety.

FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/workplace_violence.pdf/view

https://leb.fbi.gov/articles/featured-articles/workplace-violence-prevention-readiness-and-response

FBI, Run/Hide/Fight: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/active-shooter-safety-resources

ALICE Training: https://www.alicetraining.com

Strategos International: https://strategosintl.com 

GVPD Victim Services Flyer (PDF)