Other Resources
Largest Employers in Pratt County
| Company | Size | |
| Pratt Regional Medical Center | Large (250+) | |
| Walmart Supercenter | Large (250+) | |
| Kanza Cooperative | Medium (50-249) | |
| Dillons Grocery Store | Medium (50-249) | |
| US D 382 Pratt Southwest | Medium (50-249) | |
| Transportation Department | Medium (50-249) | |
| Kanza Cooperative | Medium (50-249) | |
| Unified School District 438 | Medium (50-249) | |
| Pratt Health & Rehab | Medium (50-249) | |
| Pratt Internal Medicine Group | Medium (50-249) | |
| Liberty Middle School | Medium (50-249) | |
| South Wind Hospice Inc | Medium (50-249) | |
| Southwest Truck Parts | Medium (50-249) | |
| Pratt Well Svc Inc | Medium (50-249) | |
| JP Energy Partners LP | Medium (50-249) | |
| Peoples Bank | Medium (50-249) | |
| Southwest Truck Parts Inc | Medium (50-249) | |
| Pratt Rehabilitation Center | Medium (50-249) |
Resources to bookmark and use regularly
- IRS Small Business Video Portal – link
- Kansas Business Center website
The official state resource for information, filings, and personal assistance to start or maintain your Kansas business. - Wichita SCORE website
A resource partner of SBA, SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide. Find an experienced mentor to help you today. - Office of Minority & Women Business Development website
Information and resources for business seeking certification as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Minority Business Enterprise, or Women Business Enterprise. - Small Business Association website | Facebook | Twitter
Variety of programs and support services to help you navigate the issues you face with your initial applications, and resources to help after you open for business. - Kansas Small Business Resource Guide – link
- Wichita State University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) website
Low cost training seminars, FREE one-on-one counseling services, and a website packed with information and portals to help you with all aspects of business development. - Getting Started General Startup Guides | Formation & Permits | Business Plan Development
- The Entrepreneur’s Path – A Handbook for High-growth Companies by i2E – link
- MasterCard Business Planning Tools – link
- Online Business Courses – How to Start & Build a Business – link
- Start Your Own Business Courses through SBDC Store – link
Courses include: Start Your Own Small Business, Marketing Your Business on the Internet, Creating a Successful Business Plan, Start & Operate Your Own Home-Based Business, Small Business Marketing on a Shoestring, and many more - Small & Medium Enterprise Toolkit – link
- Formation & Permits- Choosing a Business Entity: The Incorporation Wizard – link
- Understanding the Different Business Structures- State of Kansas website: – link
- Common Business Licenses/Permits in Kansas (partial list) – link
Resource partners
- Kansas Department of Commerce
- Kansas Department of Revenue
- WorkforceOne
- Small Business Development Center
- Great Plains Development Inc
- Western Kansas Rural Economic Development Alliance (wkreda)
Local Libraries
Pratt Public Library – website
Linda Hunt Pratt Community College Library – website
Business Plan Development
- Business Plan Templates from SCORE – link
- How to Write a Business Plan from SBA – link
- Sample Business Plans for Specific Industries – link
Miscellaneous Resources
Growing & Second Stage Companies
- Are You a Second Stage Growth Company? – link
Second-stage companies are those that have grown past the startup stage but have not grown to maturity. They have enough employees to exceed the comfortable control span of one owner/CEO and benefit from adding professional managers, but they do not yet have a full-scale professional management team. - Innovation Management Maturity Assessment – link
Rate your organization’s performance across core competencies and management dimensions to gain insight
Marketing & Research
- 3/50 Project – link
If 50% of the employed population spent $50 each month in locally owned independent businesses, it would generate over $42 billion in revenue. If you are a small independently owned business, take advantage of this philosophy in your marketing materials. - Fintel Financial Scorecard – link
Benchmark financial performance against similar-sized businesses in your industry - Primary Market Research 101 – link
- SizeUp – link
Tools to benchmark your businesses against your competitors