# SourceLink

> SourceLink is a University of Missouri program combining ecosystem consulting, resource discovery, community websites and CRM software. It helps economic development organizations connect entrepreneurs with existing services, coordinate referrals and report collective outcomes. Its model began with KCSourceLink in 2003 and has been adopted by city, regional and statewide networks.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Kansas City, United States
- **Founders:** Maria Meyers (Founder)
- **Products:** Resource Navigator, SiteConnex, SourceLink Pro CRM, SourceLink Enterprise, Ecosystem consulting and mapping
- **Notable:** Developed the national model from the 2003 KCSourceLink launch., IASourceLink case study reports more than 20,000 entrepreneurs served and usage from all 99 Iowa counties., Resource Rail adapts a transit-map format to entrepreneurial resource discovery.

## Products & services

- **Resource Navigator** — Searchable resource database matching business owners by need, stage, industry and location; embeddable in an existing website.
- **SiteConnex** — Community website platform integrating resource discovery, calendars and shared ecosystem content.
- **SourceLink Pro CRM** — Client, interaction, referral, survey and outcome tracking for business-support organizations, with more than 100 built-in reports.
- **SourceLink Enterprise** — Shared CRM architecture for multiple organizations, with peer instances, permissions, common metrics and collective reporting.
- **Ecosystem consulting and mapping** — Resource inventories, gap analysis, partner coordination, economic impact measurement and visual guides including SourceFinder and Resource Rail.
- **Beyond Collisions** — Practical guide to entrepreneurial infrastructure by Maria Meyers and Kate Pope Hodel.

## Achievements

- Developed the national model from the 2003 KCSourceLink launch.
- IASourceLink case study reports more than 20,000 entrepreneurs served and usage from all 99 Iowa counties.
- Resource Rail adapts a transit-map format to entrepreneurial resource discovery.
- SourceLink reports developing more than 50 affiliate websites.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Kauffman Foundation published a Maria Meyers Q&A announcing her planned summer 2026 retirement.
- **2026-09** — SourceLink updated its Terms of Use and Privacy Policy on September 16, 2026, identifying the University of Missouri Curators as platform operator.

## Links

- Website: https://www.joinsourcelink.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinsourcelink/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/joinsourcelink
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joinsourcelink

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Last updated: 2026-10-25