What do Montana’s Entrepreneurs Really Want and Need?

As Brad Feld http://www.matr.net/article-52118.html says in his book "Startup Communities: Creating a Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City" http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/startup-communities-brad-feld/1110872182?ean=9781118441541 , it’s up to entrepreneurs to develop a successful entrepreneurial community.

Chet Kittleson, Regional Ops Manager for UP Global http://www.up.co/ , a partnership of Startup Weekend and Startup America has been visiting with entrepreneurs throughout Montana to hear of the "Big Ideas" that they think Montana communities should consider to develop a more successful entrepreneurial ecosystem. These are by no means set in stone, but are things that champions in each of those regions expressed as areas of interest. What other Big Ideas do you think Montana should consider? Add your comments to this story so everyone can share.

Montana – Big Ideas

*Missoula

-Access to working Capital both Angel and VC

-Co-working space

-Coordinated state wide Startup Calendar/

-Ecosystem map

*Bozeman

-Start an Accelerator

-Organize visible angel funding

-Coordinated state wide Startup Calendar/Ecosystem map

*Great Falls

-Increase awareness for video game entrepreneurship

-More school related programs

*Helena

-Tech and government

-Big event in Helena

-Co-working space

*Kalispell

-Women in tech

-Veterans in tech

-Artists as entrepreneurs

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Chet Kittleson

Regional Ops Manager

UP Global http://www.up.co/

[email protected]

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