BEAR (Business Expansion and Retention) Builds Montana’s Economy One Business at a Time

As the Big Sky Economic Development Authority (BSEDA) evaluated its assets, resources and goals this year – even with a tight budget – the one program that emerged unquestionably as one to expand and to fund to an even higher degree was the BEAR http://www.medamembers.org/bear/ .

Demand for the services of the Business Expansion and Retention program http://www.medamembers.org/bear/ has increased significantly over the past couple of years, to such a degree that Linda Beck, with the assistance of a half-time staffer, just couldn’t keep up. A month ago, Brian Edwards was hired to expand the staff to two. All the rest of the program’s needs are addressed by volunteers, which is what makes it so unique.

by Evelyn Pyburn

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