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Montana SBA Director Announces Statewide, 7-Day Small Business Tour
Montana SBA Director Announces Statewide, 7-Day Small Business Tour
HELENA, MT – Brent Donnelly, Montana District Director for the U.S. Small Business Administration, today announced the “Peaks to Plains Business Resiliency Tour,” a seven-day statewide small business tour to highlight the importance of supporting small businesses during the holidays and the impact of local entrepreneurship. Donnelly will visit a business in each of Montana’s 56 counties between Dec. 10 and Dec. 18.
“When local small businesses succeed, they create jobs for families, infuse new revenues into hometown economies, and preserve the unique identities of our communities,” said Donnelly. “The SBA has played a pivotal role in supporting small businesses this year amidst the pandemic, but no amount of aid compares to customers in stores or families in restaurants. By visiting businesses in each of Montana’s 56 counties this week, my goal is to highlight and encourage small business owners while also challenging Montanans to make a point of shopping small and supporting local this holiday season.”
Small businesses make up 99.3 percent of Montana’s businesses and employ more than 245,000 people. For more information, view the 2020 Montana Small Business Profile here.
Donnelly will launch the Peaks to Plains Business Resiliency Tour at 7:30 a.m. Dec. 10 in Helena at 1889 Coffee Shop. Each stop of the tour will last approximately 15 minutes. Media is invited to attend.
Below is Donnelly’s tour schedule. Exact visit times may fluctuate due to travel. Updates will be provided as necessary. If you have questions or plan to cover an event, please contact Andy Shirtliff at [email protected].
December 10, 2020
COUNTY: Lewis & Clark
WHERE: 1889 Coffee Shop (1800 Prospect Ave, Helena)
WHEN: 7:30 a.m.
COUNTY: Missoula
WHERE: Aporta Shop (117 W Front St, Missoula)
WHEN: 9:55 a.m.
COUNTY: Lake
WHERE: handMADE Montana (212 Main St, Polson)
WHEN: 11:35 a.m.
COUNTY: Flathead
WHERE: Bonelli’s Bistro (38 1st Ave E, Kalispell)
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
COUNTY: Flathead
WHERE: Trovare (317 Central Ave, Whitefish)
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
COUNTY: Lincoln
WHERE: Mountain Gift & Home (205 Dewey Ave, Eureka)
WHEN: 2:40 p.m.
COUNTY: Sanders
WHERE: Black Bear Bakery & Deli (925 W Main St, Thompson Falls)
WHEN: 6:05 p.m.
COUNTY: Mineral
WHERE: X-Bar-4 (55 Mullan Gulch Rd, St. Regis)
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
December 11, 2020
COUNTY: Ravalli
WHERE: Salvage Signs (708 Talons Way, Hamilton)
WHEN: 8:00 a.m.
COUNTY: Granite
WHERE: The Sweet Palace (109 E Broadway St, Philipsburg)
WHEN: 10:40 a.m.
COUNTY: Deer Lodge
WHERE: Beautiful Life Clothing (221 East Park Ave, Anaconda)
WHEN: 11:35 a.m.
COUNTY: Powell
WHERE: Quilters Corner (401 Main St, Deer Lodge)
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
COUNTY: Silver Bow
WHERE: Butte Copper Company (2125 Harrison Ave, Butte)
WHEN: 1:40 p.m.
COUNTY: Jefferson
WHERE: Settings By All Things (11 N Main St, Whitehall)
WHEN: 2:35 p.m.
COUNTY: Beaverhead
WHERE: 729 Wielding and Fabrication (790 N Montana St, Dillon)
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
COUNTY: Madison
WHERE: Willies Distillery (312 Main St, Ennis)
WHEN: 5:55 p.m.
December 14, 2020
COUNTY: Broadwater
WHERE: V42 Fitness (500 N Front St, Townsend)
WHEN: 7:00 a.m.
COUNTY: Meagher
WHERE: Twin Sisters Trading Company (14 S Central Ave, White Sulphur Springs)
WHEN: 8:10 a.m.
COUNTY: Wheatland
WHERE: Cream of the West (408 Wheatland Ave S, Harlowton)
WHEN: 9:35 a.m.
COUNTY: Golden Valley
WHERE: Location TBD
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
COUNTY: Musselshell
WHERE: Manzella Precision (50 Hill Top Rd, Roundup)
WHEN: 11:40 a.m.
COUNTY: Petroleum
WHERE: Location TBD
WHEN: 12:50 p.m.
COUNTY: Fergus
WHERE: JTK Specialized (480 Gill Ln, Lewistown)
WHEN: 2:15 p.m.
COUNTY: Judith Basin
WHERE: Youderian Construction, Inc. (35097 U.S. Hwy 87, Stanford)
WHEN: 3:25 p.m.
COUNTY: Chouteau
WHERE: Terri Baker Airbnb (1212 Front St, Fort Benton)
WHEN: 5:05 p.m.
COUNTY: Cascade
WHERE: Central Avenue Meats (422 Central Ave, Great Falls)
WHEN: 6:15 p.m.
December 15, 2020
COUNTY: Teton
WHERE: Copper Creek Coffee (23 Main Ave N, Choteau)
WHEN: 7:00 a.m.
COUNTY: Pondera
WHERE: Gold Fox Metals (707 S Main St, Conrad)
WHEN: 8:10 a.m.
COUNTY: Glacier
WHERE: Cut Bank Creek Brewery (315 Railroad St, Cut Bank)
WHEN: 9:35 a.m.
COUNTY: Toole
WHERE: Spa 30 (230 Main St, Shelby)
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
COUNTY: Liberty
WHERE: Location TBD
WHEN: 11:40 a.m.
COUNTY: Hill
WHERE: Boxcars Restaurant (619 1st St, Havre)
WHEN: 1:05 p.m.
COUNTY: Blaine
WHERE: Shores Floral (304 Indiana St, Chinook)
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
COUNTY: Phillips
WHERE: Location TBD
WHEN: 3:40 p.m.
COUNTY: Valley
WHERE: Shippwrecked (227 5th St S, Glasgow)
WHEN: 5:20 p.m.
COUNTY: Roosevelt
WHERE: Friesen’s Floral (431 4th Ave N, Wolf Point)
WHEN: 6:45 p.m.
COUNTY: Daniels
WHERE: Rose and Marie’s (104 Main St, Scobey)
WHEN: 8:10 p.m.
December 16, 2020
COUNTY: Sheridan
WHERE: CEG Sports (558 W 1st Ave, Plentywood)
WHEN: 7:00 a.m.
COUNTY: Richland
WHERE: Meadowlark Brewing (117 S Central Ave, Sidney)
WHEN: 8:55 a.m.
COUNTY: McCone
WHERE: Studio U (301 Main St, Circle)
WHEN: 10:50 a.m.
COUNTY: Garfield
WHERE: Country Roads Floral, Gift and Mug (527 Main St, Jordan)
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
COUNTY: Custer
WHERE: Vintage & Rustics (813 Main St, Miles City)
WHEN: 2:25 p.m.
COUNTY: Prairie
WHERE: Robertson Creative Creations (118 S Logan Ave, Terry)
WHEN: 3:35 p.m.
COUNTY: Dawson
WHERE: The Capsule Wardrobe (204 N Kendrick Ave Ste. 104, Glendive)
WHEN: 4:45 p.m.
COUNTY: Wibaux
WHERE: Beaver Creek Brewery (104 Orgain Ave, Wibaux)
WHEN: 5:40 p.m.
COUNTY: Fallon
WHERE: Baker Ace Hardware (101 Lake City Shopping Center Dr, Baker)
WHEN: 6:50 p.m.
December 17, 2020
COUNTY: Carter
WHERE: Stompin Grounds (107 S Main St, Ekalaka)
WHEN: 7:30 a.m.
COUNTY: Powder River
WHERE: Stockman’s Club Restaurant (721S Park St, Broadus)
WHEN: 10:25 a.m.
COUNTY: Rosebud
WHERE: Style Alley (183 N 9th Ave, Forsyth)
WHEN: 1:20 p.m.
COUNTY: Treasure
WHERE: BW Grill and Bar (304 Elliott St, Hysham)
WHEN: 2:15 p.m.
COUNTY: Big Horn
WHERE: Two Leggins Outfitters (344 2 Leggins Rd, Hardin)
WHEN: 3:40 p.m.
COUNTY: Yellowstone
WHERE: Product Depot (2815 Second Ave N, Billings)
WHEN: 5:05 p.m.
COUNTY: Carbon
WHERE: Red Lodge Reservations (16 Broadway Ave N, Red Lodge)
WHEN: 6:45 p.m.
December 18, 2020
COUNTY: Stillwater
WHERE: Stillwater Tire (611 E 6th Ave N, Columbus)
WHEN: 7:30 a.m.
COUNTY: Sweet Grass
WHERE: Location TBD
WHEN: 8:40 a.m.
COUNTY: Park
WHERE: Camino Spice (113 W Park St, Livingston)
WHEN: 9:50 a.m.
COUNTY: Gallatin
WHERE: Location TBD
WHEN: 10:45 a.m.
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