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Montana SBDC May Newsletter – 3 Businesses Share Their Stories – 5/27 – 9AM – Online

May 11, 2021 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

Missoula Regional Small Business Development Centers provides tools and guidance to help small businesses succeed in Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, and Sanders counties.

3 BUSINESSES SHARE

THEIR STORIES

They started a business during COVID-19!

May 27th at 9am via Zoom

The Missoula SBDC will feature an Ask and Share storytelling webinar with three clients who started their businesses

during COVID-19.

How did these business owners work through nuances of their business adventure with business advisors from Missoula’s SBDC? How did these business owners find direction, create value and take steps to secure their dream? Why? What was difficult? What was more difficult due to the pandemic? What advice would they give to others looking to start their own business? Where was the Missoula SBDC most effective? Least?

You name it. We are going to ask it.

The last 15 minutes of the Ask and Share webinar will be an open Q & A.

Join new business owners Paige Ward and Angela Bridegam and Alina McCue for what it is sure to be an hour well spent!

FREE WEBINAR

Termination Tutorial:

5 Crucial Factors to Consider Before Firing

Wednesday, May 12

2 PM ET

Presenter:

Jaime Lizotte

HR & Tax Compliance Solutions Manager

This practical, solutions-based webinar will help you navigate the legal labyrinth of pertinent regulations that come into play. Plus, get expert tips on handling separations the right way.

Specifically, you will learn:

Protections — and restrictions — with at-will employment
Federal laws that must be considered in a termination decision
Sound strategies for terminating remote workers
Steps and precautions to take before firing
Legal pointers when planning a layoff

After more than a year of operation and serving more than eight million small businesses, funding for the bi-partisan Paycheck Protection Program has been exhausted. The SBA will continue funding outstanding approved PPP applications, but new qualifying applications will only be funded through Community Financial Institutions, financial lenders who serve underserved communities. The SBA is committed to delivering economic aid through the many COVID relief programs it is currently administering and beyond.

PPP lenders in Montana include:

Grasslands Credit Union

https://grasslandscu.com/

Embark Credit Union

[email protected]

Attention: Erin Townsend

Clearwater Credit Union

https://clearwatercreditunion.org/sba-ppp-application/

Mofi

https://www.mofi.org/paycheck-protection-program-loans/

Restaurant Revitalization Fund Info Here

Missoula Small Business Development Center

(406) 243-4770

We’d love to hear from you!

Have other questions?

Starting a business in Montana?
Expanding a business?
Selling or buying a business?
Adjusting your business to fit today’s market challenges?

Jennifer Stephens

Regional Director

Missoula SBDC

Jordan Stordahl

Business Advisor

Missoula SBDC

Christine Littig

Business Advisor

COVID-19 Specialist

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Make an Appointment

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Montana Department of Commerce. Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact us for more information.