Big Sky Economic Development

"I wish this resource would have been around when we started our business," said Clemons, a 26-year Army veteran, adding that he and his wife drained their savings and maxed out their credit cards establishing their business years ago.

Learn more about how Big Sky Economic Development and the Veterans Business Outreach Center(VBOC) are impacting Veteran Entrepreneurs in our six-state region.

Veteran small business owners discuss "Moments that Matter" when starting a new business.

We are fortunate to have been offered an opportunity to have IEDC provide a special economic development training session to Community Leaders in Montana.

Big Sky Economic Development, Montana State University Billings, Rocky Mountain College and Billings-based Zoot Enterprises have signed into an agreement to launch a seven-month process to develop plans for the new center. It will also serve as the new home for the local economic development group.

The Innovate Montana Symposium was launched by Governor Bullock’s Main Street Montana Project to bring business leaders across the state together to grow businesses, train and educate Montana’s workforce, increase economic opportunities and encourage innovation.

"We were tenacious in working with the governor and the congressional delegation and making sure this got the highest attention possible from GE," Steve Arveschoug, executive director of BSED said. "We’re proud that we’re a community that has responded in a positive way from the decision that was made."

Today the Business Finance Program at Big Sky Economic Development Corporation and Montana Community Finance Corporation have merged!

What should be our focus and how should we use our resources?

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