BUSINESS NEWS AND FUNDING

The Lessons of Kiva

There’s a lot any entrepreneur can learn from the Kiva story.

The Best Tips for Courting Angels

Laura Bennett recently co-founded Embrace Pet Insurance after securing $1.1 million of angel funding. Her top tips:

Frazier Healthcare Ventures raises $600 million life science fund

The new fund brings total capital under management to $1.8 billion and maintains Frazier as one of the largest venture capital firms in the Pacific Northwest.

Highest Quality Public Education Key to Community’s Economic Success

“If you decide an economic de-velopment goal is to build great public schools, it will drive your community in ways you would never believe.”

Incentives to attract workers

Many small businesses provide some kind of stock incentive to their employees.

Report touts wildlife refuges

National wildlife refuges more than make up for their cost to taxpayers by returning about $4 in economic activity for every $1 the government spends, according to a federal study released Tuesday.

Summit to tackle dearth of workers

The State’s estimated work force shortage to reach 150,000 over the next five years.

Seven Simple Co-Founder Insights. Important Questions Startup Co-Founders Should Ask Each Other

So, which insights and ideas do you have on picking co-founders?

Companies go green to please workers

An October survey by McLean, Va.-based Jobfox found 5% of professionals are seeking a career change with a company that is environmentally friendly, making it 18th on the list of top career-related choices.

Tech companies welcome software written by outsiders

Their goal: boosting sales by increasing the number of games and other applications that run on a single device.

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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.

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SBA 504 Loans offered statewide! Real estate and equipment, acquisitions, renovation, and new construction. Low, fixed-rates up to 25 years with as little as 10% down.

The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is the longest-standing and leading advocate for the Flathead Valley community and business climate.

For over 25 years, Montana World Trade Center® has served Montana as a trusted business adviser.