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Research Roundup at Montana State University (#271), Montana’s un-dinosaurs, Bacteria, dead or alive?, Summer job, added value, Artificial knees

McLeod wants to develop a small, lightweight device that can fight infection from outside the body. He is focusing on knee implants.

Inside Entrepreneurship: Taking the first steps to start a business

Here’s an easy checklist of administrative tasks to help you set up your business right from the start.

Tech stars build $355 million investment "Invention Development Fund"

Invention Development’s filing says the Bellevue-based fund could grow to as much as $1 billion. At that size, it would be larger than any other single Northwest venture capital or private-equity fund, and would rank alongside some of the largest funds in Silicon Valley.

Rural women needed for chronic illness study

"We rural people are sometimes isolated from the real world. It was great to be part of something that not only helps yourself but others as well."

SBA Loan Programs

Here are some of the loan programs offered by the SBA.

Business cards flourishing in Web-based world

People are desperate to distinguish themselves with wildly colorful and multitextured formats

Colorado startup telco, Zayo Bandwidth lands $225 million. Venture capital funds fiber-optic acquisitions

The access to nearly one-quarter of a billion dollars of investment capital represents one of the biggest venture capital commitments to a Colorado company in recent years. It also reflects confidence in the demand for bandwidth that transports Internet and data traffic.

Alaska Unveils Online Training for Workforce Development

The Work Ready/College Ready program allows students and adult job-seekers to gauge their readiness for work, college and occupational training, and to improve the basic skills valued by employers and educators.

Four Important Things to Know Before You Sell Your Company

Here are a few of the basics to be prepared for when contemplating selling your company.

Bend Venture Conference 2007 Invites Seed and Early Stage Companies to Pitch Regional Investors

Finalists will be competing for an investment worth at least $100,000.

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