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{DON’T MISS EXPERT WEEK} 10/4-6 – Big Sky Economic Development

The Billings Small Business Development Center is excited to host their first annual Expert Week! There will be various experts in-house providing FREE one-on-one assistance to your businesses. Each day will feature a different area of expertise for business owners to ask questions and seek guidance.

Montana 2022 Small Business Profile

129,180 small businesses – 99.3 percent of Montana businesses

AmandaKayMiller – Turning your Passions into Paychecks

I help creative people turn their passions into paychecks.

The Next Silicon Valley Will Be in the US Heartland

Steve Case, founder of AOL, predicts the dominance of tech companies on the coasts will give way to a flourishing of startups from smaller cities.

Killing the economic polar bear

According to two economists from BlackRock, there should be a louder debate about the tradeoffs between fighting inflation and well, killing, economic growth. As the United States Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates, what will be the ultimate decision?

I’ve worked remotely from 14 countries. Here’s what I learned.

Consider my lessons your beginner’s guide to being a digital nomad

Butte’s Headframe Spirits marks 10th anniversary, growth of business

“Someone said how would you describe Butte and I said, ‘well Butte’s a big damn deal,’ and they sort of looked at me and cocked their head and I saw it in their eyes and I’m just gonna say that from now on,” said John Mckee, co-owner of Headframe Spirits.

Yellowstone Fiber turns on service for first round of customers in Bozeman, Montana

The first area includes a neighborhood off Durston Road and Laurel Parkway.

GFDA – Upcoming trainings: E-Mail Marketing, Boots to Business and more!

Check out the upcoming trainings

Value-added and locally grown food in Ronan, Montana – The Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center

“Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center does a lot of value-added agriculture processing, mainly for the Western Montana Growers Co-op, they’re our core partner. We’re very unique in that we have this amazing facility … the whole process that we can do here, in value adding to agriculture and working directly with producers to do that,” said Jan Tusick, Center Director at the Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center.

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Big Sky EDA- Building Businesses and Creating Jobs in the Greater Billings, Montana area

Great Falls trade area. Competitive for food, ag, bioprocessing, energy, and support. Closest U.S. metro area to Calgary. Untame Your Entrepreneurial Spirit!

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