Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana
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MSU TechLink to offer program to support Montana tech startups
With $150,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Techlink and its collaborating partners will offer the Mesas to Mountains program to guide participants in applying for early-stage seed capital through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs and explore opportunities to learn about technologies available for licensing from federally funded research labs and universities. These programs help businesses develop and commercialize new technologies.
LightBox CEO says more states, including Montana, are taking broadband mapping into their own hands
LightBox provides a geospatial mapping service and was previously tapped by officials in Georgia and Alabama to help create detailed broadband coverage maps. This week, Montana also selected LightBox to help it get a more accurate picture of the broadband landscape there.
Accelerate MT Rural Innovation Initiative (AMRII) January Newsletter
Accelerate MT is launching a series of micro-courses to support Montana women, who are current or aspiring business owners in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On January 31st, two new courses will launch: Diversify Your Business – Don’t Discount, Create Value
Urban Villages: The Key to Sustainable Community Economic Development
Compact, walkable urban villages support sustainable economic development by reducing transportation costs, leaving residents with more money to spend on local goods, and by creating more efficient and attractive commercial districts.
Montana latest state to build broadband coverage map
The same company that helped Georgia and Alabama build their statewide broadband maps has contracted with the State of Montana to create its own map, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced on Monday.
Big Sky Economic Development – January & February 2022 Trainings & Events
Regional Housing Study Webinar – January 25th
Unsettled State: The moveBuddha 2021 Migration Report – How does Montana rate?
In 2021, Montana had the highest net inflow of moves per capita, with 73% of moves inbound. Billings was the #1 destination with a 3.9 to 1 inbound to outbound ratio.
Everyone Wants to Be an Entrepreneur
Applications for new businesses rose 20 percent last year, after languishing for a decade. Many newly minted founders attribute it to the pandemic.
Montana Career Opportunity – Google Impact for Women and Girls: WELL Native Women Launch Manager – The Women’s Entrepreneurship & Leadership Lab (W.E.L.L.) and Accelerate Montana (aMT)
The Women’s Entrepreneurship & Leadership Lab (W.E.L.L.) and Accelerate Montana (aMT) in partnership with Blackfeet Community College (BCC), Salish Kootenai College (SKC), and University of Montana (UM), are hiring one, full-time program manager. W.E.L.L. Native…
Air Force advancing body armor cooling system, looking for commercialization partner
“Anybody that’s worn a vest in any sort of hot conditions can relate to the situations that the warfighter, anybody that has to wear ballistic armor, have to face,” O’Brien said. “But security forces have a very specific role as having to wear it for eight to 10 hours every single day.”