Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana

The excitement is echoing here at 1 Million Cups!

Kalispell native Kendra Kuhl recognized as top innovator in research to convert carbon dioxide into useful products

Join us this Wednesday, September 7 at 9:00 am at MonTec for coffee, reconnecting and to find out what we have in store for you this Fall!

"Our goal is to provide education and training to inmates to provide them life skills so that they don’t return to prison," said MCE Administrator Gayle Lambert, sitting in her office last week.

Debates over the pluses and minuses of immigrant entrepreneurs on the American economy are white hot, but one thing seems stubbornly lacking from them: facts.

Call it Christmas in August–at least for some founders. The White House today, just unveiled a new proposal aimed at encouraging high-potential immigrant entrepreneurs to start up in the U.S.

"You guys are dreamers. You are believers, you are creators, and you are do’ers. And I know that you all are going to love what you create, and what you make," added Shine Scout founder Lynn Casey.

The tenacity required to survive as a refugee is the epitome of what entrepreneurs require to succeed.

On the bright side, technological innovations make entrepreneurship more accessible to a wider swath of people.

Technological innovation thrives in the bootstrapped startups and high-tech manufacturers of Montana.