Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana

How places like China, Brazil, and Israel are taking aggressive steps to encourage more start-ups – and what that means for the US.

The idea behind RISE — which stands for Relationship and Information Series for Entrepreneurs — is to provide a forum for aspiring, new and veteran entrepreneurs to connect and exchange ideas in small group sessions.

Focused on rural communities in North Carolina, our objective is to increase the chances of entrepreneurial success by helping them create high impact companies.

When it comes to promoting entrepreneurship, “the Israeli model” is the one to emulate.

There are too few women running high-tech companies; that’s too bad, considering evidence shows female-led businesses outperform those run by men

We are a nation of dreamers.

An "enterprise builder" sets out from the get-go to change the world and
in the process builds an enterprise that creates wealth and jobs. Much,
much different than Stage I companies that create a job for the owner and a
few others.

Schramm also unveiled a new survey of entrepreneurs, commissioned by the Kauffman Foundation and conducted by Douglas Schoen, LLC that shows entrepreneurs are optimistic about their companies but are struggling to expand and create jobs in the current economy.

What if it turned out that the number of new companies created by entrepreneurs is pretty much the same every year—and that things like how much money venture firms are handing out, or how many companies are achieving lucrative exits, or how many students are graduating from business school, or how many startup incubator programs are springing up, make no difference whatsoever to the nation’s overall levels of entrepreneurial activity?

Do you need to do a business plan, marketing plan or a feasibility study but don’t have the time? Your business does not need to be in Missoula to participate.