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On the Horizon: New Unique Business Clusters Will Get Funded; Billions of Dollars of New Investment

Do a candid research and tech assessment of your region. Do you have unique capacity in one or more of these areas?

How Do You Spell Resilience? B-I-L-L-I-N-G-S – Big Sky Economic Development Annual Meeting Experience and Video Premiere of “Build Beyond…”!

We’ve asked you each year to “build remarkable.” Now we are, together, called to Build Beyond, and the community and economic development possibilities for us are real and endless when we embrace that calling. Let’s build beyond!

VCs Consider This Trait Most Important When Choosing Entrepreneurs to Invest In

The eight stages of the entrepreneurial journey – and why VCs care.

Big Sky Finance October 2020 Newsletter Inquiring Minds Want to Know!

By using Big Sky Finance and the SBA 504 program to fund their project, borrowers benefit by preserving their working capital with minimal equity injection while obtaining long term, fixed rate financing. Lenders mitigate their risk with a low loan to value and a first lien position.

Missoula Economic Partnership guiding Missoula’s economic recovery with focus on key industries, jobs and development

“The thing that tends to get the most headlines is our business attraction work,” said Grant Kier. “But the truth is, the vast majority of our work is helping those companies that are already here.”

“We’re In This Together” Update MEDA Fall Conference and Candidate Forum Agenda – 10/13-15 – Online – Register Now!

The agenda has some interactive segments – look it over and be prepared to share.  Thank you!

USDA Launches New, Streamlined Process for Private Lenders to Invest in Rural America

USDA is cutting red tape and streamlining private investment so we can be a better partner to America’s rural leaders in building prosperity, because we know when rural America thrives, all of America thrives.”

GFDA (Great Falls Development Authority) secures $657,000 to help businesses in the Golden Triangle region

“One of the nice things about this money is that is has fewer restriction than some of our other loan funds we have, so we can do a greater variety of projects,” explained Great Falls Development Authority president Brett Doney.

MEDA Montana Economic Developers Association October News – Lots of it!

The MEDA October Online News has a lot of information for you, especially regarding the MEDA Conference on 0ct. 13-15. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded $51,517 to Butte Local Development and Headwaters RC&D to assist area rural businesses.

To learn more about the grant program, Montana USDA Rural Development staff will host an online RBDG workshop via Zoom from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21.

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Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses

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SBA 504 Loans offered statewide! Real estate and equipment, acquisitions, renovation, and new construction. Low, fixed-rates up to 25 years with as little as 10% down.