Funding and Building your Business

“Bring Your Idea to the World” What separates a successful start-up business from the rest? – 12/10 – 12PM – Online

Find out how to succeed in Montana’s competitive and uniquely challenging small business world.

The Prospera 2020 Annual Report – (Not your usual report… Congratulations to the team who developed this)

Prospera works with 100s of business clients each year and our personalized client support often span several years helping people start and grow their business. That is why this 2020 Annual Report shares some stories and business impact stats from the past 18 months.

Building resilient rural places: Strategies from local leaders to strengthen rural assets, diversity, and dynamism

Using in-depth, on-the-ground research in three rural communities across the U.S., the following briefs highlight these place-based strategies as well as the policy and capacity-building supports needed to sustain and scale them in the years to come.

Governor Bullock reduces Covid relief for local government, diverts $100M to workers

The Bullock administration is reducing federal Covid-19 relief money for Montana cities and counties by $100 million this year and routing it instead to unemployment benefits and grants to businesses – a move that caught local governments by surprise.

“The Montana Brewery Passport” movie Kickstarter campaign needs your support

The Montana Brewery Passport” is an expository story about the craft beer industry in the Treasure State. You’ll see every brewery currently operating here, meet their brewers, see their place of business and witness the craft of producing Montana’s best beer.