Funding and Building your Business

Artificial Intelligence could change Montana’s economy – Video

The Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research has been forecasting the state’s financial outlook for the past 50 years.

Highlands College receives $5.75 million to implement broadband training program

The program will run four years and aims to train 280 broadband workers with commercial driver’s license (CDL), heavy equipment, splicing, safety, professional skills, flagging, and rigging certifications.

Montana Renewables Announces Closing of $1.44 Billion DOE Loan Facility for Renewable Fuels and Biomass Energy Facility

For example, by 2028, the economic footprint of the Great Falls site is expected to support a population of 4,400 Montanans, consisting primarily of working-aged families and their children.

Montana lawmakers eye child care challenges for the 2025 session

Policy proposals so far focus on state-funded financial subsidies to address high child care costs and low wages for workers.

Small Mortgages Offer Opportunity to Invest in Rural Communities

Low-cost homes are available but unattainable for many because of limited financing

The Final Falafel? Missoula’s Acropolis Gyros up for sale

You don’t need to know your way around a pita to take advantage of this business opportunity.

Join us throughout 2025 as Prospera celebrates 40 years of helping business and communities find their pathway to success.

Prospera Celebrates 40 Years of Business and Community Success!

Montana Department of Commerce Weekly Roundup – Volume 2, Issue 2

Commerce is working to improve the many ways you interact with our programs and services through updated communication options. To give you more information via fewer emails, Commerce’s updated communications will include the Commerce “Weekly Roundup” with news, events, grants, loans, funding opportunities and other important updates; a quarterly newsletter; press releases and urgent information when needed, like administrative rules making communications and other statutorily required notifications.

NCATS SBIR/STTR webinar January 22 with UM & MSU, Rocky Mountain REACH pre-applications for early-stage investigators, Current and upcoming solicitations! Happy New Year! MTIP January 2025 Newsletter!

Are you a researcher or biotech entrepreneur seeking early-stage funding and insights on commercialization? Join the Montana Innovation Partnership, Montana State University, and the University of Montana for an exclusive webinar featuring the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs.

Why are luxury real estate owners getting agricultural tax breaks?

One situation we looked at in particular is Governor Greg Gianforte’s Bozeman home — which is an agricultural property — and they found that there’s an 11 acre parcel that has his homesite on it, and that pays a total, according to our math, of about $66 in land taxes each year.

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PFL Tech Inc. is a marketing technology company that provides sales enablement and marketing automation solutions, as well asprinting, mailing, and fulfillment services. They also provide some great Montana Jobs.

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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

For over 25 years, Zoot Enterprises has been a global provider of advanced origination, acquisition, and decision management solutions.

Prospera helps businesses and communities find their pathway to success, acting as the navigator, problem solver and catalyst for a strong Montana economy.