MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

The Helen and Dan Kidder Scholarship was established by the Kidders’ daughter, Danielle Ross Aman, and her husband, Tom, of Aberdeen, S.D., to honor her parents.

The goal of the "Entrepreneur Friendly" initiative is to help communities in the Peach State establish an entrepreneur support program, enhance relationships with state and federal resource providers, and educate the community about the benefits of supporting local businesses.

"The drive to earn money and be self-sufficient starts early within the Scottish small business community."

We all have this gnawing feeling that we’re not the state we used to be or want to be.

Roberts, a Tlingit Indian from Ketchikan, Alaska, said modern business codes are essential to helping private investors feel comfortable investing on sovereign Indian land.

"The entrepreneurial programs were instrumental in taking that from a dorm-room project for me and my friends to an actual technological business." "In business, it looks like it’s all about money, but it’s really all about human relationships,"

Yes or No: In school, I failed to wait for the teacher’s instructions.

"The college’s Alderson Program in Entrepreneurship can make a significant contribution to the economic development of the state and provide a framework for an outstanding educational experience for students," Sather said. "Within the college curriculum, entrepreneurship coursework is offered to students from any major in the university through a 30 credit-hour entrepreneurship minor. "

I mention all of this as an example of how powerful the new web-based
technologies can be, especially for small businesses, where the
entrepreneur’s time and attention is often the limiting resource to the
growth of the business.

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