Montana Business

WOTC is designed to assist individuals facing barriers move into gainful employment.

SBC educates its members as well as the general public, on what makes a sustainable business. How being an empowered consumer positively effects us all and why keeping our dollars in our community prevents recession.

Its volunteers are working and retired professionals who volunteer thousands of hours to assist small business owners in such areas as accounting, marketing, finance, management, real estate, law and business planning.

In 2006, Chicago resident Lana Vlahakis and Brenda Hyde won a judgment against Mountain Mudd and Burkhartsmeier for failing to deliver a “ready to go” coffee kiosk business.

"Montanans have a right to use these cards and certificates – regardless of any date that’s stamped on them. Consumers who have questions or are unable to use their cards should contact my office." Steve Bullock

An e-mail sent to chamber members, titled "Member to Member AdVantage Announcements," featured an advertisement from the Holiday Inn Express Spokane for a "Ladies Get-A-Way for Savvy Shoppers" – in Spokane.

He says his traffic has increased 10% in the last month.

Keith Kelly, Commissioner of the Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry, explained 42,000 copies of the publication have been mailed out to Montana businesses. He shared the department is currently upgrading its training offerings for skilled laborers and small businesses in the state.

Kelly noted that Montana has some of the lowest average wages in the nation and it is the goal of Gov. Schweitzer’s administration and the Dept. of Labor and Industry to not only create more jobs in the state, but also good paying jobs.

The snow gods have been smiling and snowing on Big Sky Resort http://www.bigskyresort.com/ through the opening of the 2009-10 ski season providing the most acreage available in the Rockies.

S&K Electronics maintains annual sales around $15 million. The company continues to invest in new leading technologies, employee training, customer service and the latest manufacturing processes to further grow sales and profitability for the future.