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Gateway To Opportunity — seminars and sessions for Entrepreneurs and anyone in or thinking of starting a business. Dickinson, North Dakota – January 29, 2009

The event is a great cross-border partnership between many people and organizations in Montana and North Dakota.

Today’s Students – Dreamers and Doers

“Any school can teach entrepreneurship,” he says, “but at Babson, we live entrepreneurship.”

The Coming Venture Capital Boom

This firestorm is like the Year 2000 cataclysm, with a powerful difference. Like 2000, there are questions about the ‘death of venture capital’ the ‘death of the consumer’ and the ‘death of the Web.’ It’s all b******t. It’s just a cycle.

Western Montana InBusiness Monthly – Outlook 2009 – Montana remains committed, strong amid turbulent economy

Just a few of the many excellent stories from this month’s edition. Good advice on many fronts.

Innovation benefits Montana’s environmental cleanup, energy, technology economy.

"Both universities have reached important thresholds in research and with the now-likely prospects (Computer delivered – http://matr.net/article-32223.html ) that Butte will have a supercomputer coming online, we have the necessary seeds for continued development in the high-tech sectors," Liz Marchi – Frontier Angel Fund http://matr.net/click.php?id=1312&url=http://www.frontierangels.com/

Montana’s Bitterroot Resort still on hold

Snow has landed on the ski runs above Tom Maclay’s proposed Bitterroot Resort, but a blizzard of paperwork has yet to materialize.

Economic development goes out on limb to promote traditional identity in Libby, Montana

“We need to recognize and utilize the forest to retain our remaining infrastructure. The RIG grant is a big step toward a cooperative effort.”

150 Cheap Places To Live. – Yes! You can live in a rural community and make a good living. & The 10 most overpriced places in the United States

We’ve all heard about the wonders of the broadband Web. You can stream video, surf at lightning speeds, search for God-knows-what, get your e-mail in a blink. Here’s what you may not know: It can let you live far richer than you probably live now.

Angelsoft Gets An Upgrade, Opens Network To Venture Capitalists

The company says that most key features have been added to make it easier for VCs to manage deal flow, but that there was also a lot of improvements for angel investors.

Gas drilling plan for more than 18,000 natural gas wells in Montana OK’d

The Bush administration yesterday approved a plan that could allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in southeastern Montana over the next two decades.

MATR Sponsor (view all)

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

Montana Technology Innovation Partnership (MTIP)- Promoting Technology Commercialization in the State of Montana.

Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.