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Yellowstone visitors take it slower. Sightseers choose leisurely tours on snowcoaches instead of snowmobiles

“It’s all market-driven. I was very surprised to see it go so quickly down this path,” Roberson says. “Even a lot of our old-time snowmobile customers that are trying the snowcoaches are preferring them.”

Iowa Fund of Funds invests in Minnesota, Tennessee-based venture funds

The Fund of Funds, a venture capital development program created by the state Legislature in 2002, is in the early stages of building a portfolio of up to 15 venture capital funds that will invest in companies ranging from start-ups to mature businesses nearing the buyout stage.

Workshop good as gold for Helena high school entrepreneurs in training

Keynote speaker John Hollow, a Helena attorney who was the manager of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team on the World Cup Circuit, advised the students who plan to become business owners to operate it in a way that respects the environment, employees and families.

Venture Capital in Northern Rural Wisconsin

What are you doing to facilitate entrepreneurial activity in your town?

State Tourism conference set for Great Falls April 10-11

Gov. Brian Schweitzer is inviting people in the tourism industry "to celebrate with our Great Falls partners the important role tourism and recreation plays in the Montana way of life and the benefits it brings our economy."

MSU College of Business dean, Rich Semenik honored as Montana Ambassadors’ Educator of the Year, Don Cape Named Entrepreneur of the Year

"Dean Semenik has been an instrumental force in developing Montana’s entrepreneurial landscape through his role as executive director of the Center for Entrepreneurship for the New West and visionary for the formation of the Alderson Program for Entrepreneurship," O’Donnell said.