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| MATR Newsletter - Tue Aug 18, 2009 |
Use the difficulty “I was rehearsing a play, and there was a scene that went on before me, then I had to come in the door. They rehearsed the scene, and one of the actors had thrown a chair at the other one. It landed right in front of the door where I came in. I opened the door and then rather lamely, I said to the producer who was sitting out in the stalls, “Well, look, I can’t get in. There’s a chair in my way.” He said, “Well, use the difficulty.” So I said “What do you mean, use the difficulty?” He said “Well, if it’s a drama, pick it up and smash it. If it’s a comedy, fall over it.” This was a line for me for life: Always use the difficulty.” Michael Caine, in Terry Gross's book "All I did was ask"
TechRanch
The Burton K. Wheeler Center
- Business Valuations -Great Works of Fiction
Valuation is not so much a determination as it is a process of negotiation.
Highway 12 Ventures
- The 2009 Burton K. Wheeler Fall Conference - "Failure To Inform- Is There A Looming Media Crisis in Montana?" 9/30-10/1, Missoula
What is our role and responsibility, as citizens, in shaping the future of the media? We look forward to hearing from you on this issue! Please join us.
Montana Business
- Why I took the job instead of doing a startup
If you talk to an entrepreneur for any length of time you will eventually hear them say some variation of one of two things: “I have to do things my way” or “I have to do cool things”. While you may hear both from entrepreneurs only one of those is really right.
Montana Economic Development
- gotoBilling Teams with MyCollectionAccounts.com to Provide Flat-Fee Collection Services
Maintain customer relationships and receive payments quickly and easily with new, debt collection services at http://www.gotobilling.com
- West Yellowstone, Montana surviving economic hard times
Since April of this year, visitation numbers for Yellowstone National Park have been consistently higher than the previous year. Visitation for the month of June was up 8.5 percent over last years figure.
- PFM Manufacturing of Townsend, Montana lands Lockheed-Martin contract
One of the first borrowers ever lined up by the local economic development authority more than a decade ago has paid his account back in full.
- Montana Based Tipu's Tiger Chai Tea Closes Equity Round with Frontier Angel Fund, LLC: Poised for Global Market
The company closed a first round of funding with the Frontier Angel Fund, LLC http://www.frontierangels.com.
Funding and Building your Business
- Jobs for Montana's Graduates Program Nationally Recognized.
"We are honored to receive this award", said State Director Drea Brown. "The specialists and students work hard to make this program what it is today; our goal at JMG is to help students secure a good job or post-secondary education that will lead to a meaningful career once they graduate high school."
Incubators and R&D
- Hard Work is Essential for Startups. But How Much is Too Much? (Part 2)
How hard can people possibly crank?
Idaho Business
- McLaughlin Research Institute adviser, Jeff Frelinger, details his diabetes research
North Carolina research scientist Jeff Frelinger on Friday described his promising research to curb Type 1 diabetes at the McLaughlin Research Institute's annual biomedical sciences workshop.
- National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) and the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Sign New Collaborative Agreement
"Our members will have the opportunity to learn about the Federal laboratory system and understand ways that Federal labs provide value for technology-based organizations.
Oregon Economic Development
- Hoku Pocatello plant gets foreign trade subzone status
Under the ruling, Hoku won’t have to pay customs duties on foreign-sourced raw materials, provided they are “destined for export overseas as components of finished polysilicon,” according to a news release from the company.
Wyoming Business
- California Disease: Oregon at Risk of Economic Malady
California's massive economic collapse -- which has resulted in 926,700 jobs lost from July 2007 through June 2009 and an unemployment rate of 11.6 percent -- is now becoming Oregon's problem.
Community
- Wyoming lags without renewable energy goals
"Other states are doing much better."
- 'Is it worth it?' Experts eye economics of wind power
"Nowhere in here did we hear of economics as a constraint."
Energy and Climate Change
- Missoula, a Mecca for Outdoors Enthusiasts, Tries to Balance Quality-of-Life Expectations With Free-Speech Concerns
This summer, after a nearly two-year study by a broad-based mayoral working group on panhandling, a city-council committee is debating two new ordinances that show just how thorny the issue can be in a town that prides itself on its big heart.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- NorthWestern Energy Seeks Additional Renewable Energy Supply in Montana
“We’re looking for innovative, cost-effective renewable projects that we can add to our growing portfolio of rate-based electricity resources,” said Dave Gates, Vice President – Wholesale Operations.
Non-Profit News
- Bone-setting Glue
A new adhesive, inspired by aquatic worms, could help repair shattered bone.
The Creative and Cultural Economy
- Montana NonProfit Association - August Newsletter
We hope to see you in Missoula for the MNA Annual Conference, September 28 -30, where we’ll showcase the Montana Connections Tour and other successful collaborations as part of our Connections theme.
- Artists' love of craft earns them a spot in the Montana Circle of Masters
Randy Glick and two other Great Falls-area fiber artists recently were honored by a Montana Art Council program that recognizes significant artistic talent in Montana.
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