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| MATR Newsletter - Fri May 14, 2010 |
"There is no real creativity in agreeing. In healthy, robust disagreement, there is newness and discovery." Chris Girrell "Master the art of the argument" http://matr.net/articl ... .html
"SBIR Phase I - Greenwood Training Workshop, 5/19, Missoula & 5/20, Bozeman" http://matr.net/events ... =3193 --- "44th Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference, 5/20-21, Missoula, Montana" http://matr.net/events ... =3214
"Montana's Race To The Top - The State with the Best Education Wins!"
Idaho National Laboratory
- "Positive model" for states weighing teacher reforms
"It is nothing less than remarkable," said Kate Walsh, president of the National Council on Teacher Quality. "There are a lot of states that have put in squishy legislation. This is not that."
- Montana high school students can enroll in online classes
This fall, MTDA plans more than 45 high school courses, including core classes, advanced placement classes and languages including Chinese and Latin. Electives include digital photography, oceanography and web design.
PrintingForLess
- Idaho National Laboratory receives national recognition for Small Business Mentoring Program
“INL has been instrumental with its small business program,” said Maria M. Mitchell, Small Business Program manager with DOE’s Idaho Operations Office. “This mentor- protégé relationship is another prime example of INL’s continued success in its outreach efforts.”
Blackfoot Telecommunications Group
- PrintingForLess Printing Matters May 2010 Newsletter - Print Buying Tips News and Offers to Help Grow Your Business
A well-trained workforce will help increase employee loyalty and retention, boost internal efficiencies and contribute to the bottom line.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Blackfoot Sponsors A FREE Technology Conference To Cooperative K-8 Schools, 8/3-5, University Of Montana, Missoula
The main conference goal is to help rural schools integrate effective teaching technology into their classrooms that bring "lessons to life."
- 2010 Blackfoot Scholarship Winners Announced
“It is more important than ever to help our youth get the education and training they need to be productive Montanans. We are thrilled to contribute $16,000 in scholarship assistance, as well as $16,000 in technology equipment and $60,000 in education technology training to our Blackfoot member-owner schools this year,” said Joan Mandeville, CEO of Blackfoot.
Modwest
- Five questions that startups should ask a prospective law firm
There is no better place to start than at the beginning of the lawyer-client relationship, where I pull back the curtain on law firms and tell you how to get the most out of this important relationship.
- "Are We Blowing Another Bubble?", 5/20, San Francisco, CA
Join us for a panel discussion which brings together two different perspectives — the entrepreneur and the investor — on Silicon Valley in 2010.
- Global clean tech investment soars 32 per cent during 2009
Venture capital investment fell back, but debt offerings, IPOs and M&A activity ensured clean tech deals defied the downturn last year
- Registered Trademark Owners get your .CO Domain Name
Though the .CO domain is being marketed for its association with the words “company,” “corporation,” or other commercial endeavors, the .CO domain will be available to any business or individual seeking a new TLD extension.
TechRanch
- Modwest May 2010 Newsletter - Modwest Tips: SSL Certificates, plus Modwest News and Info
You'll find tips on SSL certificates (see sidebar), our first customer profile in a series of blogs featuring Modwest sites, and recommendations from the Modwest Community on topics including the best FTP programs and popular techie gifts. Enjoy!
Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana
- Cities need start-ups not civil servants
I’m impressed by organisations like Montana’s TechRanch, an initiative by the state’s business leaders to promote high-technology companies and jobs. It offers entrepreneurs access to capital, education and infrastructure.
Montana Business
- Seeding a Start-up Culture
How do you lure the best and brightest into game-changing areas such as start-ups and social enterprises that can effect hundreds of millions of people or more?
Montana Economic Development
- Sen. Jon Tester Hosts "Treasure State Export Seminar", 6/3, Billings, Montana
Senator Jon Tester today announced his Treasure State Export Seminar, a daylong event in Billings to create jobs and boost the state’s economy by expanding opportunities to sell Montana goods and services to customers in other countries.
Regional Economic Development
- Economic development experts say Missoula efforts deficient, need reorganization
But in order to grow, Missoula must radically reorganize its economic development strategy - and prune away dead-weight agencies, policies and personnel, the consultants said.
- State business officer, Evan Barrett talks economics in Havre, Montana
“There is no question that we look at Bear Paw as one of the models, the way that economic development is supposed to be done on the local level.” Evan Barrett
Bill Payne
- Rocky Mountain High-Tech
In the first three months of the year, 11 Colorado tech start-ups raised $57 million in venture capital, solidifying Boulder’s place among the country’s up-and-coming tech centers.
- How Microsoft (and Startups) Can Make Money in Health IT, Personalized Medicine Is a “Crock,” and Other Highlights from the Xconomy Forum
“Cycle time is the villain in healthcare.”
- Rich States, Poor States ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index
In times of change, it is essential to understand the perspectives from which other states are making decisions, especially as policy-makers determine the best path forward for their respective states.
Funding and Building your Business
- Angel Investor Portfolio Strategy
In an earlier post, I addressed the issue Is a Respectable ROI an Achievable Metric for Angels? and concluded that, under certain conditions, reasonable returns could be achieved from an angel’s portfolio. Please allow me to elaborate on my earlier work to provide an example of what might be expected from such a portfolio.
Incubators and R&D
- A social networking website that convinced 1 million users to pay
So why have 1 million people paid to use a social networking website called MyLife?
- Could Angel Investor Capital Be the Drug That Kills Your Business?
The entrepreneur should first identify the right type of investors for the business and adopt the mental attitude necessary to start the grueling process of finding investors, selling them on your business and closing them on the sale of the equity.
- How I found my passion
What specific, objective things can you do to find your “passion”? Assuming it’s possible to make a career out of pursuing your passion(s), how do you narrow that down to one or a few things?
- 5 Ways to Train Executives
Designing and implementing an executive education program is not for the inexperienced or faint hearted.
Montana Education Excellence
- Three Best Ways to Land an Incubator Spot
Prepare to sell yourself.
- Idaho State University gets share of federal money for nuke science
The money is meant to help people in the United States keep pace with advances in nuclear engineering and science.
University TechTransfer
- MSU's biomedical research to jump forward with $17 million renovation of Cooley Lab
A grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow MSU to upgrade 50-year-old Cooley Laboratory into a state-of-the-art facility for faculty and student biomedical research.
Idaho Business
- Wireless Device Developed by University Students Uses Vitals, Movement to Alert First Responders
The wireless device, designed to resemble a wristwatch, monitors vital signs, including oxygen levels and heart rate, and wirelessly transmits the information so those responding to an emergency know as much as possible prior to arriving at the scene.
Education
- Group says Idaho economic rank improves from tax-burden standpoint
Idaho improved from 14th a year ago due to its relatively low property tax burden, good labor policy, lack of a state estate tax and the second lowest state debt ratio.
- Study outlines the road to economic recovery - Idaho's economic outlook improves, ranks 7th best nationally
Idaho is already seen as one of the most business-friendly states, and a new study moves it up significantly when compared to other states.
Non-Profit News
- Do Rural's Best and Brightest Back Away?
A new study shows that top rural high school students are far less likely to enroll at the nation's most prestigious colleges. Are they left out or just less enticed?
- Thousands of non-profits could unwittingly lose tax status
The 2006 Pension Protection Act included a provision requiring all non-profits to file an annual return with the IRS.
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