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| MATR Newsletter - Tue Jul 31, 2012 |
“We need to be able to stand before these children in 20 years and say, ‘I did my best by you.’ In 30 years, we need to be able to say, ‘The world is in good hands because I valued you enough to provide you with a quality education, and you are now able to lead the next generation.’” Brenda Powers, Boston Association for the Education of Young Children
New Tools: New Worlds Of Learning-Education Technology Conference (ETC), 8/6-8, Missoula, Montana http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Inteneo Systems
Great Falls Development Authority
- Business Intelligence - Companies gathering data often don't have a clue how to take advantage of it.
Many firms can benefit from the torrent of data. With so much information today, some experts say, forecasts of future trends can be made with greater confidence, and important patterns or tendencies can be spotted more easily. In the past, companies and researchers depended on limited and sometimes unreliable data samples.
- 7 Deadly Sins Of Big Data Users
The best data-driven cultures have mantras like: "Data wins arguments," he said. Let the data speak the truth.
- Worst Practices in Business Intelligence - Why BI Applications Succeed Where BI Tools Fail
By reading this paper, you will have a solid understanding of how to avoid BI failure and achieve success with your BI initiatives.
Come Home Montana
- Great Falls Development Authority lends expertise to help businesses grow, stay afloat
"If people come to us for assistance that we are not able to provide ourselves, we are great at connecting them with the resources they need, with other organizations that can help them."
Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana
- Last Best Office Space Available - in Missoula, Montana
With a WalkScore http://walkscore.com of 98/100, and a patio in Missoula's hub for community events, the location simply can't be beaten.
- University of Montana president looks to fill 4 of 5 VP posts, reshape school
It's because of recent events, Engstrom added, that finding a new VP of integrated communications may be the most pressing task of all. If the university has room to improve, he said, it's in how it communicates with the public.
- Norman Maclean's "A River Runs Through It" brought fame to Blackfoot 20 years ago
"I am haunted by waters."
Montana Business
- Mamalode's Biz Book Club, 9/10, Missoula, Montana
Since it is easily the most recommended book to me this spring, I am looking forward to reading “The Lean Start Up” by Eric Ries.
- Child Entrepreneurs: If We Build Them, Will They Prosper? Kidworth
"We hope to empower a whole generation of Steve Jobs, Elon Musks and Mark Zuckerbergs, who will get their start on Kidworth and go on to transform our lives,"
Montana Economic Development
- Montana ranks 46th for percentage of tax filers making over $200,000
A map provided this week by the Tax Foundation shows that 1.77 percent of Montana's tax filers reported making $200,000 or more in 2010, ranking the state 46th nationwide.
- Global Technologies Group Update on Meetings Held in Butte, Montana and Acquisition of MSE Technology Applications Inc.
I am looking forward to this move to Butte as I have seen firsthand a town where the people are most cordial and friendly to everyone and reminds me of a time where the only thing that mattered is family and a community spirit and interest in each other that is not seen in many cities now. That is a bonus for me personally," stated James Fallacaro, President of Global Technology Holdings, Inc., the acquiring company, and Global Technologies Group, Inc.
MSU Leadership Institute & UM Global Leadership Initiative
- Montana Community Development Corporation 2011 Annual Report
It includes success stories from clients throughout the state, a letter from President, Dave Glaser, and financial impacts from lending, consulting and New Markets projects. Special thanks to photographer Tom Robertson and the designers at Six Pony Hitch.
- July News from Prospera Business Network
Small business owners make dreams a reality utilizing Prospera's Revolving Loan Funds and professional development offerings
Careers
- Condoleezza Rice MSU freshman convocation tickets to be released to public Aug. 6
Rice's memoir, "Extraordinary, Ordinary People," which is about Rice growing up in the segregated South as well as the influence, support and guidance she received from her parents and mentors, is MSU's 2012 freshman summer reading book.
- Leadership and the importance of writing well
Writing well is part of leading well. Through writing we educate and motivate. Through writing we create vision. Through writing we instruct and get things done.
Government and University TechTransfer
- Mitchell K. Hobish, Ph.D. Opens Executive and Career Coaching Practice
"Within months of beginning my relationship with Mitch, I had learned to deal with the many intangibles that had kept me from peak performance!"
- Hate Small Talk? These 5 Questions Will Help You Work Any Room
The goal of conversation at functions is to establish enough common ground to determine a reason to connect again.
- To be happy in your job, focus on now
Reward comes in here-and-there moments. The key is being "present" for those times.
- 5 traits of communication for successful leaders
In the end, there's no magic formula for great communications.
Utah Business
- Administration is waking up the Third Frontier
Among the projects funded were initiatives -- all of them involving a university or other research institutes working in tandem with private firms -- to improve liquid crystal devices, aerospace materials, medical imaging, cellular therapies and orthopedic surgery.
21st Century Education Initiative - "You Should Care..."
- Incentives help Utah ride out recession
Spencer Eccles clearly was in an upbeat mood during a meeting of the Governor's Office of Economic Development board a few weeks ago.
Education
- Google science fair answers and raises questions
Think about it. Just maybe a kid armed with that knowledge will find a way to unleash his or her own scientific brilliance. A brilliance that without a friendly shove never would have been unleashed.
- Is a charter school chain called Rocketship ready to soar across America?
Cities across the country, including in the District and New York, are clamoring for Rocketship to set up shop.
Community
- KCK school leaders are gaga over Google
The new service would "connect our kids to the world. Take them to places they wouldn't otherwise be able to go,"
Funding and Building your Business
- A New Tool for Measuring Walkability
Like Rome, the world's great cities have streets that are so good that you'll happily walk for miles.
Energy and Climate Change
- Entrepreneurs Need to Expect and Learn From Failure
Analyze every failure, but never wallow in one.
- What It Takes to Run a Small Business in Rural America
Embrace the Smallness
- Trial and Error for Business Social Media Will Fail
The first thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn't work.
- Want to hire the right team? Exhaust your interviewees
The interviews are designed to be exhausting for the applicant so the company can see what the person is like when they are tired.
- Many Confuse Sense Of Urgency With Sense Of Emergency
We've all known managers and executives that seem to thrive on emergencies, and often seem to instigate them.
- How to Reduce Your Budget and Reduce Startup Risk
Starting your business with a very low investment is called "bootstrapping," and these entrepreneurs usually have the most fun.
The Creative and Cultural Economy
- Natural Gas Fracking Industry May Be Paying Off Scientists
"It's a good ol' boys network and they like to take care of their own."
- UC climate-change skeptic changes views
The hot issue of global warming got hotter Monday when a UC Berkeley physicist, once a loud skeptic of human-caused climate change, agreed not only that the Earth is heating up, but also that people are the cause of it all.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- Red Ants Pants filled with good music, good fun
"We brought that Montana connection to the show with songs that are born from the lifestyles of Montana. If you're a Montana artist, this is an excellent place to play because of all the quality artists who perform. They're all top notch, every band on the ticket."
Transportation
- Google Launches a Superfast Internet and TV Business
The company's Kansas City project, once painted as a charity venture, could represent a major business expansion.
- Platform for DIY 'makers' to buy and sell homemade gadgets - Tindie
DIY platform Tindie https://tindie.com/ offers gadget makers the chance to display and sell their wares.
- Copenhagen's compelling case for bike superhighways
Half of Copenhagen residents commute to school or work by bike, and the city has long shown commitment to improving its bike infrastructure, making cycling an attractive, efficient option for nearly all residents.
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