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| MATR Newsletter - Tue Oct 30, 2012 |
"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinion drown your own inner voice. Everything else is secondary." - Steve Jobs
Tonight on PBS Frontline - "Big Sky, Big Money" paints a picture of an electioneering beast gone out of control in Montana. http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html --- Workshop To Focus On Bringing 'MetroNet' To Bozeman, 11/1 http://www.matr.net/ev ... =4361 --- Graduation Matters Missoula Schedules Community Update, 11/1, Missoula http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html --- Public Invited - UM Entrepreneurship Club Meeting With Submittable And Orbital Shift, 11/01, Missoula, Montana http://www.matr.net/ev ... =4357
Montana Department of Commerce
Inteneo Systems
- Free Technical Assistance: Be Added to MTIP's List of Companies Interested in Federal R&D Funding
MTIP is collecting contact information to be part of a searchable database made available to the U.S. Department of Energy's Director at the SBIR/STTR Programs Office.
Blackfoot Telecommunications Group
- Data is the core for the city to enable industry growth, efficiency, and improve service delivery in government
"Data is at the core of Mayor Bloomberg's digital road map for the City of New York, as it enables industry growth, efficiency, and improved service delivery in government," said Chief Digital Officer Rachel Haot in a statement.
Great Falls Development Authority
- Blackfoot Telecommunications Group is now on LinkedIn
The Blackfoot family of companies include Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative - a nonprofit corporation owned by its customers; Blackfoot Communications - a competitive local exchange company; Modwest - a wolly-owned subsidiary that specializes in web hosting; and TeleSphere Software, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary that offers professional services to the telecommunications industry.
2012 Montana Politics and Legislature
- AgriTech Park proposal can work in Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls wants to diversify its economy. The AgriTech Park would help the city accomplish that goal, and that is why we support its approval.
Montana Business
- "Big Sky, Big Money" paints a picture of an electioneering beast gone out of control in Montana.
Big Sky, Big Money On PBS stations on Tuesday night (tonight 10/30) (check local listings).
MSU Leadership Institute & UM Global Leadership Initiative
- Missoula, Montana's Rivertop Renewables working on chemical industry breakthroughs
Born of research spearheaded by Don Kiely during his time as a chemistry professor at UM, Rivertop has perfected a process that allows for large-scale production of renewable chemicals made from simple plant sugars.
- Missoula, Montana's St. Pat's ranks among top 50 heart hospitals in nation
"There are a million awards, but there are very few based on publicly available information," said Dr. Mark Sanz, an interventional cardiologist. "It's not this subgroup of this subgroup, it's every hospital in the U.S. that does Medicare."
- Alphabetic List of Montana Manufacturers
A Directory of Montana Manufacturers for Montana Manufacturers.
- Missoula Startup, Legal Atlas makes the final cut! Going to The Hague for the awards ceremony!
The Legal Atlas is a public-private partnership between the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center of The University of Montana and The Legal Atlas, LLC to establish a global center for international legal research and development in the fields of natural resources, environment, and agriculture.
Startup Missoula
- Mountaineers to speak at University of Montana Friday - 11/2
The University of Montana Global Leadership Initiative will host mountaineers Conrad Anker, Peter Metcalf and Rick Reese for a lecture titled "To the Summit! Mountaineering and Responsibility to the Planet" at 7 p.m. Friday in Urey Lecture Hall.
The Missoula Economic Partnership
- Startup Weekend Missoula - January 18th, 2013!
At Startup Weekend Missoula, you will experience what it takes to launch a startup.
Careers
- Missoula Economic Partnership touts a busy second year
The Missoula Economic Partnership is a public-private organization formed out of Mayor John Engen's Best Place Project. Engen created the project to help bring a unified economic voice to Missoula, and he believes that's been accomplished by MEP.
Business Plan Forums
- Online teacher preparation program based at MSU now accepting applications
The NPTT program is designed to help seasoned professionals who already have degrees in teachable areas transition into careers as secondary school teachers.
Government and University TechTransfer
- $100,000 competition hopes to draw tech businesses
Project Vesto's tagline: "$100,000 cash. Your business idea. A room of investors. 5 minutes. One chance to prove you have what it takes."
Idaho Business
- Top 3 eye-catching inventions from U of M student entrepreneurs - Event To Spotlight UM Research Efforts, 11/1, University Of Montana
There are stories of famous entrepreneurs who never finished college - Bill Gates and Michael Dell come to mind - but the University of Michigan is banking that today students starting companies will want to stay in school if given the right resources.
Incubators and R&D
- Idaho Education Changes Under Attack
"This is the most important decision that Idahoans will probably ever make about their children's future."
Utah Business
- Project Enhances Missoula Business Incubator
U.S. Sen. Max Baucus helped secure the federal funding for the MonTEC improvements. "Good-paying Montana jobs rely on innovation and working together," he said. "I've been proud to support this facility and all of our partners to create new opportunities in the cutting-edge field of renewable chemicals."
Education
- Utah's thirst for water comes with $13.7 billion price tag
A statewide list of water projects, including their costs, is being shopped to Utah lawmakers, along with the warning that it is better to plan now and pay now, rather than wait until dams fail or taps run dry.
Missoula Schools Excellence
- Big gains when autism therapy starts early
Researchers say a new study is the first to demonstrate that an autism early intervention program can normalize brain activity.
- Leveraging Data to Produce Quality Credentials in Education
Understand how policymakers can use data to make state goals more actionable and attainable
Montana Education Excellence
- Graduation Matters Missoula Schedules Community Update, 11/1, Missoula
The initiative is seeking volunteers to get involved in its committees and support programs that help students succeed in school.
Montana Education/Business Partnerships
- New business dean, Kregg Aytes optimistic about MSU and economy
"There's kind of a nice entrepreneurial ecosystem in Bozeman. I'd like the College of Business to be a vital part of that ecosystem. ... The amount of entrepreneurial activity is remarkable for a community this size."
- Missoula Robotics Team Invites Students And Parents Informational Meeting, 10/30, Missoula
The team is hoping to reach out to individuals and businesses in the community for support in its activities, as it is completely operated through volunteers and voluntary donations.
Funding and Building your Business
- Missoula College Brings Workforce Training Into the Right-now Age
"That's what we are here to do: We respond to the business community's needs," Dean Barry Good said. "In the past, nationally speaking, programs tended to be set up at schools because the educators thought they knew what business needed. But we recognize that business knows what business needs, and we are here to respond as quickly as possible to those needs."
Energy and Climate Change
- Entrepreneurs Beware Investor Negotiation Ploys
There are only three things that really matter in this negotiation: achieving a good and fair result, not killing your personal relationship getting there, and understanding the deal that you are striking.
- Every Good Startup Practices Constructive Conflict
Surround yourself with "yes" people, and you may feel good initially, but the brick walls no one mentions will hurt later.
- The Naked Entrepreneur: Does Your Startup Have the Ability to Succeed?
"Entrepreneurship isn't a conscious decision. It's just what you do."
- 5 ways bootstrapping can make you a better business
It all comes back to the customers and sustainability.
- Great Startup Teams Foster a Culture of Likability
Likability is an elusive quality.
- Analyzing Facebook Data
Facebook is a powerful way to grow your business, but what's working for your company and what's not?
Connectivity & Communications
- Vampire electronics cause higher electric bills
Energy vampires work night and day to drain your wallet. Here's how to tame the beast.
Non-Profit News
- How a Google Headhunter's E-Mail Unraveled a Massive Net Security Hole
The fix is an easy one - companies simply need to...
- Broadband At the Speed of Light: How Three Communities Built Next-Generation Networks.
"Communities need 21st century telecommunications infrastructure to compete in the global economy," said Charles Benton, Chairman & CEO of the Benton Foundation. "Hopefully, this report will resonate with local government officials across the country."
- Clay Christensen's Disruptive Innovation comes to Silicon Valley nonprofits
Don't think like a nonprofit. Think like an entrepreneur. Think like a Silicon Valley corporation.
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