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Business start up help Montana 
Bear Paw Development Corporation Bear
Paw Development Corporation is a private, non-profit organization
created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve
regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty and Chouteau
Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations. Career Training Institute and Women’s Business
Center (CTI) The Career Training Institute (CTI) is Montana’s central Women’s Business Center and the area leader in delivery of services to women for job training, welfare-to-work, displaced homemakers, nontraditional careers, and other special target demonstration projects for women in transition to the workplace. CTI’s OWBO grant targets new and expanding businesses for women in four rural counties. CTI is located in Helena’s Family Investment Center, a local one-stop education and training agency. CTI maintains partnerships with all appropriate agencies delivering referral services to individuals seeking to overcome barriers to long-term employment and find satisfactory careers for themselves and the stability of their families. For the past 15 years, CTI has delivered quality employment and training services with access to various federal, state and local funding streams which allow the agency to share costs for optimum service delivery, to prevent unnecessary duplication of services, and to satisfy participant and agency goals by using the latest techniques in case management and quality assurance. CTI maintains close contact with area employers who benefit by access to a trained workforce, and to unions, other businesses and contractors. Career Transitions Providing
Career counseling to include non-traditional occupations, office
machines and computer training, resumes, interviewing skills,
applications, job market updates, job search strategies, assertiveness,
self esteem, coping with stress and change. This program is for
displaced homemakers, single parents and low income individuals. Community First Fund - MT District 7 Human Resources Development Council Geographic Area Served: Yellowstone, Big Horn,
Carbon, Still water, and Sweet Grass Counties in Montana (Rural, Urban) Human Resource Development Council Counties served: Gallatin, Park and Meagher Montana Business Connections "Montana
Business Confections is a central clearinghouse for resources and
information on business assistance and economic and community
development. Founded in 1990, Montana Business Connections (MBC) is
housed on the campus of The University of Montana in the William and
Rosemary Gallagher Building, School of Business Administration." Montana Business Incubator The
Montana Business Incubator (MBI) provides entrepreneurs with access to
people, technology, ideas, funding, and other resources to help them
prosper. We are actively seeking committed entrepreneurs and inventors
seeking business triumph. Montana Community Development Corporation Montana Community Development Corporation (MCDC) business workshops cover basic or advanced business concepts. Business owners learn from experienced trainers in a relaxed interactive setting. The training uses real-world information, featuring local business owners as speakers. Trainers emphasize practical problem-solving that most business owners can carry out independently. MCDC's marketing alliances provides a network of similar businesses to work together on efforts which include market research, promotion, distribution and advertising. Business alliances they have developed include tourism, child care, and the arts. Montana Department of Commerce – Business Resource
Division Montana Finance Information Center The
Business Resources Division is comprised of a variety of programs aimed
at improving, enhancing, and diversifying Montana's economic and
business climate. Montana State University Extension Service Montana
State University Extension Extension's Community Development Programs
help citizens, organizations and governments gain the information they
need to make their communities better places to live. Montana University Affiliated Rural Institute on
Disabilities "The
Rural Institute: Center for Excellence in Disability Education,
Research, and Service, is part of the national network of programs
funded by the Federal Administration on Developmental Disabilities
(ADD) committed to increasing and supporting the independence,
productivity, and inclusion of persons with disabilities into the
community." Business
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The Food Business
If
you are thinking of entering the food business, it may be
worth considering the following market trends that could affect
future growth and the outcome of your business.....
Popular Healthy Food and Recipes ....dangerous foods etc....Environmental Impact
The
principal emission sources are methane from the stomachs of cows and
nitrous oxide from land to which fertilizer has been applied.
There is a lack of effective technical solutions to reduce these emissions. On the other hand, changed food habits can have a great impact. If beef is replaced by chicken, emissions decrease by 90 per cent, and if beef is replaced by beans the reduction is 99 per cent. (see full report)
Earth
Markets:
Farmers’ markets that have been established according to guidelines that follow the Slow Food philosophy. Eco Design for Business Accept the Environmental Challenge!There is a great opportunity for businesses to create a new and positive agenda, where the focus is on all the good that companies can do for the environment, society and economic growth.ECO DESIGN Resourcesmore info |
