I love mentoring Montana entrepreneurs. Last month I completed my 240th session in the past year or so. Mentoring allows me to live vicariously through these wild-eyed, passionate, never-say-die visionaries who want to create something of value for themselves and their communities. As entrepreneurs succeed their businesses create high-wage Montana jobs and make our economic pie […]
If you think “Montana high-tech” is an oxymoron, think again. High-tech has fueled an engine of economic growth in southwest Montana. Many new entrepreneurs have been inspired by our success at RightNow and gone on to create their own high-tech firms in the state. The Montana high-tech revolution has begun. You can look at my previous post to read […]
If you are looking for more reasons to believe in the value of high tech and manufacturing in our state, check this out. The Montana High Tech Business Alliance just released a statement today, sharing data from a recent survey that confirms the success and potential of these industries in bringing high-paying jobs to Montana […]
A startling fact was disclosed last week at the University of Montana’s Montana Economic Outlook Seminar. Last year, across all 56 counties in Montana, 40% of total payroll growth occurred in Gallatin County alone. Wow! Payroll in Bozeman and the surrounding areas expanded over $100M in a single year from Q2 of 2013 to Q2 […]
This blog post is the third of three in a series and is excerpted from an excellent article I recently received written by Bekhi Spika of Spika Welding in Lewistown. An abbreviated version is presented here with her permission. Click here to read the first post in this series, and here to read the second post. You may have […]
This blog post is the second of three in a series and is excerpted from an excellent article I recently received written by Bekhi Spika of Spika Welding in Lewistown. An abbreviated version is presented here with her permission. For the first post in this series, click here. You may have heard that US manufacturers are facing a shortage […]
This blog post is the first of three in a series and is excerpted from an excellent article I recently received written by Bekhi Spika of Spika Welding in Lewistown. An abbreviated version is presented here with her permission. You may have heard that US manufacturers are facing a shortage of skilled workers — a […]
You’ve seen the fact: manufacturing jobs are some of the highest paying in the country. Yet in Montana, there is a big gap between the number of available jobs in the manufacturing sector, and the smaller number of qualified workers available to fill them. That’s why the Gianforte Family Foundation is giving $500,000 over the next […]
In case you haven’t heard, there are even more opportunities now for entrepreneurs and small businesses in Montana! I’m thrilled to announce $100,000 of additional support for Bootstrap Montana from the Gianforte Family Foundation and friends and alumni of Montana State University’s colleges of business and engineering. These funds will be used to provide interest-free loans to […]
Winston Churchill said “Some regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Only a handful see it for what it really is – the strong and willing horse that pulls the whole cart along.” Churchill was correct: private enterprise is how wealth is […]