NEWS UPDATE
March 5, 2010
City Competes for Google Internet Trial Location
The City of Bozeman, in collaboration with the Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce and Prospera Business Network, are applying for the Google Fiber for Communities project.
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February 23, 2010
West Paw Design CEO Testifies at US Senate Committee on Finance
Today West Paw Design President and Owner Spencer Williams provided testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Finance during a hearing on small business trade and tax issues related to small business job creation.
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February 23, 2010
Hearing Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Regarding Small Business Job Creation
The Greek physician Galen once said: “Employment is nature’s physician, and is essential to human happiness.”
Over the course of this Great Recession, more than 8 million Americans have lost their employment. And along with their jobs, millions of Americans lost their wellbeing, their health, and their happiness.
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February 17, 2010
Montana Women's Business Center Open in Bozeman
Prospera Business Network announces the opening of the new Montana Women’s Business Center in Bozeman. This program is designed to provide counseling, comprehensive training, networking and mentoring services to women entrepreneurs.
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February 2, 2010
Bozeman Cost of Living 4.4% Above National Average for 2009
Prospera Business Network released its Bozeman Cost of Living Report for 2009.
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December 19, 2009
Prospera Hires Executive Director
Prospera Business Network has hired Stuart R. Leidner as its new executive director, the economic development organization announced Friday.
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September 10, 2009
$750K Grant Awarded to Prospera to Establish Women's Business Center
Prospera Business Network has been awarded a $750,000 grant to establish the Montana Women’s Business Center that will directly assist women in business.
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June 8, 2009
Women in Business Champion Award
Prospera Business Network accepted the SBA Women in Business Champion of the Year award, nominated by Kathleen Tonkovich of First Security Bank, on June 5, 2009 at the SBA's annual Small Business Week Awards Luncheon in Missoula.
The City of Bozeman Economic Development Plan
This Plan will provide guidance to the City Commission, City staff, and the community regarding economic and business development planning in Bozeman.
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April 27, 2009
Prospera Establishes New $750K Loan Fund
Prospera Business Network announced today that the organization has been awarded funding to establish a new $750,000 loan fund to assist businesses in Gallatin County and Park County. The funding, which comes through the USDA’s Rural Development Intermediary Relending Program and the Montana Board of Investments, is provided to economic development organizations that then make loans to local businesses.
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