Bitter Root Economic Development District

SBA ANNOUNCES STATEWIDE SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY ACT WORKSHOP

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is proud to announce a conference specially for entrepreneurs, professionals, and prospective business owners. This event, sponsored by SBA and the Missoula Small Business Development Center, will be held June 5, 2009 in conjunction with the Small Business Week Awards luncheon, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Missoula.

Registration for the workshop is $30.00, which includes the Small Business Week luncheon. Information can be obtained by calling the SBA Montana District Office at (406) 441-1081 or visiting www.sba.gov/mt. Registration deadline is May 27th.

Creating partnerships and jobs around Montana's clean energy future.

April 7th, 2009

1:00-7:00PM

Location: Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula

A half day workshop looking at programs within the Recovery Act that focus on green jobs and the green economy. The workshop will develop partnerships and networks essential for growing the green economy in the region. The workshop will start with informative presentations from federal, state, and local agencies administering programs that will deliver the money attached to green jobs in the Recovery Act. The informative Panels will be followed by break out session around different funding opportunity categories.

Presented by: BREDD and Sustainable Business Council.

Sponsored by: Big Sky Commerce, Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula, Human Resource Council, Missoula Federal Credit Union and Rocky Mountain Development Group, Inc.

Green Energy Jobs Discussion

Creating Jobs Around Montana’s Clean Energy Future: Town Hall discussion in Bozeman

Join us for a town hall discussion about the programs within the federal Recovery Act that focus on clean energy jobs: What programs are available? Who’s delivering – and getting – the funds? How do the programs benefit Montana businesses, energy consumers, and communities? What do these and other energy provisions mean for Montana’s energy future?

Date and time: 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Free and open to the public.