Goals & Objectives
Planning
Provide a business-planning program in Montana communities that builds the professional management skills of Montana entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Education
Develop classroom education with the community-based organization that has the greatest capacity to deliver services for the business owners and entrepreneurs in their region.
Native American Business Ownership
Expand Native American business ownership on the seven Indian reservations of Montana and the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa.
Build Partnerships
Partner, network and collaborate with Federal, State, and community organizations, especially the State Tribal Economic Development Commission (STEDC), the Montana Indian Business Alliance (MIBA) and the Small Business
Development Centers (SBDC) to develop the capacity as organizations mentoring business owners and entrepreneurs in the Reservation communities.
Create Opportunity
Provide business management classroom training to organizations that serve specific populations including veterans, dislocated workers, people with disabilities, and other people in need who are seeking self-employment as a path to economic self-sufficiency.
Be Entrepreneurial
Be entrepreneurial. Support initiatives that will develop entrepreneurship in Montana including the Montana Indianpreneur Equity Project designed to provide equity to Native Americans in Montana who are starting or growing their business.
