By: Lorene Hintz | SBDC Regional Director “The bank wants financial projections. I’m not sure what they want, can you help me?” That is a typical question that Small Business Development Center business advisors are asked on a weekly basis. Most people don’t really know what numbers matter and who they matter to. When looking more
Big Sky Economic Development partnered with Billings Parks and Recreation to fund and develop the Coulson Park Master Plan. Both organizations share a vision of Coulson Park as an important community investment. We will continue to work together to develop Coulson Park and other vital community assets – promoting economic development, workforce retention and attraction, more
By: Kayla Vokral | SBDC Business Advisor A business plan lays the foundation for your business. A good business plan guides you through each phase of starting and managing your business. Think of your business plan as a “Roadmap” to your business. It has all the key elements to your business to get you from start-up more
Joining our Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) as the Training Manager/Business Advisor is Ryan Luchau. Ryan will be based in our Helena Office. He answered a few questions to help us get to know him, check them out below! Please join us in welcoming Ryan to the team! What town do you now call home? more
We are thrilled to announce that Karli Baker, our 2020-2021 RMC Intern will be joining our team, full-time as our Marketing Specialist. She will report to the Director of Marketing and BillingsWorks! Please join us in welcoming Karli to the BSED Team! What town do you now call home? Billings, MT Where did more
Big Sky Economic Development and The Billings Chamber of Commerce present the 2021 Summer Intern Leadership Institute. This program is designed to build your interns connection with Billings to help retain talent. There is no cost to participate. The SILI program offers your interns the opportunity to: CONNECT with other interns throughout the community EXPLORE more
No Bureaucracy. No Policy Book. All Action. Entrepreneurs are a special breed. They build thriving business from nothing more than an idea. They start with zero credibility on kitchen tables and use their faith, passion, and confidence to convince people to buy from them. They hear “No” constantly, they fail, start over, then fail and more
Economic Development Week was created by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) in 2016. To increase awareness of local programs that create jobs, advance career development opportunities, and improve communities’ quality of life everywhere, we have continued the tradition. Over the last five years, 450+ campaigns have been made throughout the United States and more
By: Steve Arveschoug | Executive Director International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Accreditation: Why it Matters For every business and organization, it is important that the team and leadership stay up to speed on the latest industry trends and maintain their status as “subject matter experts” (SMEs) in their field of practice. This continuous-learning endeavor more
By: Allison Corbyn | Director of New Business Recruitment #1. The right-sized pond (big fish, little fish, we’ve got you) Billings is Montana’s City, but the population is still under 200,000 people. What does that mean for you? You matter. Weather you plan to create 10 or 1,000 jobs, the impact is felt by the more
