Business Chitchat
by Headwaters RC&D/Butte Local Development Corporation (BLDC)
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Resources for and stories of entrepreneurship, business, agriculture, and economic development in Southwest Montana.
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- All About Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Montana Cohort, a Conversation with National Director, Anne Wellde · 26 min · Episode 22Are you a Montana business looking to expand and be a leader in your business? What if you could apply for high-level, no-cost training from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small…
- Writing A Business Plan The New Way: A Conversation with Headwaters SBDC Business Advisor, Fionn Zarubica · 29 min · Episode 21Writing a business plan has never been easier with the use of a new software, LivePlan. Fionn Zarubica, Headwaters SBDC Business Advisor, talks about the process of business…
- All About Montana Growth Through Agriculture (GTA) Grants & Loans · 39 min · Episode 20s your ag business ready for growth? Would grant funding or a low-interest loan help your business? Are you located in rural Montana? In this episode, we explore Montana’s Growth…
- Reimagining Uptown Butte: A Conversation with Shanna Adams about a Business Improvement District (BID) · 31 min · Episode 19How can creating a Business Improvement District (BID) in Uptown Butte move the needle on the Uptown Butte Master Plan? Shanna Adams, civil engineer, co-owner of the Finlen…
- The Path from Blight to Community Asset: All About EPA Brownfields Cleanup · 34 min · Episode 18Ever thought of turning an old abandoned building into a thriving cornerstone of your community? Headwaters RC&D Brownfield Program Manager, Melissa Wanamaker can help you make…
- Hiring Solutions with Tabatha Hyatt at Express Employment · 48 min · Episode 17What's the best way to hire? How can employees and employers poise themselves for a smooth hiring practice? What's the best way to deal with a shortage of employees? Tabatha…
- Starting a Business from Scratch with Jen & Lisa at Recreate Climbing + Fitness · 59 min · Episode 16Jen DeLong and Lisa Howell, owners of Recreate Climbing + Fitness in Butte, Montana talk to us about what it takes to bring to life a dream. Their story is one of grit…
- Value Added Producer Grants (VAPG) with Marlee Johnston at USDA Rural Development · 27 min · Episode 15How can you make the most of the USDA Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program? Marlee Johnston of USDA and Headwaters Food and Ag Development (FADC) Director, Karley Carter…
- How Farmer Boy Eggs Leveraged Grants to Grow their Business · 28 min · Episode 14How can you use USDA’s Value Added Producer Grants (VAPG) or Montana’s Growth Through Agriculture Program (GTA) to grow your ag business? Cari Verlanic of Farmer Boy Eggs in…
- Community Land Trust as an Affordable Housing Solution with Dawn Conklin of Trust Montana · 29 min · Episode 13Dawn Conklin, Executive Director of Trust Montana, shares with us the community land trust model and how Trust Montana is working to bring affordable housing solutions to…
- Inside our Loan Department and How to Prepare for a Loan · 25 min · Episode 12When should your business consider a loan? How much do you need for a downpayment? What can you get ready for the loan process? How can you work with a bank? Learn from Jess…
- All Things International Trade with Brigitta Miranda-Freer of the Montana World Trade Center · 52 min · Episode 11What does your business need to export or import goods? How can you set your business up for foreign direct investment (FDI)? Are their grants available for foreign trade? In…
- Reimagining Rural with Tara Mastel, MSU Extension · 26 min · Episode 10Join me for a conversation about Reimagining Rural with Tara Mastel of the MSU Extension Service. Reimagining Rural is a program to increase volunteer engagement in rural…
- Butte’s Resodyn Corporation awarded $13.2 Million in funding from the U.S. Navy - A Conversation with Dr. Joe Mayne and Mark Shutey · 46 min · Episode 9Resodyn’s new contract with the U.S. Navy will bring $13.2 million to Southwest Montana. What does this contract mean for Southwest Montana? What is advanced manufacturing like…
- Top Strategies for Video Marketing with KXLF’s Lindsey Silveira · 37 min · Episode 8What makes a high-impact video? How can you make a connection with your followers and customers? KXLF’s, Lindsey Silveira, breaks down for us what goes into telling your story as…
- Buying a Home in Southwest Montana, a Conversation with Nicole Hanni of Guild Mortgage and Sam Motzko of Headwaters RC&D · 37 min · Episode 7Learn the ins and outs of purchasing a home in Southwest Montana from Nicole Hanni of Guild Mortgage and Headwaters RC&D’s HUD-certified homebuyer education specialist, Sam…
- Manufacturing in Southwest Montana with Brian Sullivan of the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center · 49 min · Episode 6How many manufacturers are in the Headwaters RC&D region? What resources can manufacturers take advantage of? What’s the future of manufacturing like for Southwest Montana? Learn…
- TDS Prepares for First Fiber Customers in Butte, a Conversation with Drew Petersen and Tom Cronnelly · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 5Join us for a conversation with TDS Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Drew Petersen, and Associate Manager - Field Marketing, Tom Cronnelly, about the expansion of Fiber…
- All Things Artificial Intelligence & Digital Marketing with Erica Yakawich of Amplified Digital Agency · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 4How can your business keep up in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the digital marketing of your business? In this episode, Erica Yakawich, of Amplified Digital, breaks…
- Top 3 Social Media Tips for Small Businesses · 34 min · Episode 3What can your business do to thrive on social media? If you’re a business owner looking for help with your social media this episode is for you! Is social media a magic bullet…
