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Business Resource Links

There are many resources available for existing and start-up businesses. List provided below identifies many resources to begin with. If you need information for a topic not listed, please contact SBDC administrative office at 406-841-2747 for assistance.

Business Registration | Business Online Training | Miscellaneous Resources | Environmental Isssues | Exporting | Financing | Grant Information | Government Contracting | Human Resources | Manufacturing | Patents & Trademarks | Taxes | Technology

Business Registration

• Montana Secretary of State

  Business Training Online

Small Business Training Network (SBTN)

Miscellaneous Resources

• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Small Business Development Center Clearinghouse
• U.S. Business Advisor
• itsSIMPLE.biz
• The Biz Info Library
  

  To check the legitimacy of a business or to file a complaint against a business:

• Better Business Bureau
• Better Business Bureau Online - specifically for Internet-based companies
• Citizen's Advocate - (406) 444-3468
• Consumer Protection - (406) 444-4500

  Business Development Organizations:

• Montana Chamber of Commerce
• Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA)
• Montana Association of Counties
• Montana Local Development Organizations
• National Federation of Independent Business

  Demographics & statistics:

• Montana Department of Labor & Industry - Research & Analysis Bureau
• Montana Department of Commerce - Census & Economic Information Center
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Business Statistical Portal
• University of Montana - Bureau of Business & Economic Research

  Minority or women-owned businesses:

• Montana Department of Transportation - Disadvantage Business Enterprise Program
• U.S. Small Business Administration - Women-owned Businesses
• U.S. Small Business Administration - Minority Owned
• Four Times Foundation - Native American
• National Minority Business Council

  Environmental Protection

• Environmental Protection Agency
• EPA's Practical Guide to Environmental Management of Small Business
• Montana Department of Environmental Quality - Planning, Prevention and Assistance Bureau
• Grants for Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Rehabilitators

  Exporting

• Montana Department of Commerce - Trade & International Relations
• Montana Department of Agriculture Marketing Program
• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Montana World Trade Center

  Financing

Montana Department of Commerce - various programs

Montana Finance Online

Micro Business Finance Program

Board of Investments

Montana Local Development Organizations

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Montana Rural Development

U.S. Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration

Grant Information

• Community Development Block Grant
• Montana Department of Agriculture
• www.grants.gov
• U.S. Small Business Administration

Government Contracting

• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Montana Department of Administration
• Montana Department of Transportation - Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
• Procurement Technical Assistance Program
  • Montana PTAC, Billings
    Big Sky Economic Development Authority
    222 North 32nd Street Suite 100
    Billings, MT 59101
    Phone: 406-256-6871
    Fax: 406-256-6877
    POC: Maureen Jewell, Adam Steadman
  • Montana PTAC, Great Falls
    710 1st Avenue North
    PO Box 2568
    Great Falls, MT 59403
    Phone: 406-454-1934
    Fax: 406-454-2995
    POC: Karl Dehn
  • Montana PTAC, Kalispell
    218 Main
    PO Box 8300
    Kalispell, MT 59904-1300
    Phone: 406-758-5436
    Fax: 406-257-7283
    POC: Doug Bolender

  Human Resources

• Montana Department of Labor & Industry
  • http://dli.state.mt.us/ - General
  • Business Advocate Program
  • Montana Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
  • Montana State Fund - Workers' Compensation Insurance

  U.S. Department of Labor:

• Compliance Assistance
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• Employment Law Guide
• Employment Laws

  Manufacturing

• Montana Manufacturing Extension Centers

  Patents & Trademarks

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Montana Patent Depository
• Montana Secretary of State - state trademark registration

  Taxes

• For Montana - Montana Department of Revenue
• For U.S. - Internal Revenue Service
• Montana Department of Labor & Industry - Unemployment Insurance
• Montana State Fund - Workers Compensation
• Montana Department of Labor & Industry - Employee Tax Credits

  Technology

• Montana Department of Commerce - Montana Technology Innovation Partnership
• Montana TechLink
• Montana TechRanch
• MonTECH
• Montana Department of Commerce - Research & Commercialization Program
  
  
  Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.