Wanted: Business Successes- Is your company a candidate or do you know of a success story?

The Missoulian plans to cast a spotlight on successful western Montana businesses and entrepreneurs as part of its 2004 Progress Edition, and we’re asking readers to help.

Our plans for our annual Progress Edition include profiling western Montana companies that have logged 50 or more years of business in this area.

Another section of this year’s Progress Edition will focus on entrepreneurs – businesspeople who are working hard to build new businesses from the ground up. A third section will take a look at small businesses that are reaping big successes in western Montana.

If you know of a business or an entrepreneur that would be a good fit for our Progress Edition, let us know. E-Mail Mike McInally at [email protected] or call (406)-523-5250.

The Missoulian’s 2004 Progress Edition will appear in the newspaper beginning on Sunday, Oct. 3.

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"Not marketing your company is like winking in the dark. You know you did it but no one else will know unless you tell them."

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Colorado originals

By The Denver Post

Colorado is known throughout the world as an exporter of computers, rockets and beef.

But most people probably don’t realize the state also is the birthplace of products that have changed industries as well as makethose that have just made everyday life a little easier.

It’s tough to make it through a day without encountering at least a few things that were invented or perfected in Colorado – whether it’s the cheeseburger you eat for lunch, the soy milk in your refrigerator or the device that inflates your car’s air bag.

Some innovations have gone on to become major forces in the state’s economy.

For the full article: http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2350976,00.html