City Club Missoula – Nonprofit leaders urge investment in entrepreneurs in Missoula

Donations by western Montanans may help future entrepreneurs launch their own ventures, according to officials from two nonprofits.

Dr. Mary Stranahan, founder of the High Stakes Foundation http://www.highstakesfoundation.org/ , and Rosalie Sheehy Cates, executive director of the Montana Community Development Corp. http://www.mtcdc.org/ , elaborated on the issue of “recycling wealth” by investing in local communities during City Club Missoula’s http://www.cityclubmissoula.org monthly forum Monday.

By PAMELA J. PODGER of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/06/10/news/mtregional/znews11.txt

Listen to the main program from Monday’s City Club Missoula forum http://www.missoulian.com/123-2008/cclubmain060908.php

Listen to the question-and-answer portion of Monday’s City Club Missoula forum http://www.missoulian.com/123-2008/cclubqanda060908.php

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