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The Union of Town and Gown – Montana State University and Bozeman, Montana

For many, moving west means facing the Montana Compromise: You can live in one of the most beautiful areas of the country, but you’ll have to write off any thoughts of a livable income. Bozeman and MSU http://www.montana.edu/ are working to overcome that. The university, through its Center for Entrepreneurship for the New West http://www.montana.edu/cob/centernewwest/ , is tapping into the state’s independent streak: Montana has one of the largest shares of small businesses and self-employed people in the nation. Since it was founded in 2001, the facility’s students have provided 10,000 hours of consulting advice to 40 local companies, says center director Scott Bryant. The center’s efforts haven’t yet stemmed the brain drain–roughly half of MSU students still follow their careers out of state. But Bozeman is rapidly solidifying its place as the entrepreneurial hotbed of the Northern Rockies in hopes that its homespun entrepreneurs can live in Big Sky Country and still make the mortgage payment.

Entrepreneur Magazine – October 2009

Full Story: http://entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2009/october/203418-6.html

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Montana State University and Center for Entrepreneurship for the New West Highlighted in Entrepreneur Magazine http://matr.net/article-36115.html

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