Missoula Economic Partnership Spring 2014 Innovation Initiative Events

The Missoula Economic Partnership is pleased to announce the Spring lineup of Innovation Initiative events. We’re featuring new roundtable discussions on Mobile App Development, 21st Century Business Etiquette, and how to Manage IT Development Projects.

All Innovation Initiative events are FREE and held at MonTEC, 1121 East Broadway in Missoula. Click on the links below to read more about the first two months of session topics and speakers. For the complete schedule through May, visit the event page at http://www.missoulapartnership.com or the Partnership Facebook.

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Roundtable – Becoming a LEAN Business: How to Cut Waste & Achieve Organizational Success
Larry Fagerhaug – UM School of Extended & Lifelong Learning

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Roundtable – Online Social Media Marketing
Karen Porter – UM School of Extended & Lifelong Learning

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Roundtable – Taking Your Business Global: Exporting and Growing Beyond our Borders
Anthony Rodriguez – Montana World Trade Center, Scott Billadeau, Liquid Planet Holdings

Wednesday, Feb. 12, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Roundtable – 21st Century Business Etiquette
David Firth – University of Montana

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Roundtable – Legal Issues 101 for Startups
Jeremy Brown – Dorsey & Whitney

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Roundtable – Hiring your First Employee
Connie Kulbeck – Associated Employers

The program provides a wide variety of entrepreneurial assistance, free:

Expert-on-Site Counseling — Highly regarded professionals in a variety of fields meet in one-on-one sessions with entrepreneurs to provide guidance, feedback and insight.

Topical roundtables — Hosts provide 10-15 minute topical presentations followed by open Q&A and discussion sessions.

Seminars — Presenters on a variety of topics including marketing, patent law, supply chain, venture capital and more.

Informal Peer Networking — The Innovation Initiative offers opportunities to connect with your fellow entrepreneurs to share ideas and swap stories.

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