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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand - champagne in the other, body thoroughly used up, rode hard and put away wet, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
Globalization Partners International
Montana Department of Transportation
- Google now supports a new type of markup for multilingual website content.
This blog attempts to cover the most significant factors associated with Google's new markup for multilingual content and how they can affect your future website translation projects.
21st Century Education Initiative - "You Should Care..."Come Home Montana
- Biotechnology program gives Colorado high school students a head start in booming field
"Biotechnology is an incredibly hot field in science right now and likely to remain so in the foreseeable future," Cox said. "So this is definitely material of practical value to our students."
- Update 2011: Missoula superheroes inspire nation
Over the year, the Missoula Community School http://www.missoulacommunityschool.org/ and its superhero program of 3- and 4-year-old children have gotten the attention of CNN, AOL News, the Huffington Post, the AARP and numerous other groups and websites, its simple and endearing message too rich to ignore.
Montana Business
- Montana's Hamilton School District searching for new superintendent
And now, they want the public's help in choosing the right candidate.
Bill Payne
- Montana Small Business Administration Seeking Comments & Applicants for their New Early Stage Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Initiative
In order to familiarize the public with the content of the proposed Early Stage SBIC rule, SBA will host several webinars on the proposed rule. The webinar schedule is as follows:
- Bozeman, Montana's ILX Lightwave to be acquired by Newport
The consideration to be paid by Newport in the transaction is $9.3M in cash, subject to adjustment based on ILX's net assets at closing.
- National Chamber of Commerce ads irk local director
"I just think that's a real waste of money, and I don't think that's where chamber memberships and dues should be going,"
Careers
- There Is Only ONE Silicon Valley
Recognition of the peerless setting in the Valley leads me to observations for several groups in the entrepreneurial landscape:
Funding and Building your Business
- How to Ace a Google Interview
"You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and thrown into a blender. Your mass is reduced so that your density is the same as usual. The blades start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do?"
Government and University TechTransfer
- 13 Ways To Think About And Crush Your Competition
As you start to grow, competition becomes a healthy thing to think about.
- 5 Tools for a Big League Website on a Budget
Here are some of the tools that you can use to make your business seem as if you have a giant team -- and bank account -- behind your company's online presence.
- Entrepreneurs: Due Diligence on Investors is Smart
I've had startup founders tell me that it's only about the color of the money, but I disagree.
- Early Customer Feedback Can Lead to a Death Spiral
Early adopters are usually no more than 10%-15% of the ultimate market potential, and marketing to them may be necessary, but not sufficient in marketing to the mainstream.
Montana Education Excellence
- How Universities Fail Women Inventors
An experiment shows that, given the same invention, tech transfer officers are less likely to spin off a company if the idea comes from a woman
Regional Business
- "A World Without Marketing: Blessing or Curse?" University of Montana Regents Professor of Marketing Jakki Mohr
Dr. Mohr's interests are primarily in the area of marketing of high-technology products and services, including a broad range of technologies, including but not limited to the Internet and e-commerce.
- MSU hosts prospective student program on Jan. 27
MSU Friday is a free event open to all juniors and seniors and their families.
- The Montana Board of Regents defend selection of former board chair as higher ed commissioner
The Montana Board of Regents' decision that Clayton Christian is the man they want for one of the highest-paying jobs in state government has been made without publicly advertising the job, notifying the public of his candidacy, or requiring a Ph.D. or a resume.
Idaho Business
- 2011 Top States For Doing Business Survey Results
States were ranked in each of the 12 site selection categories based on the number of times they were named as a "top-5" choice by the responding consultants.
North Dakota Business and Economic Development
- Gov. Butch Otter wants Idaho to back startup companies
One of Gov. Butch Otter's central missions of the 2012 Legislature will be selling the program to conservative Idaho lawmakers who are leery of inserting taxpayer money into areas where they believe the private sector should take the reins.
- The Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission - iGem
The Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission, or iGem, as the proposal is called, includes a strategy of luring talented researchers to Idaho universities and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies in Idaho Falls. Once they arrive, they'll research energy, materials science and manufacturing, computer science and bio and agricultural technology -- areas where Idaho has a foundation -- to develop products and spin off companies.
Utah Economic Development
- A Great Divide Over Oil Riches in North Dakota
No other county in the state has had a bigger jump in the number of households earning more than $100,000, which spiked to 21 percent from 6 percent during the last decade, according to an analysis of census data. But much like the crude below, the benefits have spread unevenly, often as a result of decisions made long ago.
MAPS : Media Arts in the Public Schools
- 2011: Another Amazing Global Year for Utah!
As we celebrate a historic year of international growth, we extend special thanks to our many Utah partners helping expand the "globalization" of Utah, including the Governor's Office of Economic Development, Economic Development Corporation of Utah, Small Business Administration, Utah Technology Council, USTAR, and all our academic colleagues at Utah's Universities and Colleges.
Government
- "No Excuses - No Limits!!" - MAPS & Montana Youth Transitions
MAPS just finished a project that we're very proud of. If you have 15 min, please view and give us some feedback.
Community
- Montana Governor Builds Surplus 'Running Government Like Ranch'
While other governors commonly say they run their states like a business, Schweitzer, a 56-year-old Democrat, calls his management style "running government like a ranch." Montana was one of only two states to report surpluses from 2009 to 2011, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The other was North Dakota.
Miscellaneous RamblingsCool Stuff That's Coming
- TED Video: Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
Non-Profit News
- Five tech trends to watch in 2012
2012 promises to be a very busy year in all things digital, but, as with any annum, there will be just a handful of big, memorable trends. Here, I've collected five such movements that are likely to make a big impact in our technologically-enhanced lives.
- How partnering with nonprofits can boost innovation
The Disappearing Barriers Between Business And Nonprofits Are Driving Innovation
- Happy Holidays from the O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the Coming Year From all of us at the O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West
- Missoula Downtown Association Now Accepting Applications for 2012 Caras Park Pavilion Sponsorship Program
The goal of the Pavilion Sponsorship Program is to assist nonprofit organizations in producing events at Caras Park that benefit the Missoula community.
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