Launched earlier this month, Big Sky Innovation, http://www.bigskyinnovation.org, collects information from several Web sites and provides technology entrepreneurs a “one-stop shop” for everything from getting in touch with economic development agencies to learning about existing technology that can be licensed and the basics of building a business out of an idea.
“So many people don’t have a clear understanding of what it takes to take an idea from the idea stage to market,” said Linda Brander, manager of the Montana Technology Innovation Partnership, a program under the Department of Commerce.
By John Harrington - Open for Business
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