2007 News
December 26, 2007
The Gallatin Valley is home to over 200 non-profits. These organizations do not hinge on metropolitan amenities, and are often created to preserve wild places and stimulate communities of the West. As part of our...continue reading...
December 6, 2007
TechRanch recognized 2 of our clients for Outstanding Achievement in 2007: Foundant Technologies and Montana Molecular. Foundant's proof of achievement is shown by having a prototype software to having 15 customers in a very short...continue reading...
December 6, 2007
Dennis Dixon, President of Zoot Enterprises and TechRanch Founding Board Chairman, was recognized at the annual recognition and holiday party. He has provided extraordinary service and helped TechRanch set goals and raise funds to get...continue reading...
November 25, 2007
Bootstrap Montana, the new micro-loan program created by the Gianforte Family Charitable Trust and administered by TechRanch, is off to a productive start as the first round of funds has been distributed to a rural...continue reading...
October 29, 2007 | Venture Capital Journal
For most of the year, the posh Montana resort of Big Sky, with its ski-in condos and bear-, moose- and cowhide-themed decor, is precisely the sort of place venture investors go to get away from...continue reading...
September 28, 2007
Chrysti the Wordsmith began her talk at TechRanch Thursday by deconstructing the appropriately chosen word "entrepreneur." The word stems from a French verb "entreprendre," meaning to seize or undertake, Smith said. At one time "entrepreneur"...continue reading...
September 20, 2007
RightNow Technologies is among the first example that comes to mind when people talk about what is right with growth in the Gallatin Valley. RightNow is the kind of clean, high-tech, high-growth, world-market business that...continue reading...
September 12, 2007
A Bozeman businessman has launched a new program to provide zero-interest loans to entrepreneurs who do business in rural communities across Montana. The Bootstrap Montana Loan Program, which will provide microloans ranging from $5,000 to...continue reading...
August 28, 2007
Organizers and participants at the Big Sky Venture Capital Conference say that the event is helping put Montana and its entrepreneurs on the map. By Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter August 28, 2007 Since its founding in...continue reading...
August 26, 2007 | NewWest.net
The Big Sky Venture Capital Conference, held last Thursday and Friday at Big Sky Resort, is now in its third year, and the fact that a number of the companies that were pitching their businesses...continue reading...
June 21, 2007
WASHINGTON - Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg, secured $150,000 in federal funds for MSU-Bozeman's Tech Ranch Technology Venture Center Incubator Program (TVC) as part of the 2008 Financial Services Appropriations Bill. Tech Ranch works with Montana...continue reading...
May 4, 2007
At the Montana Economic Development Summit in Butte earlier in the week, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, live via satellite, told the 2,000 attendees there that "the Internet is connecting up people in new ways."...continue reading...
February 15, 2007 | InBusinessMonthly
Western Montana's small but powerful high-tech sector is rapidly gaining ground. Encouraged by the region's relatively low costs, high quality of life and ready access to resources, high-tech businesses representing every field from biotechnology...continue reading...
February 10, 2007 | InBusinessMonthly
Western Montana's small but powerful high-tech sector is rapidly gaining ground. Encouraged by the region's relatively low costs, high quality of life and ready access to resources, high-tech businesses representing every field from biotechnology to...continue reading...
February 3, 2007
By CAMDEN EASTERLING Chronicle Staff Writer U.S. Sen. MaxYour browser may not support display of this image. BaucusYour browser may not support display of this image. touted a bill designed to boost hightech research and...continue reading...
February 3, 2007
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester came to Montana State University on Friday and said he's supporting increases in student financial aid and will try to restore at least some of the $15 million in earmarked research...continue reading...
January 21, 2007
Advanced Acoustic Concepts has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security for a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research award for its continued work in providing a layered maritime defense for the United States....continue reading...
January 7, 2007
Bozeman's TechRanch last month acknowledged the accomplishments of two local startup businesses. Connexa Softools and Ideal Bite have reached a point in their business development that they're no longer fledgling companies just getting off the...continue reading...