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Have your sales been affected by COVD19? If you could would you increase your revenue, sales, traffic, and profitability?  The Destination Creation Course helps businesses do just that. You will define your unique positioning statement about products and services you do better than anyone else. You will pinpoint your most profitable customers and reach more people like them. The proven 14-point business success strategy developed by internationally-known business consultant Jon Schallert teaches techniques to increase your ability to attract customers who are…

Links to the agenda and Zoom meeting information can be found on our Board of Directors Page.

When you hear about TikTok, do you think of Ke$ha’s 2009 smash hit song? There are all sorts of social media platforms available, and if you’re not on them, you’re missing out on client interactions. This session will not teach you the inner workings of all the social media platforms out there, but it will help you develop an engaging and entertaining social media presence. We will focus on TikTok, but the concepts we discuss can be applied to any…

Have you been thinking about an idea and always wondered if you could make it a business? Are you a business owner but not a business school graduate? Are you passionate about the thing you do and don't know how to turn that passion into profit? Join GFDA and the Great Falls Small Business Development Center for The LaunchPoint, a business planning and strategies workshop that will walk through the key structures, available tools and why money is important before,…

Developers, investors and business professionals throughout the Golden Triangle: join us Friday, February 5th at 7 AM as we continue our virtual installment of Investor Development Coffee. Come share and learn from other members with questions, concerns and updates about projects throughout the region. Now more than ever, keeping in touch and discussing how we find opportunities in the trade area is crucial. Join us via Zoom. If you would like to attend the meeting, email TSchreiner@GrowGreatFalls.org or call 406.781.9499…

Select Great Falls Montana for your next Agribusiness and/or Manufacturing location! In this interview style, one hour event you will hear from multinational corporations who have selected Great Falls, Montana, for their US location. “The unique position of Great Falls on the interstate form Calgary allows us to efficiently connect internationally.” Lee Klette, Senior Manager, FedEx Ground https://growgreatfallsmontana.org/select-usa/

So you are looking into Government Contracting and you've found a bidding opportunities. Maybe you can put together a winning proposal. But what else can you do to increase the chances of actually winning the bid? In this workshop, you'll learn how federal government contracting officers search for and evaluate small business contractors through the SBA's Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) database. You will also learn how to make your business more visible to agencies. Lead trainer Lillian Sunwall will…

Links to the agenda and Zoom meeting information can be found on our Executive Committee Page.

Links to the agenda and Zoom meeting information can be found on our Board of Directors Page.

Women and men both carry implicit biases that affect daily, human interactions- especially with women. Gain skills to support your coaching of women and learn how to leverage language that connects with them in session or for outreach campaigns. March is Women's History Month, so we'll take this opportunity to distinguish how to best communicate with women. Whether they are your customers, your employees, or fellow female entrepreneurs, women send and receive messages differently so it is important to know…

Developers, investors and business professionals throughout the Golden Triangle: join us Friday, March 5th at 7 AM as we continue our virtual installment of Investor Development Coffee. Come share and learn from other members with questions, concerns and updates about projects throughout the region. Now more than ever, keeping in touch and discussing how we find opportunities in the trade area is crucial. Join us via Zoom. If you would like to attend the meeting, email TSchreiner@GrowGreatFalls.org or call 406.781.9499…

Have you been thinking about an idea and always wondered if you could make it a business? Are you a business owner but not a business school graduate? Are you passionate about the thing you do and don't know how to turn that passion into profit? Join GFDA and the Great Falls Small Business Development Center for The LaunchPoint, a business planning and strategies workshop that will walk through the key structures, available tools and why money is important before,…

Links to the agenda and Zoom meeting information can be found on our Executive Committee Page.

Have you been thinking about an idea and always wondered if you could make it a business? Are you a business owner but not a business school graduate? Are you passionate about the thing you do and don't know how to turn that passion into profit? Join GFDA and the Great Falls Small Business Development Center for The LaunchPoint, a business planning and strategies workshop that will walk through the key structures, available tools and why money is important before,…