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Small Business Opportunities - Montana Jobs
To learn more about how your small business can benefit from the Jobs-Stimulus Bill, watch video highlights from the Small Business Opportunity Workshop below. Presentations from each agency involved in the workshop are also available for your review. To follow through on information from the workshop, refer to the key contacts listed below. Agency Presentations  Key Contacts Senator Tester has eight field offices around Montana to help constituents work with the federal government. Click here for contact information for each of Senator Tester's offices. Procurement Technicial Assistance Centers (PTAC) provide technical assistance to small businesses seeking federal contacts. Contact a PTAC near you for more information or guidance on federal contacting issues. Big Sky Economic Development Authority Prospera Business Network Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Montana PTAC Satellite Centers can also provide technicial assistance with federal contracting. Butte Local Development Corporation Great Falls Development Authority Lake County Community Development Corporation Snowy Mountain Development Corporation Native American Development Corporation
The Jobs-Stimulus Bill, formally known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is investing more than $1 billion in Montana infrastructure projects such as roads, water systems, and ports of entry. Click here for more information about how the Jobs-Stimulus Bill is working for Montana. After Senator Tester's efforts to level the playing field to include more local small businesses in Jobs-Stimulus projects, two federal agencies changed their contracting practices to put an emphasis on hiring local subcontractors. |
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In early June, Senator Tester hosted a workshop with representatives from federal agencies and Montana contractors and small businesses in Great Falls. Officials from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Air Force were on hand to answer questions and provide information to Montana companies interested in opportunities related to the Jobs-Stimulus Bill.
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