RCEDA
RAVALLI COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
How are your 2011 Internet marketing plans shaping up ?
May 17th
Multichannel Merchant, a leading trade magazine published by Penton Media, inc. has released its Outlook 2011: Ecommerce survey results. The trade magazines subscribers polled were asked a variety of questions in the topic categories:
- Mobile commerce
- Web site rich media usage techniques
- User generated content
- Web site redesigns and function
- Search strategies
- Payments and security
The top 8 most valuable ecommerce marketing strategies may or may not surprise you.
Download the full Outlook 2011: Ecommerce report.
One making an analysis of these survey results would soon see that trends seem to waffle this way or that depending on the ever-changing dance that occurs between the merchant and customer. The thing that More >
Is e-mail marketing right for your business ?
May 8th
Internet Retailer magazines March 2011 business e-mail marketing survey reflect some interesting trends. Depending on your type of business, how you conduct your email marketing and how you address other various considerations, some businesses are reporting up to a 25% increase in their online sales.
The survey shows that overall 53.6% of the respondents reported only 10% of their sales came from e-mail marketing, while 5.4% reported a 25% increase. 25% of the respondents reported a low of only 0.5% increase in sales. Nearly a third of respondents did not know how much they earned. Apparently indicating that no measurement of More >
B3: Building Bitterroot Business, Spring Class Schedule
Apr 11th
The spring session of the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority’s (RCEDA) Building Bitterroot Business series begins with the first class on Friday April 22nd. An additional course has been added so the series now includes 6 classes. We changed the curriculum to include a separate course on business entities and how it relates to raising capital. This class will be taught by two excellent attorneys and will include a primer on S-Corps, LLCs and the other business entity options, and will discuss the implications of that choice for raising money and taxes. The business entity course used to be taught More >
Equity Financing for Small Business
Mar 22nd
Friday, March 25 from 9:00 – Nooon – $15.00 at the Ravalli Entrepreneurship Center – Call 375-9416 to register or pay at the door
The sale of equity in your company is one way to raise capital for start-up or expansion. Small businesses can offer equity interest in their companies for capital provided they follow the rules that exempt them from much of the regulations governing the sale of securities. This workshop will cover the two ways most suitable for small business: the private placement and the limited public offering. David Bjornson, PC will be the instructor for the Limited Public Offerings and Richard More >
Bitterroot Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Committee Nominates
Mar 1st
R&R Conner, Inc. of Conner, MT is one of seventy five (75) “Blue Ribbon Small Business” Award winners competing for the national U.S. Chamber of Commerce “Dream Big Award” in Washington, D.C.!!! Please cast your VOTE for the ONLY Montana business to qualify and be recognized! Your vote will help them reach the Community Excellence Award level and beyond. The business with the most votes by the close of business on Friday, March 11, will be presented with the award by U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue, during America’s Small Business Summit. The winner will also receive a More >
Succession Planning
Feb 28th
February 25th, 2011
Succession Planning for Small Business
Friday March 18th, 2011
9-11am
Held at the Ravalli Entrepreneurship Center
Price $15.00
As part of its Building Bitterroot Business series of classes and seminars, the RCEDA is offering a seminar on succession planning. This introduction to planning for the future of your business will be taught by Mike Tobiason, Vice President with Anderson Zurmuehlen, an accounting and business consulting firm with 200 employees and offices throughout Montana.
Succession planning is a critical need in the Bitterroot Valley because many sole proprietorships and small businesses are owned by individuals or a small group of related individuals. Succession planning is More >
Stevensville, Pantry Partners Food Bank Facility Bid Open
Feb 16th
Ravalli County, through its sub-recipient Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA), is issuing a request for separate sealed bids for the construction of the Pantry Partners Food Bank Facility (PPFB) to be located in Stevensville, Montana. This construction project will be partially funded by FY2010 grant for $450,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) of the Montana Department of Commerce to Ravalli County and administered by the RCEDA. Read the full bid advertisement.
Market Research Available Through RCEDA
Feb 10th
RCEDA can provide Market Research to assist business planning and sales. Obtaining market information can be time-consuming and expensive. We recommend that businesses avail themselves of free information from State government and the U.S. Census bureau. Businesses also need to “drill down” to more specifics about their industry and RCEDA can provide this information at an affordable price. RCEDA can provide Industry Profiles that will help you to understand current trends and challenges in over 900 industry segments.
SBA Fights Back on Fed Rule – 02.02.11
Feb 9th
Thanks very much to Bob Thomas, the RCEDA Chair for sending this information on the SBA and their work to fight back against the Federal Reserve Bank and impending regulations that jeopordize mortgage lending and many other areas of our slowly recovering economy. The video link here is 3.5 minutes, please watch and share. SBA Fights Back
Specified Fittings, New Stevensville Business
Feb 7th
Specified Fittings has acquired all assets of Poly Warehouse located in Stevensville, Montana. This acquisition doubles Specified’s HDPE production capabilities and broadens the line both dimensionally and configuration wise. With this modern 25,000 square foot (3 acres plus) facility Specified will have vastly increased flexibility in production. The equipment has IPS and DIPS capabilities with machinery able to produce fittings through 36″. All machinery is immediately operational allowing for quicker turn around and greater product breadth. Poly Warehouse was one of the top three pure HDPE fitting manufacturers during its existence. The creative nature and innovations of its employees is an More >
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