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The School of Business Administration maintains partnerships
with the American Indian Business Leaders (AIBL),
the Business Bureau of Economic Research (BBER),
Montana Business Connections (MBC),
and the Montana World Trade Center (MWTC).
These affiliate centers are located in the Gallagher Business
Building.
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American
Indian Business Leaders (AIBL)
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| AIBL is designed to foster a support system
for American Indian students interested in learning the skills
necessary to acquire a job, design their own business, raise
capital, network with successful American Indian business
people, learn about and eventually use their formal education
to assist with tribal economic development efforts. |
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Business
Bureau of Economic Research (BBER)
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| The Bureau—a research department within the
The University of Montana-Missoula's School of Business Administration—was
founded in 1948 to monitor the state's economic and business
conditions. |
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Montana
Business Connections (MBC)
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Montana Business Connections:
The Entrepreneurship Center (formerly the Montana Entrepreneurship
Center) is a central clearinghouse for resources and information
on business assistance and economic and community development.
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Montana
Manufacturing Extension Center (MSU) |
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The Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
is a statewide program (based at Montana State University)
to increase the competitiveness of Montana manufacturers through
direct, unbiased engineering and managerial assistance in
partnership with other public and private resources.
The Missoula office for this program is housed in the Gallagher
Business Building. |
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Montana
World Trade Center (MWTC)
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| The Montana World Trade Center® is the only
one of 320 World Trade Centers in 97 countries to be housed
on an university campus. The center offers students the opportunity
to develop real work experience while attending school. Applications
for MWTC practicum credit program are available at the center
and are open to Junior, Senior & MBA students during Fall,
Spring and Summer semesters. Some work study positions are
also available. Each August, in conjunction with the School
of Business the MWTC offers a graduate 3-credit course. This
year's conference will focus on e-business strategies. Check
out the web
site for more information.The MWTC's purpose is
to help Montana and regional businesses establish or strengthen
their international commercial capabilities. |