"Over the year and half as a TechRanch client, we grew the business substantially – resulting in a sizeable equity investment from a NY-based company.... and a year later, an outright purchase from Disney. Without Tech Ranch, we may not have enjoyed such phenomenal success."
---Jen Boulden, Co-Founder
Ideal Bite
2008
SubscribeDECEMBER 20 | Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Picked Up By the Bootstrap
At the end of its first year, Bootstrap Montana Loan Program, a partnership between the Bozeman-based TechRanch and the Gianforte Family Charitable Trust, has deployed $90,000 in micro-loans and helped nine entrepreneurs across rural Montana. FULL ARTICLE
AUGUST 09 | Billings Gazette
Horse Lover Turns Passion Into Startup Business
When a friend in Joliet called Jennifer Cullen of Laurel for help in finding hay for her horses, Cullen got the idea to start her first business. FULL ARTICLE
AUGUST 04 | BillingsBusiness.com
Horse Directory Gets Boost from Bootstrap Montana
An interest-free loan from Bootstrap Montana will allow Jennifer Cullen, president of Montana Horse Directory Inc., to hire employees as she prepares to publish a custom directory that connects horse owners with equestrian businesses. FULL ARTICLE
MAY 31 | Daily Inter Lake Reporter
'Don't Waste Money, Make It': Entrepreneur Reveals the Secrets of His Success
You've got a great idea for a business, but you're a long way from the big city. How many customers can you reasonably expect? FULL ARTICLE
MAY 18 | Billings Gazette
Stone Business Capitalizes on Regional 'Crop'
Making a living in Eastern Montana isn't easy. "We like where we live," said Jan McCabe, who lives with husband Dean in Circle. "But sometimes in rural Montana you have to create your own economy. FULL ARTICLE
APRIL 30 | Bootstrapme.com
Bootstrap Seminar Planned for Rural Entrepreneurs
An educational session featuring one of Montana's leading bootstrappers is aimed at giving rural entrepreneurs and others an insight into this self-reliant technique of venture startup. FULL ARTICLE
FEBRUARY 28 | Bootstrapme.com
Bootstraping Loan Aids Outdoor Business
There's a new sunrise for bootstrapping in Montana. Sunrise Pack Station, a small business specializing in educational and fishing pack trips in Yellowstone National Park, is the second recipient of funding from the Bootstrap Montana Loan Program. FULL ARTICLE
FEBRUARY 22 | Z7-KBZK Bozeman
Belgrade Business Picked for State Loan Program
Sunrise Pack Station, a small business in Belgrade, is the 2nd recipient of the Bootstrap Montana micro-loan program. FULL ARTICLE
FEBRUARY 20 | State Science & Technology Institute
Great Plains at Center of Mounting Brain Drain
The agricultural states that lie east of the Rocky Mountains are at the center of an escalating decline in population, far exceeding that of other regions of the country. FULL ARTICLE
JANUARY 27 | Big Sky Business Journal
Bootstrap Montana Awards Second Loan
Bootstrap Montana, the new micro-loan program created by the Gianforte Family Charitable Trust and administered by TechRanch, is actively accepting loan applications. FULL ARTICLE
JANUARY 19 | Montana Associated Technology Roundtable
Bootstrap Montana Micro-Loan Program Issues Second Award to Belgrade Business Owner
Bootstrap Montana, the new micro-loan program created by the Gianforte Family Charitable Trust and administered by TechRanch, is actively accepting loan applications. FULL ARTICLE