"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
2009
SubscribeOCTOBER 09 | Bozeman Daily Chronicle Opinion
Organizations like TechRanch are Essential to Stop Montana's 'Brain Drain'
It's always nice when a local venture gets a little national attention. That's what recently happened to Montana State University and the TechRanch west of the MSU campus. FULL ARTICLE
OCTOBER 04 | Bozeman Daily Chronicle
TOWN GOWN RECOGNITION
The October 2009 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine profiles 10 universities that work with their towns to stop the brain drain, keeping students with the most viable business ideas in the area. FULL ARTICLE
OCTOBER 01 | Entrepreneur Magazine
The Union of Town and Gown: Montana State University and Bozeman, Montana
For many, moving west means facing the Montana Compromise: You can live in one of the most beautiful areas of the country, but you'll have to write off any thoughts of a livable income. FULL ARTICLE
SEPTEMBER 29 | Highway 12 Ventures
5 Minutes with John O'Donnell
John O'Donnell is the founder and Executive Director of TechRanch, an absolutely terrific incubator in Bozeman, Montana whose purpose is to help tech entrepreneurs grow their businesses faster FULL ARTICLE
SEPTEMBER 29 | MSU College of Business News
MSU and Center for Entrepreneurship for the New West Highlighted in Entrepreneur Magazine
Bozeman is rapidly solidifying its place as the entrepreneurial hotbed of the Northern Rockies. The partnership between college and community has been longstanding. FULL ARTICLE
SEPTEMBER 21 | mtbusiness.com
TechRanch Client Celebrates its 100th Customer Milestone
TechRanch is pleased to announce that client company, Foundant Technologies, reached its 100th customer milestone. FULL ARTICLE
SEPTEMBER 06 | Bozeman Daily Chronicle
TOUCHDOWN!: Bozeman couple's ice boot scores with NFL teams
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. A Bozeman couple has invented a neat solution to a problem faced by millions of athletes. FULL ARTICLE
AUGUST 18 | MTbusiness.com
TechRanch Client Commercializing New Solutions
TechRanch is pleased to announce a TechRanch Entrepreneurial Network (TREN) client, Morris Technologies, LLC, has successfully matured from research and development stages into commercial operations FULL ARTICLE
AUGUST 10 | Montana Business & Technology
People to Watch: Jen Boulden
Jen Boulden's cell and you may think you're talking to someone in New York City, which for many years was exactly why she kept that number. But doing business out of Montana no longer implies being out of touch. FULL ARTICLE
AUGUST 07 | Schedulicity Blog
Smart Montana Businesses Using Twitter the Right Way.
I love my home state of Montana and I'm proud to see it progressing in its current direction. It's become a hotbed of High Tech while retaining its ranching/cowboy/outdoor roots. FULL ARTICLE
JULY 08 | Z7-KBZK Bozeman
Bozeman Distillery Gets Up and Running
Montana's only legal, small batch whiskey distillery is getting ready to pop open the barrels on its first batch. FULL ARTICLE
JULY 06 | Montana Associated Technology Roundtable
Bootstrap Montana Continues Interest-free Loan Awards with RoughStock Distillery
RoughStock Distillery, Montana's first and only legal whiskey distillery using 100% local ingredients, recently received Bootstrap Montana's third loan for 2009. FULL ARTICLE
JUNE 08 | The Local Rag
Healthy Pantry Gets 0% Loan
The Healthy Pantry, based out of Red Lodge, Montana, recently received a Bootstrap Montana loan. Owned and operated by Keith Lauver, The Healthy Pantry is an online business targeting the health food industry, where customers can order meals online FULL ARTICLE
JUNE 02 | Montana Associated Technology Roundtable
The Healthy Pantry in Red Lodge Receives Bootstrap Montana Interest-free Loan
The Healthy Pantry http://www.thehealthypantry.com based out of Red Lodge, Montana, recently received a Bootstrap Montana http://www.bootstrapmontana.org loan. FULL ARTICLE
MAY 22 | The Prairie Star
Rural Bootstrap Montana Includes 0-percent Loans
Farmers and ranchers in Montana with qualifying businesses may be able to receive an interest-free loan through the Bootstrap Montana program. FULL ARTICLE
MAY 21 | Havre Daily News
Bootstrapping Your Business
Some 25 to 30 entrepreneurs from the Havre area Wednesday learned some tips on how to ramp up their business with little or no external funding, a process known as "bootstrapping" -pulling a business up by its own bootstraps. FULL ARTICLE
APRIL 25 | Great Falls Tribune
New Program of Loans Aiming to Boost Small Entrepreneurs
The goal of Bootstrap Montana is to create jobs in rural areas by providing zero-interest loans to entrepreneurs for projects that will provide fast return on investment. FULL ARTICLE
MARCH 15 | Bozeman Daily Chronicle
TechRanch Executive Director Awarded 2009 Montana Ambassadors Entrepreneur of the Year
TechRanch Executive Director John O'Donnell Receives 2009 Montana Ambassadors Entrepreneur of the Year Award. FULL ARTICLE
MARCH 10 | Senator Tester Newsletter
TechRanch Receives Funding from Senate Approved Bill
The U.S. Senate sent a bill to the President today that will bring more than $77 million to Big Sky Country, Montana's U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced. FULL ARTICLE
FEBRUARY 13 | MSU News Service
MSU Sophomore Finds Success in Budding Career with Local Biotech Company
Elizabeth Aisenbrey has prepared presentations for the governor and state senators, attended industry conferences, and helped pitch her company's proposals to some of the most influential people in Montana. FULL ARTICLE
JANUARY 03 | HelenaIR.com
Open for Business
A Bozeman-based nonprofit that works with entrepreneurs around Montana hopes to bring technology minds and aspiring start-up owners together in an informal setting in Helena this week. FULL ARTICLE