Great Northern Development Corporation

10/21/2026

One week from today, we are bringing hands-on QuickBooks Online training to Glasgow. If you have been putting off learning your reports, reconciling accounts or cleaning up your transaction categories, this is a good place to start.

October 28 | 1:00–3:00 p.m. | $25

Register now:

Do you use QuickBooks Online but still wonder whether everything is being entered correctly? Are you setting up a new account or trying to better understand what your financial reports are actually telling you? Join the Small Business Development Center and Deason CPA, P.C. for a practical, hands-on

10/21/2026

"Have one QuickBooks problem you would really like someone to look at? Registered class attendees may reserve a complimentary 30-minute individual session with the Deason CPA team after the training. These private appointments are meant for one focused question or issue.

Only 12 appointments are available. Register first, then email [email protected] to request your time.

https://buff.ly/6OS1MaX

10/20/2026

📣Valley County Residents
Join us Wednesday the 28th to learn more about the proposed application and project, ask questions or share your opinions.

10/19/2026

🌾 Grant Opportunity Alert! Montana Agritourism Grants Now Open!

⏰ Commerce’s Agritourism Grant Program is accepting applications through Oct. 22. These grants support tribal and agricultural businesses as well as rural communities by helping diversify operations, developing and enhancing agritourism opportunities and generating tourism revenue for the benefit of local Montana economies.

Want to learn more? Join us for an Agritourism Grants Program webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at noon.

Find full program details on our Agritourism Grants Program web page at https://bit.ly/46RtCHS.

📍: Greycliff Mill
📸: Anna Smidt

10/19/2026

💗 October is National Women’s Small Business Month! 💗

Celebrating the hardworking women who turn dreams into businesses and make our communities stronger! 💪✨

At Great Northern Development Corporation, we are proud to support women entrepreneurs every step of the way!

💕 Strong Women. Strong Businesses. Strong Communities.

October is National Women's Small Business Month — a time to celebrate the women entrepreneurs who strengthen Montana's communities, create jobs and turn bold ideas into thriving businesses.

In Montana, 7,249 employer firms are women-owned — entrepreneurs who are building businesses, supporting families and contributing to the state's economy every day. Whether you're exploring a new business idea, ready to launch or planning your next stage of growth, support is available.

The Montana Small Business Development Center offers no-cost, confidential one-on-one business advising along with affordable training in business planning, financial analysis, market research, loan packaging and financial projections.
Find your local SBDC advisor: https://tinyurl.com/9t35rcdr

The Montana Women's Business Center also supports entrepreneurs statewide with no-cost business advising, technical training, mentorship and connections designed to help women start, grow and sustain their businesses.

To every woman business owner in Montana: Your vision matters, and you don't have to build it alone.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/mryr8sua


📸: Commerce

10/19/2026

📢 GREAT GRANT OPPORTUNITY!

The Foundation for Montana History is offering grants of up to $15,000 to help preserve Montana’s history!

🏛️ Funding is available for historic preservation, sacred sites, collections, oral histories, and more!

📅 Applications open November 2, 2026!

✨ Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

👉 Learn more and apply:
https://www.mthistory.org/grants

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10/16/2026

Great leadership gives people room to grow and the confidence to lead. Happy Boss’s Day to Tori Matejovsky, Executive Director of Great Northern Development Corporation!

Tori gives our team the trust, flexibility, and support to forge our own paths, strengthen our programs, and grow as professionals. Her dedication reaches beyond GNDC through her service on numerous boards and her commitment to our communities and region.

Thank you, Tori, for making space for our ideas and helping us reach greater heights together. We appreciate you!
- Your Team 🖤

10/16/2026

This will not be a class where you sit quietly and try to remember everything later. Bring your charged laptop and QuickBooks Online login. You can follow along, ask questions and work inside your own account as the Deason CPA team teaches.

Limited loaner computers are available by request.

Register for October 28: https://buff.ly/6OS1MaX

10/16/2026

Unexpected text message? Urgent link? App that looks a little questionable? Pause before you click. Only download apps from trusted sources, check reviews, and avoid links in unexpected messages, even if they look official. Also, keep your device backed up. Secure backups can help your business recover faster if a phone is lost, stolen, damaged, or compromised.

Cybersecurity is not about being perfect. It is about being prepared. Learn more from CyberMontana: https://tinyurl.com/yyhk5f8v

Connect with GNDC at gndc.org.

10/13/2026

Tomorrow at 10. Have you saved your seat? If buying or selling a business is on your mind, join us for Mastering Small Business Valuation.

Learn what supports a business’s price. Work through an example. Ask your questions.

October 14 | 10–11 a.m. MDT
GNDC | 233 Cascade St., Wolf Point
Free to attend. Use the east-side doors.

Register now and join us tomorrow.
https://buff.ly/TIaZ8ZE