Date: Tentatively starts January 9, 2012
Location: Online

NACC training gives you the tools to provide your communities with credit and financial counseling education. RDI's NACC program provides you the opportunity to receive a national certification through the Association for Financial Counseling Planning and Education (AFCPE).

Through this training you will:

Gain tools to utilize in assisting community members build and maintain credit.
Learn how to apply best practices in financial education and counseling.
Prepare for your national certification through AFCPE's Accredited Credit Counselor (ACC) program.
Connect with other like-minded programs from across the country.
Build a network of financial counseling professionals that you can rely upon for future support.

Further Information

http://www.ruraldynamics.org/webforms/nacc-registration

NACC Brochure (PDF)

Date: February 27 - March 1, 2012
Location: Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

Presented by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED)

RES is the premier American Indian economic and business development conference in the nation. Attendees include American Indian and Indigenous entrepreneurs, tribal economic and business development decision-makers, tribal leaders, government and corporate Executives and Buyers seeking Indian suppliers and contractors.
RES is structured as two days of business information and training delivered through sixteen 90-minute sessions that is geared specifically for native entrepreneurs, tribal enterprises, and organizations wishing to do business with American Indian Businesses. On day 3, the trade fair provides opportunities for American Indian suppliers to meet corporate and government buyers to market their organizations and companies, network, and negotiate potential contracts.

Further Information

http://www.ncaied.org/event-res.php

Date: Billings on March 20 - 21, 2012 or in Great Falls on April 24 - 25, 2012
Location: Billings, Montana and Great Falls, Montana

Presented by the Montana Indian Business Alliance (MIBA)

SAVE THE DATE to join us in either Billings on March 20-21, 2012 or in Great Falls on April 24-25, 2012 for MIBAs Business Provider Workshops. The identical workshops will provide training and networking opportunities for Indian small business service providers. A limited number of scholarships will be available. Please pass this information on to others who assist in developing Indian businesses in Montana.

Further Information

http://www.mibaonline.org/contact.html

Date: March 21, 2012 and March 22, 2012
Location: Gateway Center, 1710 National Avenue, Helena, Montana

The U.S. Small Business Administration Office of 8(a) Business Development, 7(j) Management & Technical Assistance Program is offering Construction Management on March 21st and Marketeing your Small Business to the Federal Government on March 22nd.

Stover & Associates, Inc., partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration, offers face-to-face workshops and webinars to achieve FY 2010 8(a) Business Development Program goals. Stover will assist SBA in meeting its program objectives by providing business development workshops to 7(j) eligible small businesses.
The emphasis will be for 7(j) eligible firms to be able to benefit from the training, including very specialized training in the areas of federal contracting. The training will be provided in several district offices throughout SBA's 10 regions. Up to 40 participants per seminar/workshop will receive training on how to make "real world" business decisions that will facilitate their firm's success and they will also be provided with specially tailored technical assistance.
Scheduling of participants will be on a first come - first served basis. After the first 40 participants have been registered, additional registrants will be placed on a wait list. Participants on the wait list will be notified when their name has been moved from the wait list to the list of attendees.

Further Information

http://sbaworkshops.stoverteam.com

Construction Management (PDF)

Marketeing your Small Business to the Federal Government (PDF)

Date: April 12 - 15, 2012
Location: Best Western Plus Gran Tree Inn, Bozeman, Montana

The Board of Directors of the Montana Indian Education Association invites you to join them April 12-15, 2012, for the 31st Annual MIEA Conference. We will be sharing successful educational strategies, discussing challenges still to overcome, and set new goals for Indian education in the state of Montana.

Further Information

http://www.mtiea.org/

Vendor Registration (PDF)

Date: April 23 - 24, 2012
Location: Holiday Inn in downtown Missoula, Montana

The Montana Small Business Development Center Network will be hosting the 3rd Annual 'Invest in Success' Conference. The conference is designed to help owners of growing large and small businesses of all industries, and offers a unique opportunity to obtain skills, knowledge and resources.

Further Information

https://sites.google.com/site/sbdcinvestinsuccess/

Date: June 11 - 14, 2012
Location: Reno, Nevada

A forum to discuss issues affecting Veteran-owned companies, VETS2012 reaches out not only to existing Veteran business owners, but to the large number of returned troops who are pursuing the American Dream of owning their own business.

Further Information

http://www.veterantrainingsymposium.com/

VETS2012 Press Release (PDF)