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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
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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
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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.
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