Programs
Services & Incentives
What MWED Has to Offer
Montana West assists businesses with loans, government-contracting, grant applications, tax credits, and lower interest financial products available as incentives to businesses. Our team advises businesses and entrepreneurs on these incentives and which ones make sense for their business.
Loans • Assistance • Funding
Business
Loans
Apex
Accelerator
Food and Ag
Development Center
Business Loans
Montana West Economic Development offers loan funds for businesses and entrepreneurs to help with startups, expansions, working capital, or equipment purchases. Our goal is to support healthy and successful local businesses and create and retain jobs in Northwest Montana. We work closely with local lending partners to give businesses a path forward. We offer gap financing when bank lending or owner equity is not sufficient to meet a business’s full financial needs.
APEX Accelerator
Montana APEX Accelerator is open for business and ready to assist your company with its government contracting needs. The program was authorized by Congress in 1985 in an effort to expand the number of businesses capable of participating in the government marketplace.
Need Assistance? Contact Jill Duval, at jill@dobusinessinmontana.com or call 406.257.7711. x5.
Food and Ag Development Center
Montana West Economic Development is pleased to be a part of the Montana Food and Agricultural Development Center (FADC) Network supporting Northwest Montana. The FADC Network helps Montanans innovate and grow businesses that produce and commercialize food, agricultural and renewable energy products and processes, creating wealth and jobs in our communities and on our farms and ranches.
Brownfields Assessment Grant
Montana West Economic Development currently oversees a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant from the U.S. EPA. The grant may be used to conduct Brownfields assessments throughout Flathead County, identifying contaminated industrial and commercial properties that may be cleaned up and returned to productive reuse and redevelopment.
PeerSpectives CEO Roundtable Program
PeerSpectives® is a unique roundtable system designed especially for leaders of second-stage companies. PeerSpectives® enhances leadership abilities and improves decision-making. These roundtables provide a confidential forum where participants can share challenges and experiences — and enhance their capabilities.
Masterclass Series
Whether you’re launching a new venture in the Flathead Valley, scaling up your operations in Evergreen, or planning the next chapter for a legacy business in Columbia Falls, this series is built to support your journey. With expert insights tailored to Montana’s unique business landscape, you’ll gain practical tools to thrive in today’s economy. Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and grow alongside other driven entrepreneurs and business leaders in Northwest Montana.