Great Northern Development Corporation
Small Business
Development Center
For an individual looking to start a new business or expand their existing business, the SBDC is the best place to start.
Housing
Assistance
Our housing programs offer resources in every stage including affordable housing, first time buyer education, and home rehabilitation.
Community
Development
We partner with individuals and organizations to provide safe and clean housing including hazardous substance clean up and site rehabilitation.
Food & Ag
Development Center
The centers support economic development by ensuring that more of the state’s food, agricultural and energy dollars circulate in Montana.
The resources you need to grow and prosper in your community
Small Business
Development Center
Free face-to-face business consulting and training, on topics including business planning, accessing capital, marketing, regulatory compliance, technology development, international trade and much more including questions like these:
- Do I need to be an LLC?
- Can you give me a loan?
- Why isn’t my business making money?
- Is my business idea feasible?
- If I build it will they come?
- Where are the problem areas?
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Housing
Assistance
Learn how to successfully navigate the home buying process with our Homebuyer education classes. You will learn all the steps of buying a home. Our experienced HUD Certified Housing Counselor will help you along the way to give you confidence in your home purchase.
Learn about the many housing projects GNDC has been a part of including new construction, rehabilition and demolition to see if we can assist you with your housing efforts.
Community
Development
- Brownsfields Programs
Want to buy a vacant building? We will do a hazardous waste check and remediation. Available throughout a 15 county region of Eastern Montana. - Housing Rehab
GNDC administers state and federal programs that assist in health, safety, and demolition projects for homes, apartments, and commercial buildings. - Cooperative Development
Offering workshops, panels, discussion groups and personalized coaching to equip individuals with the skills needed to operate and manage cooperatives.
Food & Ag
Development Center
The Montana Food and Agricultural Development Center (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.
Current Happenings
Rise and Restore Press Release
November 2nd, 2022, Statewide, Montana - In response to COVID-19, Great Northern Development Corporation has partnered with Headwaters RC&D, America's Small Business Development Center of Montana, Big Sky Economic Development, and the MDT Small...
2021 Success Story – Farris Farm and Auto
After almost 25 years of being an employee at Carquest, Mike Farris went from spinning wrenches in the shop and helping customers at the front desk to purchasing the business with his wife, Steph.
SBDC’S MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT – NOVEMBER
Sarah was a chemist who found herself in Mexico setting up a cement lab for her employer, which is when she met her husband. After moving to Eastern Montana Sarah found herself needing a challenge. “Being a stay-at-home mom was fulfilling but I...
Training & Events
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Personalized training that will help you with any small business challenges.