Whether you're just getting started, looking for new customers, wanting to grow sales through e-commerce, or focusing on workforce.
We're here to help.

Check out the upcoming trainings below!

Build Your Brand and Network from the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership Lab. This online course shows women how to build authentic, strategic relationships in order to build a powerful network. Registration ends January 28. Work is self-paced and online with an optional Tuesday evening learning lab. To learn more click here.
We’re leaning into talent attraction and retention topics this winter in our training courses. Our next webinar series presentation, “What is Corporate Culture” on Thursday, February 3rd at 11am, will define organizational culture and identify the factors that can make or break a company in the eyes of its employees.
To learn more click here.

GFDA and the Great Falls area Chamber of Commerce are also partnering on a full-day training titled, “Fast Tracking Your Human Resources” on Wednesday, February 9th. This workshop will be presented in collaboration with the Associated Employers and the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. For more information or to register, click here.  

Is your company growing quickly and experiencing growing pains? We are recruiting “second stage companies” to join our first PeerSpectives cohort. This peer-to-peer mentoring group will provide just-in-time learning opportunities for companies with between 6 and 99 employees and generating between $1 million and $50 million in annual gross revenue. We are just now beginning to recruit participating businesses. Click here to email Jason for more information.
How do I get the capital to grow?
How do I increase sales?
How do I solve workforce issues?

Connect with our business advisors to help you answer the BIG questions.

Jolene Schalper
Senior Vice President
(406) 750-4481
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Vision
Hungry to Grow the Great Falls region

Mission
Grow and diversify the Great Falls regional economy.
Create higher wage career opportunities.
Improve market competitiveness.                
 
The first economic development organization in the Rocky Mountain West to earn accreditation from the International Economic Development Council.

GFDA is a certified Community Development Financial Institution and a 501(c)3 charitable organization. High Plains Financial is a certified Community Development Corporation that offers SBA 504 loans statewide. GFDA and High Plains Financial are Equal Opportunity Employers and Lenders.

GFDA is proud to host a Montana Small Business Development Center, a Montana Procurement Technical Assistance Center, and a Montana Food & Ag Development Center. We are also proud to provide office space for MSU's Montana Manufacturing Extension Center.

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