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SBA Launches Portal to Begin Accepting Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Applications on April 8 National informational webinar to review application process on March 30

The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a splash page for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal today in anticipation of opening applications for the...

Business Council seeks public comment on rule changes for the Business Ready Community Grant and Loan Program

The Wyoming Business Council is seeking public comment on rule changes for the Business Ready Community Grant and Loan Program. The Business Ready Community (BRC) Grant and Loan Program rules will...

More than $500 million in federal funding helped Wyoming businesses in 2020

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release In the past nine months, the Wyoming Business Council has infused almost $513 million into the state’s economy, helping businesses and nonprofits weather...

Endurance Fund closes after paying $82.8 million to applicants

The Wyoming Business Council announced today that all CARES Act dollars allocated to the Endurance Fund have been fully expended, dedicated to paying applications from entities that did not previously...

Business Council Launches Thrive > Survive Campaign

Business Council launches Thrive > Survive Campaign Since the pandemic hit, Wyoming communities, businesses and...

University Wyoming Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition

UW to hold 20th annual student entrepreneurship competition

The University of Wyoming is celebrating an important anniversary this year! Twenty years ago the University of Wyoming hosted the first entrepreneurship competition as a $10K competition. Through...

Homegrown startup class blooms in western Wyo

Two years ago, Jennifer Anderson commuted an hour from Etna to Jackson for her job doing code enforcement for Teton County. “I had to deal with the people who did things wrong on...

New CEO brings plenty of experience, but what he doesn’t know may be his best asset

As Wyoming Legislators are settling into the newly renovated halls of the Capitol building for the 2020 Budget Session, Josh Dorrell is settling into his new role as the CEO of the Wyoming Business...

Wyoming Business Council releases 2019 annual report

The Wyoming Business Council released its annual report this week detailing the state economic development agency’s efforts to realize diverse, broad and lasting economic growth for Wyoming. The...

The Doers: Amber Pollock, Backwards Distilling Company

The Doers is a series of features on people who recognize Wyoming's challenges and are actively and creatively developing a culture of innovation, connectedness and opportunity to move both their...