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Can Do: Are Montanans Paying The Cost Of U.S. Trade Wars?

By Arnie Sherman • Feb 10, 2020
Brigitta Miranda-Freer
Courtesy of Brigitta Miranda-Freer

Imagine pulling out a new board game's instructions and discovering that the normally skinny pamphlet runs thousands of pages and spells out the rules of the game from soup to nuts. That's what an international trade agreement looks like: it's comprehensive, it's years in the making, and millions of people's livelihoods depend on it.

Can Do: Opening A Worldwide Audience For Montana Businesses

By Arnie Sherman • Dec 28, 2018
Montana World Trade Center Executive Director Brigitta Miranda-Frer pauses for a selfie at Accelerate Montana launch event in January 2017.
Courtesy Montana World Trade Center

Many Montana entrepreneurs looking to enter into the global market turn to Brigitta Miranda-Freer, executive director of the Montana World Trade Center. The MWTC is located on the University of Montana campus in Missoula, and offers an array of services to assist businesses in taking their products into the world. 

Learn how Montana businesses can successfully operate on an international scale. Brigitta Miranda-Freer shares advice from her 20-year career in economic development and international trade and commerce, right now on "Can Do: Lessons From Savvy Montana Entrepreneurs."