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Business Support

Business
Support

One-on-one consulting or access to our expert network, access to capital for business retention or expansion projects.

Non-Profit Support

Non-Profit
Support

Free Consulting, access to grant resources, program and project management, board development, strategic planning.

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Government Support

Government
Support

Community meeting facilitation, needs assessments, planning document development, grant resources and administration for infrastructure projects.

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One-on-one consulting or referral to Mission West for access to the Expert Network

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Workshops for skills development including Excel, Quickbooks, and Social Media Marketing

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Work with local banks on gap financing and capital financing through our revolving loan fund

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Grant writing and administration for job creation or expansion projects.

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Free consulting

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Free grant application review, grant writing and administration (fee service)

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Strategic Planning

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Grant resource development

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Facilitate community meetings

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Develop community needs list

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Grant writing and administration

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Planning document development

Businesses Assisted

Woman Owned Business

225

Prep Hours

230

Contact Hours

Jobs Retained

Jobs Created

Non-Profits Assisted

Grants Written

consultant hours

Planning Documents

Executive Director

There’s no bigger cheerleader for Sanders County than Ray Brown.

Ray graduated from Thompson Falls High School in 1994 and in 2001 he received his BS in Business and Information Technology from the University of Montana.

In 2004, Ray returned to Thompson Falls for a 10-year high school reunion. He was so moved by the landscape that he couldn’t see himself living anywhere else. Ray’s love of Montana and his 25 years of working in the nonprofit and business sector makes him a natural fit for SCCD.

In addition to his Director duties, Ray is a DJ, and a father to an 18-year-old son and an 8-year-old blue heeler named Daisy Mae.