Jennifer Isern, Morgan Slemberger and Karl Unterschuetz are the authors of recent reports on access to capital in Montana. In this episode, the three of them sit down with Justin to discuss the financial challenges faced by entrepreneurs, with a focus on barriers for women and Native business owners. The conversation highlights ongoing efforts to close these gaps, such as increasing awareness of funding resources, enhancing funder capacity, and exploring alternative financing solutions.

Learn more about the reports published by the team here: https://www.acceleratemt.com/accessingcapitalinmontana and here: https://www.umt.edu/real-women/research/reports/access-to-capital/montana/montana-native-access-to-finance-report-final1.pdf

Transcript available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KaK2lCAZfDJYtUagIHLg-z0LVsuMxyNhUd1rTcme-fs/edit?usp=sharing

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