GNDC To Host Minnow Tank Finale In Glasgow This Thursday

Great Northern Development Corporation will host the 2026 Minnow Tank Finale in Glasgow on Thursday, April 30th, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Glasgow Elks Lodge.

During the event, participants will pitch how they plan to use the funding to strengthen and grow their businesses. $5,000 will be awarded to one start-up business and one existing business.

The event is open to the public, and attendees will participate in the scoring alongside a panel of judges. Also, during happy hour and intermission, you are invited to take part in a resource event where you’ll learn about many programs and organizations that could help your business!

For more information on all this and more, visit gndc.org. Get set to attend the 2026 Minnow Tank Finale in Glasgow on Thursday, April 30th, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Glasgow Elks Lodge!

Expanding Businesses:
Wellth Management (Alli Nelson)
Meadowlark Apothecary (Robert Sullivan)
Sugg Primary Care Clinic (Dawn Sugg, DNP, FNP-C)
Little Wildcats Learning Center (Heather Blakeslee)

Start-up Businesses:
Frosted Feelings (Savannah Frederick)
Rancher's Rail Processing Facility
Jeanie's on the Prairie (Johren Carpenter)
Zuroff Drilling & Well Services (Matthew and Kelsy Zuroff)
Rogue Acres (Courtney Anderson and Ruan Roll)
Sip Stop (Alisha Maiolo and Austin Oelkers)

Resource Table:

This year’s finale will also feature a resource table area, giving attendees the chance to connect with organizations and programs that support entrepreneurs, small businesses, and community growth.

We are excited to welcome partners and resource providers that offer tools, funding opportunities, technical assistance, business advising, childcare access support, manufacturing assistance, government contracting guidance, lending resources, and more. In rural communities, opportunities like this do not always come together in one room, and we are proud to help make those connections possible.

Resource partners planning to attend include organizations such as:

• MMEC – Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
• Zero to Five Montana
• DBE – DOT Office of Civil Rights
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program
• C-PACE
• MT Job Service – Wolf Point Office

Watch via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rCQhaShVS2CcEwiiM9w7MQ#/registration