Big Sky
The BSBC was founded in Missoula, Montana, in 1993, by Neal Leathers and Bjorn Nabozney. BSBC quickly grew as a successful brewery. As the company's sales expanded, the owners asked the Montana Business Capital Corporation (MBCC) to assist them in trying to acquire capital for developing in-house bottling capabilities through the USDA Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program. Tom Swenson is the president of MBCC. BSBC's first USDA application was turned down, and it needed to reapply before new census data was approved and the company no longer would qualify for the USDA program. BSBC's four-page summary business plan that was submitted with the USDA application was not adequate, and the founders were trying to determine what should be included in the new one.Until March 1, 2000, BSBC only sold its beer in kegs, and it was projected that its expected bottled sales would account for up to 80% of its future earnings. In March, 2001, BSBC signed with Portland Brewing......
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