REGIONAL AFFILIATIONS (TWO OR MORE COUNTIES)

Arapaho-Tribal Council
P.O. Box 396
Fort Washakie, WY 82514
phone - (307)332-6120
fax - (307)332-7543
Tribal Administrator: Mark Maldonado
Area of Practice: Wind River Indian Reservation (Fremont and Hot Springs Counties)
Type of Organization: Indian Government
Funding Source: Local; Federal
Function/Mission: To develop economic opportunities on the reservation for Arapaho people; to cause investment on the reservation.
Support Programs:
* Assisting small businesses in locating property, buildings, funding, etc.
* Educating on the business and tax advantages of operating on the reservation

Big Horn Basin Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D)
1700 Robertson Avenue
Worland, WY 82401
phone - (307)347-2542
fax - (307)347-2804
Project Coordinator: Bill Hill
Area of Practice: Park, Big Horn, Washakie, Hot Springs, and Fremont Counties
Type of Organization: Regional/Non-Profit
Funding Source: Dues; Grants; Federal - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Function/Mission: To help people in organizations help themselves through innovation and motivation while promoting natural resource and human development.
Support Programs:
* Working with and supporting the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) and Department of Commerce
* Assisting small businesses in developing contacts and avenues of support with those who are more experienced

Big Horn Mountain Country Coalition
Box 153
Cowley, WY 82420
phone/fax - (307)548-6153
e-mail - donmc@trib.com
Executive Director: Don McCracken
Area of Practice: Big Horn, Johnson, Sheridan, and Washakie Counties
Type of Organization: Local/Regional
Funding Source: Cities; Counties
Function/Mission: To provide leadership to assure a high level of coordination and cooperation among local, state, and federal agencies interested in tourism, recreation, and leisure while working in cooperation with other users of the natural resource base.
Support Programs:
* Offering technical, networking, and grant writing assistance

Big Horns Economic Development
P.O. Box 124
Buffalo, WY 82834
Chamber Director: Nadine Gross
phone - (307)684-7877
fax - (307)684-5544
Board President: Dalen Slater
phone - (307)684-5591
fax - (307)684-7854
Area of Practice: Johnson County and parts of Washakie County
Type of Organization: Private/Non-Profit
Funding Source: Stockholders; 1% Money; City Severance
Function/Mission: To promote and assist in business retention, expansion, and relocation.
Support Programs:
* Assisting small businesses in locating property, buildings, etc.

Eastern Wyoming College
3200 West C Street
Torrington, WY 82240
phone - (307)532-8263
fax - (307)532-8229
e-mail - dludwig@ewc1.ewc.whecn.edu
Division Chairperson of Business and Technology: Dee Ludwig
Area of Practice: Goshen, Platte, Niobrara, Crooke, Weston, and Converse Counties
Type of Organization: Educational
Funding Source: Local; State
Function/Mission: To offer courses to the business community in a variety of areas.
Support Programs:
* Offering courses in the areas of business management, marketing, and computer applications.

Laramie County Community College Business Development Center
1400 East College Drive
Cheyenne, WY 82007
phone - (307)778-1222
fax - (307)637-4883
State Director: Jim Lamprecht
Area of Practice: Southeast Wyoming (Laramie/Albany Counties)
Type of Organization: Educational
Funding Source: Local; State
Function/Mission: To provide expert business management assistance and education to the small businesses of Wyoming; to work with other business organizations to network with small businesses; all with special emphasis on start-ups.
Support Programs:
* Offering counseling to small businesses and assistance in the development of business plans

Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments (LUAG)
P.O. Box 389
Kemmerer, WY 83101
phone - (307)877-3984
fax - (307)877-3985
Executive Director: Mary Crosby
Area of Practice: Lincoln and Uinta Counties
Type of Organization: Local/Regional
Funding Source: Counties; Communities; Economic Development Administration
Function/Mission: To provide for improvements in physical and social infrastructure; to maintain and enhance the district's quality of life.
Support Programs:
* Providing grant writing for projects endorsed by member government agencies, loan packaging, and counseling for small businesses

Lincoln-Uinta Revolving Loan Fund
P.O. Box 389
Kemmerer, WY 83101
phone - (307)877-3984
fax - (307)877-3985
Director: Jud Redden
Area of Practice: Lincoln and Uinta Counties
Type of Organization: Local/Regional
Funding Source: Local; Federal
Function/Mission: To assist businesses who are either start-up or expanding operations by offering financial assistance that will eventually result in the creation or retention of jobs in the area of practice.
Support Programs:
* Lending to small businesses when commercial financing cannot be obtained

Lower Valley Power and Light
P.O. Box 188
Afton, WY 83110
phone - (307)886-3175
fax - (307)886-5787
e-mail - finance@cyberhighway
General Manager: Jim Webb
Area of Practice: Teton, Sublette, Caribou (ID), Bonneville (ID) Counties, and Star Valley; Jackson -- Dick Riddle (307)733-2446
Type of Organization: Local
Funding Source: Cooperative Finance Corporation
Function/Mission: To sell and distribute electricity and natural gas.
Support Programs:
* Assisting small businesses through the donation of time or by helping them locate sources of financial assistance

Northeast Wyoming Economic Development District
P.O. Box 3948
Gillette, WY 82717
phone - (307)686-2603
fax - (307)686-7268
e-mail - sbigelow@vcn.com
Executive Director: Susan Bigelow
Area of Practice: Campbell, Converse, Crook, Niobrara, and Weston Counties
Type of Organization: Local/Regional
Funding Source: City; County; Memberships
Function/Mission: To assist in the maintenance, enhancement, and stimulation of businesses and industrial growth in the area of practice.
Support Programs:
* Providing financial and marketing assistance

Northeastern Wyoming Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D)
400 South Kendrick, Suite 303A
Gillette, WY 82716
phone - (307)682-6809
fax - (307)686-7242
e-mail - buck@vcn.com
RC&D Coordinator: Ted T. Buchanan
Area of Practice: Niobrara, Weston, Crook, Sheridan, Johnson, and Campbell Counties
Type of Organization: Regional/Non-Profit
Funding Source: Grants; Federal seed money from USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Function/Mission: To assist people and organizations in the six county region to use their own creativity and ideas to improve their quality of life.
Support Programs:
* Working with the Wyoming Rural Business Roundup and the Wyoming Home Based Business Association
* Assisting small businesses to solve problems with business plans

Shoshone Business Council
P.O. Box 538
Fort Washakie, WY 82514
phone - (307)332-3532
fax - (307)332-3055
Chairpersons: Alfred Ward and Vernon Hill
Director of Economic Development: Larry Murray
Area of Practice: Fremont County; Hot Springs County
Type of Organization: Indian Tribal/Federal
Funding Source: Federal; Private
Function/Mission: To provide a government and services to tribal members in cooperation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Public Health Service/Indian Health Service; the tribes take care of federal trust property
Support Programs:
* Coordinating on-site business lending consultation by the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
* Tribal government assists agricultural, private operators; aids in leasing for agricultural operators; owns and operates its own businesses (i.e., a dialysis center in Lander)
* If small businesses want to create employment and participate in development, tribal members will assist, especially in the oil and mineral industries

State of Wyoming Business Development Program
P.O. Box 907
Powell, WY 82435
phone - (307)754-2201 ext. 310
fax - (307)754-5217
e-mail - redecash@wave.park.wy.us
Instructor: Jeanna Kennedy
Area of Practice: Park and Big Horn Counties
Type of Organization: Local
Funding Source: State/Self-funding
Function/Mission: To train people interested in starting and running a successful business.
Support Programs:
* NxLevel Business Development Course and NxLevel Marketing Course (NxLevel is a class for small business development)

Western Wyoming Community College
P.O. Box 428
2500 College Drive
Rock Springs, WY 82902
phone - (307)382-1811
fax - (307)382-1812
e-mail - wwkkaric@antelope.wcc.edu
Coordinator for Continued Education and Training: Kevin Karician
Area of Practice: Sweetwater, Uinta, Sublette, and Carbon Counties
Type of Organization: Educational
Funding Source: State
Function/Mission: To provide educational and development opportunities.
Support Programs:
* Providing any needed training for small businesses and participating in the NxLevel Program throughout the state (NxLevel is a class for small business development)

Western Wyoming Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D)
1471 Dewar Drive, Suite 106
Rock Springs, WY 82901
phone - (307)382-3982
fax - (307)362-3651
RC&D Area Coordinator: Kirk Heaton
Area of Practice: Sweetwater, Sublette, Teton, Lincoln, and Uinta Counties
Type of Organization: Regional/Non-Profit
Funding Source: Federal - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS); County Conservation Districts and Communities Sponsorship
Function/Mission: To promote rural development with emphasis placed on natural resource activity; to assist in leadership training, economic development, and social areas.
Support Programs:
* RC&D Program: provides technical assistance and limited financial assistance based on review by the RC&D Counsel

Wheatland Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D)
304A 16th Street
Wheatland, WY 82201
phone - (307)322-2187
fax - (307)322-4109
RC&D Coordinator: Greg Wendham
Area of Practice: Platte, Converse, Albany, Laramie, and Goshen Counties
Type of Organization: Regional/Non-Profit
Funding Source: Federal - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS); County Conservation Districts and Communities Sponsorship
Function/Mission: To coordinate activities between different groups to accomplish projects that benefit the community.
Support Programs:
* RC&D Program: provides technical assistance and limited financial assistance based on review by the RC&D Counsel

Yellowstone Development District
P.O. Box 277
Cody, WY 82414
Chairperson: Paul Hoffman
phone - (307)587-2639
fax - (307)527-6228
e-mail - chamberc@wave.park.wy.us
Contact: Mike Morgan
phone - (307)857-3644
fax - (307)857-3639
Area of Practice: Park, Fremont, Hot Springs, and Sublette Counties
Type of Organization: Local/Regional (multi-county economic development district approved by U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development)
Funding Source: Grants - U.S. Department of Commerce, State Department of Commerce, U.S. Forest Service; Cities; Counties; Program Revenues
Function/Mission: To provide a cooperative effort toward the economic development of the counties in the area of practice.
Support Program:
* Revolving Loan Fund Program: offers an incentive to small businesses to participate in economic development projects contingent on job creation and other credit criteria (only for projects in Fremont County)