Wolf Point

Quincy Walter, SBDC Regional Director
406-650-2524 |   sbdc@gndc.org

Quincy Walter joined the Montana Small Business Development Center in the fall of 2021 at Great Northern Development Cooperation in Wolf Point. She holds a bachelor's degree from Montana State University Billings in Communication, focusing on Public Relations. Growing up on a farm and ranch in central Montana, Quincy learned about hard work and the dedication that goes from sun up to sun down of any small business. She has always been passionate about helping others, especially when reaching their dreams and making them come true.

As a Regional Director, Quincy advises and provides technical assistance to new and existing businesses with business planning, market research, human resources, social media, Quickbooks, cybersecurity, financial assistance, and preparing to apply for a loan. Her expertise includes marketing, website communication, social media, branding, and newsletters. She also helps to bring experts to her region by providing workshops and events around North Eastern Montana. When she isn't keeping up with her little boys and doing house projects with her husband, you will find Quincy serving her community in Circle and continuing her education to help small businesses in Eastern Montana grow and prosper.

Jason Nitschke, Zero to Five Senior Child Care Business Advisor
 406-513-1115 |  JasonN@ZerotoFive.org

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Jason joins Zero to Five Montana as a Senior Child Care Business Advisor after eight years in economic development as Vice President with the Great Falls Development Authority (GFDA) and Regional Director of the Great Falls area Small Business Development Center (SBDC). He will be delivering educational opportunities and one-on-one consultation support to entrepreneurs and communities starting, growing, and expanding childcare and early education solutions.

Since 2014, he has advised and trained nearly 4000 entrepreneurs and business professionals, helped start over 100 businesses, supported 2800 jobs, and helped in attracting nearly $75M in capital investment into area businesses. He was the 2022 recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Boots to Business Instructor of the Year, a national award recognizing the top five presenters of the SBA’s Introduction to Entrepreneurship curriculum for active-duty military and veterans. In 2018, he was named the Montana State SBDC Star honoring the top 1% of business advisors in the U.S.

Prior to joining the economic development community, Jason owned two businesses and spent 16 years as a print and broadcast journalist. He is an award-winning broadcaster, native Montanan, and is a proud daughter-dad. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Montana and a master’s degree in Communication from Hawaii Pacific University-Honolulu.

He is a certified business advisor, Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP), and certified Profit Mastery and PeerSpectives facilitator.