Miller receives State Farm award
State Farm Agent Jon Miller has received the companyâs prestigious Chairmanâs Circle award for his Helena office, an honor given to 3% of more than 19,000 State Farm agents nationwide.
This award honors agents who align their business with the long-term direction of the company and who act as advocates for their customers.
Miller, a Helena resident, has been with State Farm for 12 years and is in his sixth year as an agent. He comes from a family with six agents and three team members and previously worked in his brotherâs State Farm agency. He also trained in offices in Helena and Bozeman before becoming an agent. Miller has received Honor Club and Ambassador awards and this is his first year qualifying for the Chairmanâs Circle award.
Paycheck Protection Program Reopens As Small Business Owners’ Optimism Wanes
The Paycheck Protection Program reopened Friday with a more finessed approach, as small business optimism is waning.
District Director for the Montana Small Business Association District Office Brent Donnelly says when the program was first rolled out early in the pandemic, the SBA’s goal was to get loans out as quickly as possible. The frenzy of that first round of funding had our banks so busy that they were just trying to serve as many folks as they can.
Now, he says, the SBA is able to use the lessons of that rollout to simplify the process and provide better guidance.