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We’ve always believed that transformational software, great service, and top-quality print products can make a big difference. That’s why we’re so proud to share that we’ve been recognized as the 2025 Exporter of the Year for the Rocky Mountain Region by the SBA!
Each year during National Small Business Week, the SBA honors small businesses locally and globally that are innovating, growing, and making a difference. To be recognized among them is an honor. We’re incredibly proud.
It’s been quite a journey. Eventgroove began as the trusted source for online printing, particularly for events in 1997. From this foundation, we developed the technology into a full featured ecommerce platform which enables people and organizations to set up and run their own ecommerce storefonts with custom designed products. We expanded to Canada, Australia, and the UK, and also started serving customers around the world.
In 2014 we launched Eventgroove Events, a powerful, flexible event management platform for events of all types, sizes, and formats, from the smallest free event to large, complex, multi-day paid events. Our largest event has over 68,000 attendees, 700 exhibitors, and five 2,000 person seated banquets. In 2020, we launched Eventgroove Fundraising, a suite of robust online fundraising tools: online raffles, sweepstakes, auctions, peer-to-peer and more.
This award is a milestone, but more than that, it’s a celebration of what’s possible when a small, focused team in the wilds of Montana builds solutions that truly support its customers’ goals for impactful events and fundraisers. We have now served over 1,000,000 unique customers. Equally as important, it’s a celebration of our team and our culture. The average tenure at Eventgroove is now over 16 years.
From left to right: John Durnal (Sen. Steve Daines Small Business Liaison), Brent Donnely (SBA Montana District Director), Eventgroove CEO Lance Trebesch accepting the SBA Rocky Mountain Regional Exporter of the Year award, and K Mita (Sen. Tim Sheehy Small Business Liaison & Digital Director).
We’re deeply grateful to Alaska Growth Capital for nominating us, and to the SBA for the export-focused programs—like STEP grants and export financing—that helped us take those first steps into international markets.
The award was presented in person by Brent Donnely, SBA Montana District Director, with representatives from the offices of Senator Steve Daines and Senator Tim Sheehy in attendance. In the official announcement, you’ll see us listed under Elk River Systems—that’s our parent company name.
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