Urban Steam Coffee Bar 1025 S. Sierra Madre St. 473-7382 www.urbansteamcoffee.com Owner: Kelly Bubach Employees: One full-time, two part-time Kelly Bubach is a former IT professional who left his job to turn his love of java into a warehouse coffee bar in a southern corner of downtown. The neighborhood, southwest of Tejon and Las Vegas [...]
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Wilhelm Monument Co. http://www.wilhelmmonuments.com/ Employees: six full-time, four part-time 806 S. Hancock Ave. 719-633-8681 A granite memorial to the people who lost their lives during the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, stands on the grounds of the Air Force Academy. It’s striking both for its simplicity and its elegance — the two granite towers [...]
Continue reading …SBA triples surety bond ceiling, could help small businesses with larger contracts
February 7, 2013 Comments OffA major revision in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Surety Bond Guarantee Program could equate to more help for small businesses. SBA now has tripled the eligible contract amount, from $2 million to $6.5 million, that the agency will guarantee on surety bonds for both public and private contracts. The higher surety bond guarantee limits [...]
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Studio C3 Owner: Kaleb Kohart Employees: 3 Location: 332 W. Bijou St., Suite 106 Web: www.studioc3.tv Kaleb Kohart describes himself as the man behind the curtain. That curtain is his video production business, Studio C3, where he creates commercials for small businesses — animated ads for out-of-state banks, videos for nonprofits and slick branding presentations [...]
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Growing tech startup Prosperent will move to Denver in March. The company, which manages pay-per-sale online advertising for companies like REI, QVS and Zappos told the Business Journal in November that it was having trouble finding talented web programmers to hire in Colorado Springs. Mike Christensen, company co-founder and president, said employment issues were the [...]
Continue reading …An unmarked door into the basement of a small commercial building in the Ivywild neighborhood seems more likely to contain dusty storage bins and cobwebbed boxes of forgotten relics than a modern, wildly artistic and growing business. But somehow, the tiny 340-square-foot basement space is a fitting location for a start-up business with industry roots [...]
Continue reading …Leading local, national and global cyber security experts will gather in Colorado Springs to discuss the threats to local and national cyber security. Western Cyber Exchange will host the meeting from 4:45 to 8 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Mining Exchange Hotel. “This event is very important for the community and our state,” said Doug [...]
Continue reading …A new downtown liquor store boasts the charm of a mom-and-pop operation, but with the pricing that comes from bulk buying power. Downtown Fine Spirits and Wine opened Thursday in the 6,000-square-foot space at 103 S. Wahsatch St. Gregor Huesgen, the store’s owner, is a former investment banker who spent 30 years working the Asian [...]
Continue reading …Two Colorado Springs business owners have found a way to incorporate franchises into their existing businesses for growth. Business owners buying related franchises for cross-marketing opportunities and growth without having to expand into new markets is part of a bigger trend, said Nick Powills, CEO of Chicago-based No Limit Media Consulting. After years of covering [...]
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