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Entrepreneurs banding to change the Springs scene (access required)

by Monica Mendoza Published: January 6,2012

Tags: Entrepreneurism, entrepreneurs

The entrepreneurial landscape in Colorado Springs appears to be on the verge of change with local business leaders tearing down walls, sharing information and pledging to build a city with a national reputation for budding entrepreneurs ... [...]

Website to help jump-start start-ups

by Monica Mendoza Published: November 30,2011

Tags: Entrepreneurism, PVG, SpringsStartUp.com

Three local businessmen this week launched SpringsStartUp.com, a website that seeks to boost entrepreneurial activity by connecting networking groups and tracking start-up progress and ideas. The city has many different entrepreneurial groups that offer their own programs, but it’s hard to know which group is doing what, said Nick Lee, who co-founded SpringsStartUp.com with fellow entrepreneurs [...] [...]

Seeds of innovation already in the ground (access required)

by Contributing Writer Published: July 30,2010

Tags: Entrepreneurism, innovation

The Denver Post ran a lengthy article recently about the “innovation culture” that characterizes Boulder. The article spoke glowingly about the entrepreneurial job-creation machine that exists in that city. For instance, it is noted that there are more than 8,900 businesses with fewer than 20 employees that call Boulder home. It also noted that most [...] [...]

Hopeful entrepreneurs make their pitch to the PVG (access required)

by Rebecca Tonn Published: March 20,2010

Tags: Banking & Finance, Entrepreneurism, Peak Venture Group

Cameron McCaig gave the big presentation. Now he and co-founder Kathleen Meyer play the waiting game. Will their start-up company, The Trestle Project, be successful? Will it attract investors? What about the beta users they need for their on-line virtual connection service for professionals and clients? Meyer and McCaig followed the advice of their Peak Venture Group 5-Minute Presenter forum [...] [...]

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