by Amanda Miller Published: May 25,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, gourmet food, new business, Olive oil
The franchise owners of a new Venice Olive Oil store expect to open their shop at 109 N. Tejon St. on Memorial Day. Matt Carpenter and Molly Martyn moved from South Denver to live and work in downtown Colorado Springs. They bought into the Venice Olive Oil franchise and are opening the brand’s first store [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: May 25,2012
Tags: Advertising, Colorado Springs, new business, Nonprofit, smokebrush foundation, underwriting, yoga
A new yoga-focused magazine, Marma Points, published its first issue earlier this month with promises of future quarterly issues. The magazine is supported by the Smokebrush Foundation. However, publisher Don Goede said he’s looking into ways to sustainably fund the publication, which might include underwriting for the nonprofit publication. Goede said he had the idea [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: May 1,2012
Tags: bakery, Colorado Springs, community kitchen, new business, start-up
Two independent bakers who got their start in a community kitchen in Old Colorado City have teamed up to Bliss Bakery. Michelle Asher, who owns Simply Bliss Desserts, and Mike Buzzell, who owns Mile High Whoopie Pie, will open Bliss Bakery and Kitchen at 818 Village Center Drive at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The two were [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 19,2012
Tags: bowling, Brunswick Zone, Jobs, new business, restaurant
Brunswick Zone XL will open its location near InterQuest Parkway and I-25 Wednesday, April 25. The 50,000-square-foot facility has 36 bowling lanes, a two-story laser tag arena, video game arcade, billiards, large-screen TVs, and a bar and grill. Brunswick has been interviewing and hiring staff for the new location and announced this week that it [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 18,2012
Tags: Angela Valencia, bakery, Colorado Springs, Downtown, new business, Plaza of teh Rockies, Tita de Toro
Tinta de Toro started selling pastries and baked goods from a kiosk in the Plaza of the Rockies building downtown in March. The location has been good for the little bakery. Company owner Angela Valencia has been impressed with how swiftly her business has grown since she started there. She works at the kiosk on [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 9,2012
Tags: bijou, boutique, cake crumbs, Colorado Springs, Downtown, new business, spa
Hyacinth’s Boutique and Spa is preparing to move into vacant space on the struggling block of Bijou Street between Tejon Street and Cascade Avenue. The block endured a hard winter during which time two restaurant closed, a photography shop moved out and no leases were signed. Claudine Malcolm-Telley plans to open her business at 24 E. [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: October 3,2011
Tags: charity, coupons, free, giving, new business
Despite some technical hiccups at the start, the Change Mob has raised almost $500 for a non-profit focused on rescuing girls and young women from sex trafficking. The Change Mob is a local business backed by angel investors and is in the midst of filing paperwork with Securities Exchange Commission to be publicly traded. The [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: September 26,2011
Tags: charity, entrepreneurs, new business, online marketing
Look out Living Social and Groupon. There’s a new kid in town. The Change Mob will launch its platform Tuesday when it requests $1 donations from Colorado Springs residents to help Restore Innocence, a non-profit organization devoted to rescuing young women from sex trafficking outfits. The organization aims to raise enough money to buy a [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: August 5,2011
Tags: Briargate, dining, Greek, new business, opening, restaurant
My Big Fat Greek Restaurant is opening in the long-empty Macaroni Grill location on North Academy. The building at 7605 North Academy Boulevard has been shuttered for more than a year and opened Thursday night for friends and family in its new incarnation. The restaurant’s public opening will be this Monday, Aug. 8. My Big [...] [...]
by John Hazlehurst Published: February 9,2010
Tags: new business, pets, Rapture
In a not quite tongue-in-cheek attempt to make a buck off “the Rapture,” an enterprising atheist has offered to care for pets left behind when believers ascend to heaven. On his Web site (http://eternal-earthbound-pets.com/) Bart Centre, a New Hampshire retiree, addresses those who may be concerned about leaving Fido in the lurch during Judgment Day. [...] [...]
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