Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet wants to know what businesses think about their experiences with federal grants and contracting processes.
Bennet launched two online surveys for Coloradans who have applied for, submitted bids or have been awarded federal grants and contracts.
“As I travel the state, I’ve heard from Coloradans who have had both positive and negative experiences [...] [...]
Colorado Springs small business owner Chris Coughlin is a sales and marketing junkie, and wanted to take his staff to a professional development marketing conference out of state.
It was going to cost him a whopping $15,000. He decided there had to be another, cheaper way to get the training.
So he recruited local experts and organized [...] [...]
Small businesses and startups that were skittish about the economy this summer started hiring in bigger numbers this fall, helping drive the unemployment rate down to 8.6 percent in November, the lowest in two and a half years.
The country added 120,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday. The economy has generated 100,000 or [...] [...]
Small businesses report that economic uncertainty is the biggest impediment to their growth, a survey says.
The National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation found that 72 percent of small business owners would like to expand within the next five years, but feel that market and political uncertainty are impeding their growth.
More than 61 percent of [...] [...]
Just in time to honor veterans for this Veteran’s Day, a Colorado Springs franchise has joined a national effort to hire more veterans.
Lynette Crow, founder of Conspire!, a Colorado Springs-based drug screening franchise, will waive the franchise fee to a military veteran in the U.S. to help them get started in one of her businesses. [...] [...]
Graner Music is expanding its store to include a third music studio, a café and a recital hall.
The long-time Colorado Springs music store, which outfits schools with music instruments in nearly the entire Pikes Peak region, is making space to showcase local musical talents, said Charlotte Baker, owner.
“Colorado Springs needs a place for teachers to [...] [...]
Lynette Crow, founder of Colorado Springs-based Conspire drug screening company, is giving a franchise to a military veteran in Newark, N.J.
Crow will announce the project next week in Washington D.C. when hundreds of franchise owners descend on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers about the issues facing small businesses.
Crow founded Conspire in 2003 and last [...] [...]
During this down economy, there aren’t too many communities that can boast they just had their best sales tax year ever.
Woodland Park can.
“We’re kind of thinking if we’re doing this good when the economy is bad, look out when things turn around,” said Woodland Park Mayor Steve Randolph.
The city has issued 22 business licenses this [...] [...]
Adams Bank & Trust, which has two branches in Colorado Springs, has received $21 million through the federal Small Business Lending Program to loan to small businesses.
In 2010, Congress set aside $30 billion for the Small Business Lending Fund — which is meant to get capital into banks that have less than $10 billion in [...] [...]
Local bankers say they are eager to make loans to small businesses. Trouble is, not many small businesses are asking. [...]
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