Small disadvantaged businesses can get some face-to-face time with federal contractors and other small businesses who have been successful in landing government contracts in a series of matchmaking meetings hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The free Mentor-Protégé Matchmaking Conference series is set for Denver on April 11. The program gives small disadvantaged businesses [...] [...]
Blue Star Recyclers, a nonprofit organization that focuses on recycling electronic waste and providing jobs to developmentally disabled adults, is looking for a new building — and the money to move into it. [...]
Middle market businesses could win big this year in the game of mergers and acquisitions as companies with deep pockets come out of stalemate and make a move to buy innovative firms. Private equity firms have $1 billion they’ve been sitting on for the last three years and are now looking for middle market investments [...] [...]
Seven Colorado banks and credit unions have signed up to participate in the Small Business Administration’s Export Express loan guaranty program. It means more access to capital for small businesses interested in beginning or expanding their export services. Seven private lenders, covering most counties in Colorado, have signed agreements to participate in the program. SBA [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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