A record number of companies filed to start a business last year, but what does that mean? Plus: More money for rural startups, unemployment issues and the latest labor law poll tally
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Colorado sees big increase in new businesses after filing fees drop to $1
But the Secretary of State’s third-quarter data showed more companies dissolving or are late in filing periodic reports, which has economists concerned.
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: People with a felony record are getting more opportunities from Colorado employers
Workers with a felony in their past could really use Honest Jobs. Plus: Denver’s slowing inflation rate puts it among “least rising” in U.S., fraud updates and more!
Posted inEconomy
Why the maker of a Denver-based job app says there isn’t a restaurant labor shortage
Restaurants say it’s been hard to find workers, especially for jobs in the kitchen, bussing tables and “back of the house.”
Posted inBusiness
Denver Startup Week highlights underrepresented founders while looking for the next big thing
A diverse group of entrepreneurs talk about the difficulties of being a startup trying to attract attention and funding.
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What happened when a bright star in Denver’s startup scene started to fade
This week, Liz Polizzi Oertle handed over her baby to another female founder. Not her real babies. Her kids are 8 and 10 now. It’s her other baby, her startup Nanno, which she cofounded in 2016 when her children “were tiny and I really needed babysitting,” said Polizzi Oertle, whose company provided vetted babysitters on […]
Posted inBusiness, News, Outsider
Five Western Slope startups collect more than $3 million in pitch contest
GRAND JUNCTION — The founders of five Western Slope startups walked out of the second-annual Greater Colorado Pitch Series with more than $3 million in funding on July 16. Eight rural innovators — gleaned from more than 100 contenders — were vying for $1.3 million in capital from four different investors as part of […]
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Two Western Slope startups sell to public companies, signaling investor interest in rural entrepreneurs
Two Western Slope startups sold to industry heavyweights this month, reflecting a win for rural entrepreneurs who have been championing Colorado’s nascent rural startup ecosystem beyond Denver and Boulder. This week, Eagle e-bike pioneer QuietKat sold to outdoor conglomerate Vista Outdoor Inc., which owns brands like CamelBak, Bell, Giro and Camp Chef. Vista Outdoor […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: A startup investor on how the Rocky Mountain West’s small towns are well equipped to embrace the future of Main Street
Walking down Main Street of any small town in the Rocky Mountain West, you’ll find the quaint storefronts, cafés and watering holes you expect. Uber and Lyft are hard to come by. DoorDash is foreign. Nothing “disrupts” small-town life, besides a snowstorm. Our Main Street businesses and their staff members are still the soul of […]
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What’s Working: Small business funding available, back to business in 2021, Colorado unemployment updates and more
If you’re reading this, you’ve made it past the first day of 2021. Congratulations! We can look forward to wider availability of COVID-19 vaccinations (people 70 and older are now eligible). We welcome surviving businesses to ramp back up sooner than later — Gov. Jared Polis has already asked the health department to ease up […]