Is coronavirus actually aiding decision making?
Don’t let the pandemic go to waste. Capture the positive elements of decision-making that are delineated below and make them part of your operating system for good.
Companies
How a Boulder nonprofit served throughout the pandemic
While some businesses were able to shift business models and have their employees work from home following the COVID-19 outbreak, nonprofit organizations, in particular, had to adapt quickly and creatively in order to continue serving the communities whose livelihood relies on their programs and services.
West Slope Startup Week goes virtual with new format
Organizers will initially select sessions from a list of more than 100 ideas submitted by Coloradans earlier this year to fill eight tracks. In addition, they are opening the call for session submissions and ideas again to address the pandemic.
Colorado Companies to Watch names its 2020 award finalists
Founded in 2009, CCTW recognizes the contribution high-growth small businesses make in Colorado’s economy through job creation, revenue generation, innovative products and services and philanthropic efforts.
The results are in for the 2020 Best of Colorado Business Choice Awards
In January, votes were counted to determine the winners of our sixth annual Best of Colorado Business Choice Readers’ Poll. The result is the following list, which includes our readers top choices for their pets, businesses, vacations and more.
Best for Colorado: Ship Sunshine's sustainability journey
What started as an “eat, pray, love moment,” according to Ship Sunshine Founder Anna Costello has transformed into a company and service that delivers eco-friendly gift boxes designed to brighten someone’s day.
Industry Trends
How the world could better handle black swan events in the future
Success in the modern world requires a clear and rehearsed national and global plan of action. Unfortunately, despite warnings from people like President G.W. Bush in 2005, Bill Gates in 2015 and many health experts around the world, our response to this black swan has been to bury our collective head in the sand.
How coronavirus has altered the course of human history
This is a pandemic that will never end. It will leave deep scars on both the social and business fabric of society. For many industries, like those working in travel and vacation businesses, recovery will take years, maybe decades.
Ask a Realtor: Is now a good time to purchase a resort-area property?
As coronavirus brings uncertainty to Colorado’s real estate market, two Vail Valley realtors look at the resort market’s moderate price range properties and their luxury/resort market real estate. Is this a good time to be a buyer or a seller? Read on to find out.
Business Insights
CEOs: You'll never hear the truth again
The more authority (really, power) you have, the more people want to please you. Even good-intentioned people. They’ll avoid upsetting you (in part because you control their paycheck), and they’ll tell you what they think you want to hear
Accessing retirement accounts in a time of uncertainty
In the face of fear and uncertainty, crucial decisions must be made based on facts and changing rules. The CARES Act relaxes the rules to help Americans who qualify use retirement accounts through the pandemic.
Switching sectors may be just what you need to boost your career
Changing jobs, career sectors and industries has become more common place in today’s job market. If you are considering switching career sectors, follow these tips to get started.
People
Alex Cranberg marks 20 years as champion for school choice
Alongside his entrepreneurial interests as the founder and chairman of Aspect Energy LLC, Alex Cranberg is the co-founder of ACE Scholarships, now in its 20th year and operating in eight states.
Albus Brooks and Alan Salazar to serve as co-chairs of Denver's Long Term Recovery Committee
The LTRC will be composed of executive city departments and agencies, as well as appropriate outside organizations, and will be responsible for overseeing and advising the mayor on coordinated strategies for whole community recovery actions related to COVID-19 within the City and County of Denver.
Crestone Capital Names Five New Shareholders
Crestone Capital, an independent firm wealth management firm, recently named Executive Directors Taylor Gitcho, Eliza Leach, Emily Mears, Norma Plache and Lindsay Searer as its new shareholders.
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