Recent Articles from Brooke Wylie
Slices of Boulder
The Digital Media Test Kitchen, hosted by the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Journalism & Mass Communication, has launched what may prove to be a news delivery game-changer, in the form of its new website, www.slicesofboulder.com. The website, now in beta form, powered by technology partner Eqentia, is believed to be the most […]
Earth Protect’s flashy new website
The relaunch of its website is but one of several steps Castle Rock-based Earth Protect is taking to expand its efforts to create awareness and encourage users to become active in promoting sustainable life on Earth. Www.Earthprotect.com boasts a new look and a new logo in addition to the big changes that necessitated the facelift […]
State of the state: small business gone global
Winter Park resident Susanne Jalbert is helping small business take root in a former dictatorship: barber shops, bakeries, clothing stores, restaurants and taxi services are a few Iraqi startups she’s helped nurture. On the ground full-time since January of 2006, Jalbert and her co-workers have opened 16 Small Business Development Centers in Iraq; they hope […]
Selling your biz: make it a bountiful “Harvest”
David Tolson and Christopher Younger have worked together the past six years, helping business owners lay plans for selling their businesses years before the time to go to market comes. That experience is reflected in their new book, Harvest: The Definitive Guide to Selling Your Company. Tolson and Younger, co-founders and managing directors for CapitalValue […]
The best of what’s next
MAPS AND ATLASES- Perch Patchwork (Barsuk Records) Chicago band Maps and Atlases thrilled a crowd comprised of people nearly as eclectic as their sound at the Marquis Theatre in July. An audience made up of early twentysomethings barely old enough to get through the door mingled with older folks — some of them even accompanied by their young […]
Slow dancing with Citizen Cope
CITIZEN COPE-The RainWater LP (RainWater Recordings) Citizen Cope, née Clarence Greenwood, had people slow-dancing in the aisles at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 15. In all my visits to Red Rocks I have seen plenty of dancing, but never dancing in the prom sense of the word. It is, in a way, appropriate that the […]
Second chance for the stuff in your closet
Economist Jim Gresham found his latest venture in other people’s drawers. He opened the Front Range’s second Clothes Mentor franchise last month, giving women in the Denver metro area a new place to shop for products from the top names in the fashion world – and a place to sell their own gently used garments. “I […]
Keep on (food) truckin’, baby
In recent weeks and months, tricked-out food trucks have dotted Front Range streets. There’s the white and blue Denver Cupcake Truck, the retro-chic Steuben’s Food Service Truck, the modern Biscuit Bus and the hot-pink, taco-dispensing Comida truck launched by former Proto’s Pizza co-owner Rayme Rossello in May. On July 3, one more will join their […]
Boulder startup encourages food for thought
ZisBoomBah.com is working to create healthy eating habits from an early age, the fun way. The Boulder startup, launched by Karen Laszlo in November, is a website that allows kids to build their own meals online emphasizing nutrition and healthy living. The site’s interactive tool “Pick Chow!” teaches kids as it challenges them to come […]
CaraSolva comes up with a winner
Colorado startup CaraSolva, a provider of web-based software for caregivers, was named winner of the 9th Annual Bard Center Business Plan Competition in early June. CaraSolva, one of six finalists out of 83 entries, was awarded the $10,000 first prize after all the finalists made presentations and answered questions for the judges. “I’m delighted by […]
The making of an amusement park mogul
Elitch Gardens, a Denver icon for 120 years, came to be a part of Randy Drew’s life when he set to work on “Project Hail Mary.” Back in 2006, Drew was working in investment banking, but what he really wanted was to get back into the amusement park business-as an attorney he had represented parks […]