While business startups are a critical source of job creation, it is middle-market businesses that are arguably more important than startups for stimulating the economy. But even though they have the potential to be the greatest generators of good-paying new jobs, most investors and top talent have lost interest in them, making growth at this stage even more difficult.
Futurebound is a new initiative focused on building a thriving ecosystem comprised of startups, educators, healthcare practitioners, researchers, policymakers, funders, child care workers and for-profits/nonprofits.
Infinity Goods sources and delivers a wide selection of food and household goods in reusable containers. Then, like the milkman, they retrieve, clean and reuse the containers for future deliveries, taking plastic packaging waste out of the grocery experience.
Although Zeppelin Development has been around for some 40 years, the group found new popularity with its recent projects and development of the River North (RiNo) neighborhood and arts district.
America’s Mattress of Western Colorado was honored for its unique support of Weehawken Creative Arts, a creative arts organization serving Ouray and Montrose Counties. America’s Mattress went above and beyond its financial support of the organization to provide logistics support for its many performances.
Anythink Libraries are not your average libraries. The public library, which has seven branches serving the residents of Adams County, transformed ten years ago to become an “experience library.” Anythink Libraries were honored by the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts for its activation of this transformation.
Centura Health uses the arts to improve the quality of life for its patients. The Healing Arts Program employs 20 certified music practitioners to play for patients one-on-one to meet the needs of patients.
Between Us is a collaborative effort between local artists, businesses, fabricators, electricians and others to reimagine alleyways as spaces for art. The idea being that public art helps activate public spaces, which in turn helps businesses thrive.
Each of Mountain Sun’s five locations feature a rotating display of original chalk art and live music. In placing art and music at the center of each pub, Mountain Sun strives to serve as the focal point of the communities it serves.
RFTA manages the largest portion of the Rio Grande Trail, which runs from Glenwood Springs to Aspen and serves as a multi-use trail, protected from vehicular traffic. The transportation authority transformed one mile of the trail into the ArtWay, which was created in collaboration with 250 locals, artists, designers, architects and businesses.
The nonprofit organization has been serving Denver’s youth for more than ten years through music and art education. It believes that music has the power to impact communities by inspiring people to make positive change in the world around them.
PointsBet is an up-and-coming sports betting provider that’s stepping onto the playing field as Coloradans, thanks to passage of a November 2019 ballot measure, get to put just about any professional sports team or game or point spread.
Through technology and creative thinking, these two companies are answering questions that were seemingly impossible to answer. This article evaluates how they solved these challenges as well as the entrepreneurial mindset that made it possible.
The company’s enthusiasm for the outdoors inspires their initiatives to use less, waste less and conserve more. From partnerships with organizations like Trout Unlimited 1% for Rivers, Leave No Trace and Protect our Winters to conscientious production practices and packaging choices, Upslope is leading a movement of breweries committed to brewing better as a certified B Corporation.
The pilot program, initiated by the State of Colorado Air Pollution Control Division, leverages carbon capture technology from Earthly Labs to capture and store excess CO2 created by Denver Beer Co. during the beer fermentation process. The captured CO2 is then saved for reuse by The Clinic, a Denver-based cannabis dispensary chain.
Whether you painstakingly make Valentine’s Day plans months in advance or do a mad scramble at the last second to find that perfect romantic dinner spot, perfect gift or perfect fun date night activities – don’t forget to spread the love among our state’s small businesses.
Santiago's boasts 28 locations along the Front Range and as far off as Sterling on the Eastern Plains. Of those 28 restaurants, 15 are family owned; the other 13 are franchises whose owners are either former Santiago’s employees or relatives.
In an industry sector that boasts sustainability and stewardship for the environment, the outdoor recreation and tourism industries must grapple with the protection of public lands while at the same time getting people outdoors (and using their products and services).
Just ten blocks from where the world’s outdoor industry gathers at the Colorado Convention Center for the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, The Wright, a program of outdoor organization Something Independent, is celebrating the Colorado innovators and entrepreneurs that are leading the outdoor industry forward.
Megan James has been photographing for seven years and donates 20% of her revenue to charities. Of the donations, half is donated to the client’s charity of choice while the remaining portion is donated to the ALS Association for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research.
Each year, the project employs 60 to 70 women and distributes its products — which have expanded from bean soup into dog treats, spice blends, popcorn and more — to more than 1,000 stores and online retailers across the country.
Group14 Engineering, public-benefit corporation (PBC), is a sustainability and energy efficiency consulting firm headquartered in Denver with a mission to inspire better buildings where people thrive.
By implementing a standardized pay scale at the company, CEO Amanda Moriuchi not only eliminated any pay gaps, but she has seen a palatable increase in employee engagement and loyalty.
Since joining the Hyatt Regency, Executive Chef Jesper Jonsson has initiated a number of updates and changes to the Borealis menu to make it more local, healthy and light. His menu changes and updates mirror his diverse culinary career, as well as the local palate of Colorado.
