SBA honors tribal entrepreneurs during Native American Heritage Month
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is committed to the health and success of tribal entrepreneurial development and is working aggressively to increase access to funding and opportunities for rural Native American-owned small businesses.
Josh Freed is leading the work-from-home transformation
About 40% of U.S. employees now work away from a company office, and Proximity is at the front end of the transformation. Proximity is poised to grow even more as various property owners and businesses launch coworking initiatives.
Mario Ciabarra’s latest venture is improving the internet
After starting three successful startups, Mario Ciabarra launched Quantum Metric in 2015. The company helps brands create better digital products faster by aligning their teams.
Karen Hertz is taking the gluten out of beer
Karen Hertz launched Holidaily Brewing Co. in Golden in early 2016 to craft gluten-free beers with millet and buckwheat instead of barley and wheat.
Entrepreneurs create new path for backcountry skiing education
Jeff Woodward and Erik Lambert co-founded Bluebird Backcountry to create a better way to learn how to backcountry ski by creating a ski area without chairlifts. Here's what is next for the duo.
Entrepreneur of 2020: Katica Roy
With a cutting-edge software platform that helps large organizations achieve gender equity, Katica Roy has upended the conversation by focusing on economics.
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.
Local tattoo artist drums up new business amid COVID-19 closures
When Gov. Polis issued the order closing all personal service businesses on March 19, Nate Stephens and the other seven artists at Marion Street were left without their main source of income. So, Stephens began to grow a side business selling t-shirts for charity. Here is his story of innovation and resilience.
6 Questions with Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee Gale Norton
As the Colorado Attorney General she helped negotiate a $206 billion national tobacco settlement; won a court victory against the federal government to clean up the hazardous waste at Rocky Flats and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. As US Interior Secretary she resolved a 70-year water dispute between Colorado and California; and muc[...]
Building the brand that is Jennifer Kupcho
The 22-year old golfer, Jennifer Kupcho, shares her journey from Westminster's Ranch Country Club to playing in 19 professional tournaments on the LPGA Tour, in which she made more money than all but 38 players. And now, she's gearing up to play in 26 tournaments.
6 Questions with Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee Velveta Golightly-Howell
Throughout her career, working at the local, state, regional and federal levels, Howell has become a role model for other African American women and girls. Currently, she serves as one of twelve appointees to the Robert Wood Johnson-funded Colorado Healthcare Reform Executive Steering Committee and Turning Point Initiative.
6 Questions with Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee Katherine Archuleta
Read the conversation below between ColoradoBiz and Archuleta as she shares knowledge and advice from her career, detailing her journey into politics and the movement that defined her career.