Free Computers Help Local Small Businesses Thrive
Santa has come down the chimney early this year for 100 local entrepreneurs and small business owners across northern Colorado. Read what he brought them…
Director of Larimer Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to Retire
After eight years as director of the Larimer Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Mike OConnell has announced his plan to retire at the end of the year.
The SBDC has nearly quadrupled the number of local businesses served under OConnell’s leadership.
Larimer SBDC Ranks No. 1 in State for Businesses Assisted During 2020
The Small Business Development Center in Fort Collins helped local companies get $24.5 million in funding last year. Local businesses and their employees needed more support than ever during the pandemic in 2020—and the Larimer Small Business Development Center (SBDC) helped more than 1,200 area entrepreneurs weather the COVID storm. The Larimer team provided consulting […]
New Grant Will Enable SBDC to Help More Local Entrepreneurs
The Larimer Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will receive a $20,000 grant from the Fort Collins-based Blue Ocean Foundation. The funding will support the SBDC’s work with local small business owners, allowing the center to help more businesses in Larimer County. This is the largest non-governmental grant the center has received to date. The Larimer […]
FRCC Realigning Local Support for Small Businesses
Fort Collins, Colo. – Upcoming changes at the Larimer Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will benefit local businesses and the area economy. The SBDC provides street-smart business education, through free one-on-one confidential consulting, low-cost classes, and connection to useful resources. Out of 14 SBDC centers in Colorado, the Larimer center is consistently one of the […]
SBDC Helps Artist Learn How To Market Her Work
After 25 years in northern Colorado as a graphic artist, copywriter, and greeting card designer, Cydney Springer put down the computer mouse and took up an artist’s paintbrush. With two years of study under other artists and a lifetime of interest in painting, she set out to capture the beauty and awe of Colorado landscapes. […]
Cranknstein Perks Up Bicycle Shop Concept
Bicycles, beer, and coffee. Sounds like a slam-dunk concept for business success, especially in a bike-friendly, beer-brewing, coffee-drinking city like Fort Collins. But for Evan Rau and Susan Dalke, Cranknstein, their business on North College Avenue, success is a journey two years after opening. Coffee + Bicycles = Community. Evan started thinking about a bike-and-coffee […]