Exporting – Business Beyond Colorado’s Borders
GEORGE: Yeah, yeah. She’s seeing this guy, Art Vandelay. SUSAN: So what does he do? GEORGE: He’s an importer-exporter. SUSAN: What kind of problems are they having? GEORGE: Well, he uh, he wants to uh, quit the exporting and uh, focus just on importing. And it’s a problem, she thinks the exporting is as important as the importing. -Seinfeld, “The...
Troll Alert: Shield Your Intellectual Property
There is some pending legislation making the rounds in Congress right now with the catchy name of Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act, or better known as SHIELD. The goal of this legislation is to put the financial burden of lawsuits on the “patent trolls” who like to use intellectual property rights to jam the courts with frivolous...
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk”
"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" – Thomas A. Edison The Boulder County Business Report has issued some very nice statistics on inventions created at the University of Colorado, which in turn have inspired the business formation and growth of many Colorado small companies. Researchers at the University of Colorado developed over 250 inventions in...
Top of the Rockies: Tops in Business
If the fact that Colorado is a start-up and entrepreneurial hot-bed was a secret to anyone, it isn’t anymore. The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) has ranked the top 10 U.S. cities for start-ups, based on dollars invested in young tech companies in 2011. The Denver/Boulder corridor made the list, showing up at number nine. The article in USA Today, “Top...
Upcoming Denver Small Business Events August 2012
August 8-9 "Simply Crowdfunding" If you've read my post on Crowdfunding, then you're already familiar with the opportunities and advantages that services like Seedups, Crowdcube and Kickstarter offer to promising entrepreneurs with deep social networks. These online services allow anybody with an idea to shop it around for potential investors. In the past year, crowdfunding has proven wildly successful. This...
First direct flight from Denver to Asia will be a local business boon
Starting March 31st, 2013, United Airlines will begin its first nonstop flight from Denver to Tokyo-Narita on the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock projects that this route is poised to bring over $130 million dollars in economic impact to the state annually, and many businesses are taking notice.Some firms are moving their operations to Denver to take...
Incubating Colorado Startups in the Suburbs
Fast Company has a fine article out on the innovation being developed in the med-tech area in a most unassuming place: Aurora, CO. Montview boulevard in Aurora is actually host to some of the country’s top medical facilities, including the Anschutz Medical Center. Anschutz is home to the University of Colorado Medical School and Cancer Center, plus a new Veteran’s Hospital....