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Brewing Up Alternative Financing for Denver Small Business

by Rehan Hasan | February 10, 2013 | Article, Business Formation

Some of our great Colorado LLCs, C Corps and S Corps are landing some nice venture funding, and an opportunity for some microfinance as well. Considered an alternative investment path, venture funding along the front range was a bit down in Q1 2012, but don’t tell that to one Colorado biotech company. MiRagen Therapeutics Inc. of Boulder received $20 million in...
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Sole Proprietorship: The Lone Wolf

by Rehan Hasan | May 24, 2012 | Article

A sole proprietorship is an entity owned and operated by a single individual.  This is often the simplest business formation option in Colorado, as there are no formal filing requirements. It is also the most often formed business operation. One has merely to register the name as a trade name if it is not the first and last name of...
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Colorado: Entrepreneurial Hotbed

by Rehan Hasan | May 21, 2012 | Article

As a Colorado based business attorney, my attention is often focused on the innovative activity happening in the Rocky Mountain region. Colorado LLCs, S Corps and C Corps are being fostered and formed all over the front range. One great regional example is Boulder. Amongst other creative nicknames for this colorful city, “Silicon Flatirons” stands out as a beacon to...
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PERA Injects Capital into Colorado

by Rehan Hasan | May 20, 2012 | Article

The Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) has defined a strategy where they will invest in venture capital or private equity linked to Colorado. They have just issued an RFP for a private equity manager to run $25 million to $50 million in an in-state investment fund. PERA has $38.3 billion in its defined benefit plan, with 9%, or 43,4...
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