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Venture Capital Victory for Three Colorado Businesses

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

Pangea Organics, Simple Energy Inc, and Dabble successfully competed against seven other businesses by pitching their business plans at the i4c Campaign event on July 13th in Denver. The winning companies each received $50,000 equity investment from the host venture capital company, Galvanize, who is also offering a year's worth of rent-free workspace in downtown Denver as well as general consulting and...
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A Summer Salute to Colorado Entrepreneurs

by Rehan Hasan | | Article

  The Colorado business community and beyond has a lot to be proud of, including being a mecca for innovation and the entrepreneurs that are the engine behind the machine. · Goldman Sachs  will recognize Sue Allon, CEO of Allonhill, as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs of 2012 and will salute her innovation and leadership in the financial services...
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Exporting – Business Beyond Colorado’s Borders

by Rehan Hasan | | Article

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...
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Troll Alert: Shield Your Intellectual Property

by Rehan Hasan | | Article, Colorado Business

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...
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Upcoming Denver Small Business Events August 2012

by Rehan Hasan | | Article, Business Formation

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...
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First direct flight from Denver to Asia will be a local business boon

by Rehan Hasan | | Article

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...
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Colorado Small Business Upcoming Events: April-May 2012

by Rehan Hasan | April 24, 2012 | Article

There are a lot of events taking shape that are good learning and networking opportunities for both the established Colorado small business, as well as those whose business formation plans are just taking shape. Take advantage of a great networking opportunity at The South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center, and South Metro Denver...
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Denver Means Business For Small Business

by Rehan Hasan | December 8, 2011 | Article

An interesting statistic on Denver small business was recently collected by G. Scott Thomas, whose “On Numbers” blog for The Business Journals always provides some interesting fodder on the business scene. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, Metro Denver is 17th among 938 U.S. cities for its number of local businesses. What is unique about this is that a higher...
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