Colorado Small Business Development Center: Top Notch Resource in Our Backyard
The Colorado SBDC, with 14 regional hubs and funding from the Small Business Administration, is focused on helping all businesses. Colorado start-ups to larger businesses can enjoy the resources supplied by the organization.  Areas of fundamental business help include: Information Counseling Technical assistance Training in business startups, operations and management They have just released their annual report, and the numbers...
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...
If You Start Me Up, I’ll Never Stop: Colorado Small Business Lending Reform
Small businesses in Colorado take notice. Mark Udall, the U.S. Senator from Colorado, has been working to get a bipartisan bill passed through Congress which would increase access to capital for small businesses by lifting the cap on credit union lending. Historically, credit unions have not been able to provide the credit and lending opportunities that both the large and...
Starting Your Business Can Be Scary
I’m not here to tell you that striking out to pursue your own venture is not without risk, or that you won’t face self-doubt. In 2009 I left my comfortable corporate attorney job to start my own Denver law firm. I had a vision of using my skills in business law to not only help Colorado's small and medium sized...
Starting up a business in Colorado: Making the First Move
From brain-storming to strategic planning, starting a business requires several steps. Whether you are planning a one-person firm or a company with several employees, an important process that must be initiated early on is your business formation strategy. Forms of business entity for consideration in Colorado: Sole Proprietorship: This is an individual engaged in a business activity. Partnership: Defined as...
The Colorado LLC and Small Business
In light of the economic times and the amount of people who are heeding the call to start their own Colorado business, the number of small or one person businesses is certainly growing. One type of  Colorado business entity option for this type of business format is the Limited Liability Company (LLC) or the Single Member LLC. LLC Explained The...
Colorado Business Profile: CorePower Yoga
(This is the first of a series that will highlight the successes of individual companies. As a Denver business lawyer I strive to be a trusted advisor and partner to my clients. The Colorado companies featured here are great examples of businesses that provide exceptional service in their own right.) CorePower Yoga is a Denver business that is making a big...