Announcing Our 2022 Impact Report
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Catalyzing change for a more resilient and equitable small business ecosystem
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WHO WE SERVE
We are builders and innovators focused on serving Colorado’s smallest businesses including BIPOC, women, veteran, and rural-owned businesses in underserved areas.
Entrepreneurs
Get financial support, access to programs, and business advising.
Volunteers
Join the 650+ volunteers who brings their skills to build programs.
Partners
Collaborate with us to share and co-create solutions for the small business ecosystem.
Donors
Continue to support the work we do.
WHAT WE DO
Our Recent Initiatives
Energize Community Program
Provides $20k in low-interest loans and funding readiness education for 4 communities.
Frontier Knowledge Rural Workshop Series
Covers a wide range of topics for rural-based small business owners through a weekly webinar series.
Women-Owned Businesses Community
Brings together over 1,000 business owners across the State through a collaborative community
Latest News
Huntington Bank’s Commitment to Colorado’s Small Business Community
At Energize Colorado, we know that our goal to build a diverse and resilient small business ecosystem can not be…
Access Mode, the Center for American Entrepreneurship, and Energize Colorado Bring Together Colorado’s BIPOC Entrepreneurs to Discuss Barriers to Success
(DENVER, CO) — On December 1st, Access Mode, the Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE), and Energize Colorado convened 15 Black,…
Courageous Imagination – Bringing Scientists, Creatives and Business Leaders to the same table
Almost every corporate culture statement or job posting includes some combination of the words creativity, wellbeing and collaboration. It’s become…
Digital Readiness for Colorado’s Smallest Businesses
With our mission to help Colorado’s smallest businesses become more resilient, Energize Colorado identified digital readiness as a necessary component…
ShopBIPOC launches free online marketplace featuring BIPOC small business owners
DENVER, CO (NOVEMBER 17, 2022) — ShopBIPOC has launched a new online marketplace featuring BIPOC-owned small businesses in Colorado. (BIPOC…
On Partnerships and The Energize Community Program
When our Energize Colorado team came together in February 2022 to design the pilot for our Energize Community Program (ECP),…
ABOUT US
We work with community partners
Built on a foundation of collaboration, we deliver impact through partner organizations who share our mission. Working with the entire ecosystem of small business support partners, we co-create new solutions and scale ideas, including advocating for structural changes necessary for long term resiliency.
We deliver impact to Colorado’s under-invested in entrepreneurs through funding, business support, and community connections
10,000
Entrepreneurs supported through programming
5,000
Entrepreneurs supported with funding
$45M
Funding
Directly deployed in loans and grants
VOLUNTEER
Coloradans helping Coloradans
Our projects are led by forward-thinking leaders and powered by seasoned volunteers from across Colorado. Volunteers bring knowledge as company builders, community leaders, and industry experts who help to identify new gaps and create innovative new practices.
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