In honor of Black History month, Energize Colorado is dedicating this post to Black entrepreneurs and partners working toward economic development within the Black community. Our ecosystem at Energize Colorado provides a credible network of partners, businesses, and volunteers offering business advice, funding, and support. Check out the businesses and organizations below! Partners Supporting Black …
At Energize Colorado, we know that our goal to build a diverse and resilient small business ecosystem can not be achieved alone. We rely on like-minded partners and industry leaders to propel the small business ecosystem in Colorado forward. Huntington Bank believes in empowering small businesses and investing in the small business community. In November, …
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(DENVER, CO) — On December 1st, Access Mode, the Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE), and Energize Colorado convened 15 Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) entrepreneurs in joining community leaders, and elected officials to share their perspectives around the barriers to success for Colorado’s Black, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander entrepreneurs. Access Mode’s …
Almost every corporate culture statement or job posting includes some combination of the words creativity, wellbeing and collaboration. It’s become a foundation of the American workplace and our society as a whole. But what if we had the courage to take the collaboration one step further. Instead of innovating and working together with just your …
With our mission to help Colorado’s smallest businesses become more resilient, Energize Colorado identified digital readiness as a necessary component in building a resilient business. Digital readiness is the process of using digital technologies to create new — or modify existing — business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet changing business and market requirements. …
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DENVER, CO (NOVEMBER 17, 2022) — ShopBIPOC has launched a new online marketplace featuring BIPOC-owned small businesses in Colorado. (BIPOC is an acronym for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). The creation of ShopBIPOC was a response to calls from individuals and businesses who wanted to support BIPOC-owned businesses and didn’t have access to a …
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When our Energize Colorado team came together in February 2022 to design the pilot for our Energize Community Program (ECP), we had two north stars: 1) to be community first and 2) to be partner inclusive. To be community first, we focused on strengthening the connections between small business owners as well as their broader …
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Marketing graduate student helps Energize Colorado with data visualization project By Kristal Griffith The People Lauren Bell got her bachelor’s degree in California in studio arts before pursuing a Master’s in Marketing at the Daniels College of Business. She wanted to gain quantitative experience, and see how she could better use her creative skills in business. In her …
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we wanted to connect with Hispanic Leaders within the Energize Colorado Community. We met with Diego Montemayor, the founder and CEO of Chamba. Chamba is the first bilingual app where jobseekers can apply to restaurant jobs without any of the language, accessibility, and cultural barriers. How did you hear …
Chamba: Connecting the workforce with Small Business Jobs. Read More »
(DENVER, CO) — Energize Colorado is proud to announce that it has delivered $45 million to about 5,000 of Colorado’s smallest businesses through its Gap Fund and Energize Community Program (ECP), since the founding of the organization in May 2020. This work advances resilience and promotes equity throughout Colorado’s small business ecosystem and is made …
