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Amada Simental

Market & Industry research

Amada is the Business and Nonprofit Librarian for the Poudre Library District. She specializes in market and industry research and in facilitating the use of library database resources to assist entrepreneurs in building and/or refining their business plan. Amada has experience supporting small businesses in library settings and in supporting nonprofit operations. Amada is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Amada es la Bibliotecaria de Pequeños Negocios y Organizaciones Sin Fines de Lucro del Distrito de Bibliotecas Poudre. Se especializa en investigación de mercado e industria y en facilitar el uso de los recursos de la base de datos de la biblioteca para ayudar a los empresarios a construir y/o perfeccionar su plan de negocios. Amada tiene experiencia apoyando a pequeños negocios en entornos de bibliotecas y en el apoyo a operaciones sin fines de lucro. Amada es bilingüe en inglés y español.

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Amy Hamrick

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Business Consultant / Restaurant / Food Service

AMy grew up in New Jersey but was drawn to the mountains of Colorado after an experience with Outward Bound. With degrees in Women’s Studies and Outdoor Education/Recreation Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she moved to Estes Park to lead multi-week backpacking and climbing courses.

Starting, building, and branding Kind Coffee, a retail and wholesale coffee shop and roastery (focused on the community and the environment) was not specifically in her plans, but she found herself with an opportunity, dipped her toe in, and never looked back.

During this time, she also sat on multiple boards (Estes Valley Library BOD, Estes Park Health BOD, Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center BOD) as well as committees (Transportation Advisory Board, Community Foundation for Northern Colorado Grants Committee for Estes Park, Downtown Business Partners) in support of the Estes Park Community.

After having benefited from SBDC consulting as a small business owner herself, she looks forward to working with each client to help guide, assist, and direct them to resources to address their questions, challenges, and opportunities alike.

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Please provide a 24-hour notice of cancellation if you are unable to make this appointment. Although we understand that emergencies arise, cancellations made within 24 hours of the appointment will count as 1 hour of the consultant’s time. As well, our normal cancellation policy applies: cancellations made less than 24 hours of the appointment may result in a requirement to attend a class before you can reschedule an appointment.

Becky Douthit

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Larimer SBDC Administrative Assistant

Becky Douthit is the Administrative Assistant at the Larimer SBDC. Becky is a native of Fort Collins, CO and graduated from Poudre High School. She brings a wide variety of experiences with her. She has worked for an online correspondence school and most recently was the secretary of one of Loveland, Colorado’s Elementary schools. Her understanding of small businesses comes naturally as both her parents and husband own their own mechanic businesses. She understands both the struggles and successes.

Becky and her husband Jason have 4 children combined. They love spending time on road trips, camping and spending time with their family.

Bonnie Johnson

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Financial Consultant

I am a co-owner of a consulting company my husband and I founded when we left the corporate world but still wanted to offer our skills for hire on a part-time basis or in short-term engagements.

Since I have always been the numbers person, organizer, and planner in our family, I joined the American Association of Daily Money Managers. I coach people to better understand their personal or small business financial picture. For individuals, we work together so they feel confident that their spending and saving habits are on track. For solo business owners, I organize and consolidate their business transactions so we can take a look at profit and loss trends and forecast cash flow.

I have a background in software development with a startup computer company, and I haven’t lost my love of the latest and greatest technology. For over 20 years I’ve used Quicken, Quickbooks, and Excel to keep track of money and prepare financial statements, graphs, and budgets. I am excited to see and experiment with the many easy-to-use financial apps, web interfaces, and integrations of point-of-sale systems with bookkeeping, scheduling, payroll, and the list goes on!

Whether you are a numbers person or not, I enjoy learning about your unique businesses and helping you get financial information organized and at your fingertips for easy tax preparation, clear decision making, and peace of mind.

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Brandon Lee

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Websites, E-Commerce, Digital Marketing/Advertising

Brandon is an experienced entrepreneur with multiple small businesses under his belt. For the past 5 years, he has been creating digital marketing solutions for small businesses across the US. Using technology and software automation, Brandon helps bridge the gap between the digital and the real world.

With a wide range of professional experience, Brandon is a true jack of all trades. He uses his business acumen and broad knowledge of tech skills to quickly present solutions to clients, earning himself the moniker “The Professional Problem Solver”. Brandon is skilled in website development, multiple e-commerce platforms (Shopify, Woocommerce, and Wix), App development for iOS and Android platforms, social media advertising, business process development and business planning from ideation to fulfillment.

Consulting Expertise Includes:

Websites - Development & Design
Mobile App Development - Native iOS, Android and PWA
Digital Marketing - Facebook Ads, Google Ads, Strategy
Problem Solver - digital to analog, software solutions, business process, business strategy, business process ideation and creation
SEO
E-Commerce (Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix)

If you’ve never met with a Larimer SBDC consultant.

To schedule a new or follow-on appointment with Brandon please call 970-204-8600 or email info@larimersbdc.org

This appointment is with an SBDC Specialist who offers a limited number of hours (3, 1 hour sessions) to each SBDC client s/he sees. Please provide a 24-hour notice of cancellation if you are unable to make this appointment. Although we understand that emergencies arise, cancellations made within 24 hours of the appointment will count as 1 hour of the consultant’s time. As well, our normal cancellation policy applies: cancellations made less than 24 hours of the appointment may result in a requirement to attend a class before you can reschedule an appointment.