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As part of our ongoing efforts to provide top-quality training to our business community, in 2015 we will have several new trainers coming on board with the Larimer SBDC. Here’s who we have joining our team: Don Overcash Don’s extensive knowledge of sales and training techniques will be put to use in several sales classes throughout 2015, the first of which is No Guts, No Gain! coming up on February 12th. Make sure to sign up …

Andrea Daniel in the August Ink Studio SBDC Success Story Client  “I love the problem solving that comes with owning a business!” Taking the leap into entrepreneurialism happens for many reasons and takes you down many roads, as Andrea Daniel has learned. After leaving a full-time job, Andrea decided to begin selling pillow covers on the handmade goods site Etsy, while searching for a job in an unstable economy. Despite a bachelor’s degree in math …

In honor of those who have served our country, the Larimer SBDC has researched some powerful statistics about veterans who have come home to start businesses within our state and nationally.  Who are veteran entrepreneurs? – 9.1% of all business owners in the United States are veterans as of 2012 – 7.1% of these veterans are under the age of 35 – 4.4% of veteran business owners are women – Veteran business owners are more …

Did you know the SBA has several programs that offer support specifically for veterans? For an overview of the support they offer, see take two minutes and watch this video: http://youtu.be/w4WOIw8e8_0