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Inaugural Northern Colorado Women’s Small Business Conference!

Join the Colorado Small Business Development Center Network for the Inaugural Northern Colorado Women’s Small Business Conferee at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, Colorado on Thursday, November 3, 2016. This event sells out every year at other Colorado locations – don’t wait to buy your tickets! Join over 300 other like-minded female entrepreneurs for an exciting, interactive day packed with hands-on business training seminars, free one-on-one consulting, exhibitor tables featuring area resources, plenty of networking …

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How to Prep & Pitch Your Loan

Thursday, June 2, 2016 12:00 – 1:00 PM Presenter: Shannon Richardson – Community Banks of Colorado Are you going to be seeking financing for your business? Whether it is an existing business or a brand new start-up, there are several things you need to know BEFORE you approach a lender. We’re bringing in Shannon Richardson of Community Banks of Colorado to give you the rundown of what you need to know. Bring your lunch and …

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Small Business After Hours: Your Creative Advantage

Your Creative Advantage Colorado is a global leader in the creative industries, which include six creative sectors: design, film and media, heritage, literary and publishing, performing arts, and visual arts and crafts. The “Creative” Industry is as big as the imagination.  So how do you make yourself not only stand out as an artist, but also thrive?   Please join our panel of diverse, creative Artrepreneurs for some peer networking with refreshments, followed by a …

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Key People to Add to Your Business Team

  By Kat Rico    You’re in business for yourself, yes, but you should never be in business by yourself. In order to be productive, you need a team of people behind you! Here are some key people we recommend that you have on your side for better and for worse while you’re in business (in no particular order). Accountant – You don’t have time to learn all of the tax and bookkeeping ins and …

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7 Steps to Start a Business

  By Kat Rico    Ok, so it can end up being more complicated than 7 steps, but we’ll do our best to keep it concise for you. Do yourself a favor and hold off on the business cards until you’ve completed these steps. *Full legal disclaimer: Depending on your industry, where your business is located, and the type of business you are operating, this may not be a complete list. As a business owner, …

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New Resources Abound at the Loveland Business Development Center (LBDC)

  by Mary Ann Huffines        The Warehouse Business Accelerator was awarded the contract for small-business development services through the Loveland Chamber of Commerce at the beginning of 2016. The program that was in place prior to the new contract was the LCBD. The new program is the Loveland Business Development Center (LBDC). This was an intentional act to keep the name similar. The LCBD program began in 1991; Kelly Jones-Peters was a Director …

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SBDC Regional Event – Google’s New Rules

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Location: The Summit Is your Google listing not what it used to be? Are you frustrated because you’ve noticed a drop in your website’s ranking on Google over the last year? Has your traffic slowed to a trickle? Well, you’re not alone. Late last year, Google released one of their largest changes to their ranking criteria since 2011. Many sites that had been at the top …

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Restaurant & Food Products – Competitive Advantage

Restaurant & Food Industry – “Competitive Advantage” Tuesday, March 8, 2016 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Panel Event A quick search of Larimer County restaurants yields nearly 2,000 results, not including food products. With so many food based businesses, how do you set yourself apart? For our March “Small Business After Hours Event,” we’re bringing together a panel of experts to discuss Competitive Advantage in the food industry. Some of the points we’ll be discussing …

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Top 5 Business Real Estate Tips

by Kat Rico Our first 2016 “Small Business After Hours” event drew another great crowd! Presenter Andy Smith of Chrisland Real Estate Companies gave us some valuable information on expectations for leasing real estate for a retail business. In case you missed it, we wanted to give you a recap of what was discussed! Andy gave us definitions for nearly 30 common real estate terms, a few worth noting are: Baseline rent – This is …

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2015 Economic Impact Results

The Larimer Small Business Development Center (SBDC) released its 2015 economic impact results, and related business education metrics.  “Our clients enjoyed sales increases of a record $9.0M, up 70% from 2014, “ said Mike O’Connell, Larimer SBDC Director. “It was an excellent and exciting year,” he added. Through its relationships with commercial banks, micro-lenders, and other resource partners, the SBDC also helped match client funding needs with financial providers.  “We helped clients harness  $6.7M of …

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