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Resource Fair to end Nat’l Small Biz Week

Congressman Mike Coffman presents the
SBA Small Business Resource and Lenders Fair

Saturday, May 5th | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | FREE

Location:
Arapahoe/Douglas Works!
Arapahoe Room at the DMV Building
6964 So. Lima St. (at Arapahoe Road)
Centennial, CO 80112

Find out about SBA programs, loan and micro-loan programs available for small businesses through lending institutions, government contracting resources, State of Colorado and expanded SBDC services. There will be short presentation and opportunity to visit all the resource tables. Plenty of time for Q&A!

Participants will include:

• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
• Colorado Minority Business Office
• Colorado Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
• Connect2DOT
• Arapahoe Libraries
• Mi Casa Resource Center
• Acción
• CHFA
• Colorado Enterprise Fund
• Colorado Lending Source
• Community Enterprise Development Services (CEDS)
• Rocky Mountain Micro-Finance Institute
• And more resources!

You won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn about resources for your small business!

Pre-register here: www.Aurora-SouthMetroSBDC.com/training (click on the ‘Browse’ icon)

Englewood Business Resource Expo

Events / By saraeknudsen

A great opportunity to learn more about business resources designed to help YOUR small business succeed!

Englewood Business Resource Expo is next Thursday morning!
March 15th, 8:00 – 9:30 AM, FREE
Englewood Civic Center | 1000 Englewood Pkwy.

The City of Englewood is hosting a Business Resource Expo for the second year. Hear from Brad Power, Englewood’s Director of Community Development, the Small Business Administration Colorado District Office, and the Director of the Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network.

Representatives from the following organizations will be present to keep you informed about all the helpful resources available to small businesses:

Information Booths (invited):

• U.S. SBA and SCORE
• Colorado SBDC Network
• Aurora-South Metro SBDC
• Englewood Chamber
• Manufacturer’s EDGE
• Arapahoe Community College
• Mi Casa Resource Center
• Minority Business Office
• Connect2DOT
• Colorado PTAC
• Accion
• CHFA
• Colorado Enterprise Fund
• Colorado Lending Source
• Community Enterprise Development Services (CEDS)
• Rocky Mountain Micro-Finance Institute (RMMFI)
• Better Business Bureau
• Xero

It’s free; a continental breakfast will be provided; free parking in garage (Hampden & Inca) — MAP
Please Register here… for a count and faster check-in process.

Need a Business Plan in a Hurry?

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LEADING EDGE is Colorado’s premier business planning program that addresses the questions every entrepreneur must answer to reach their dreams of growing their business or launching a new business. “Business Plan in a Day” is being held this Friday at the Innovation Pavilion, 9AM – 4PM, for just $99.

The workshop is highly interactive and will include five hours of confidential one-on-one consultation to review the components of your business plan with consultants, from marketing to financial projections.

If you’re in a rush and need a rough draft business plan right away, consider taking the LEADING EDGE “Business Plan in a Day” course — tackling the process in 10 manageable steps.

Learn more! Outcomes of the program:

* Develop a clear vision for your business
* Network with and learn from other entrepreneurs
* Receive one-on-one consulting to help you complete your business plan
* Discover tools and resources to help you launch and grow your business
* Meet potential lenders at a resource expo who will discuss funding options
* Compete in a business plan competition with prizes.

Register here: goo.gl/nNwjg3 or call for more information (303) 326-8686.

Note a Business Resource Expo will be held March 15th, 8AM, at no charge in Englewood where you can meet the lenders!

Ice House Entrepreneur Development

Events / By saraeknudsen

Refresh Your Entrepreneurial Spirit with Ice House!

Feel stuck in your current business strategies?
Have an idea for a business but are procrastinating to launch?
Want to bring an entrepreneurial mindset to your current job?

Most people have innate entrepreneurial tendencies. We want to be problem solvers.
We want to provide value for other people. And, in an ideal world, we want to get paid to do those things!

Colorado Lending Source’s Ice House Entrepreneur Development
This program can help you learn how to overcome your fears, build community, create a personal brand,
become a life-long learner, develop grit, tap into internal motivation, define personal and professional goals,
and truly understand the problems your business is solving for others!

Learn more and apply!

Program Cost: $400 (Early bird pricing available.)

Date: Tuesdays, March 6th – May 8th

Time: 5:45 -7:45 PM

Location: Colorado Lending Source | 1441 18th St. | Denver, CO 80202

Register for the following information sessions where you will have the opportunity to meet the facilitator and see if this program is a good fit for you…

Info Session #1: February 13th at 5:30 pm @ Colorado Lending Source

Info Session #2: February 20th, 5:30 PM @ The Commons on Champa

Info Session #3: February 27th at 5:30pm @ Colorado Lending Source