Across Colorado, over 730,000 small businesses employ 1.2 million people—nearly half of Colorado employees. Many of those businesses provide essential services to their communities, like bookkeeping, childcare and even care for our pets.
To support these small businesses, the Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is the state’s only nationally
Across Colorado, manufacturers employ over 150,000 people and contribute over $21 million to the economy. Nearly 6,000 manufacturers across the electronics, energy, aerospace, biomedical, and food and beverage sectors are advancing their industries with new technology developments.
Colorado is also home to a thriving small business ecosystem, with small businesses
Across Colorado, the restaurant industry employs over 303,000 people and contributes over $20 billion to our state’s economy. Sixty-nine percent of those restaurants are independently owned, and four out of five restaurant owners say their first restaurant job was an entry-level position.
Colorado is also home to a thriving small
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