Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum.

This week, the Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and the Colorado Department of Early ...

At Local First, we believe locally owned independent businesses are the backbone of Southwest Colorado’s economy and the heart of our community. Every day, we see the dedication, creativity and ...

Business experts say 2025 was a mixed bag for Colorado’s business climate. Rankings from business leader surveys, state and ...

In this week’s 9NEWS Business Buzz, Business Expert Ryan Frazier looks at how Colorado’s small businesses are performing as the state closes out 2025. Joining the show is Regional Administrator for ...

Small businesses in Colorado will no longer be able to recoup a percentage of the sales tax they collect and send to the state under a bill approved by state Democrats in the ongoing special ...

In 2021, the IRS received a whopping 5.4 million business applications—an all-time high since the U.S. government began tracking this data in 2004. The year with the second-highest number of new ...

On Tuesday, the Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) announced a new initiative to support child care providers across the state at ...