Otros recursos COVID-19

A medida que evolucionan los desarrollos en respuesta a la propagación de COVID-19, sabemos que muchas pequeñas empresas tienen preguntas sobre las implicaciones dentro del lugar de trabajo, y las opciones de financiación que ayuden a impulsar sus negocios durante este momento difícil. En esta página estamos recopilando consejos y recursos relevantes como desempleo, licencia familiar remunerada, licencia por enfermedad remunerada, atención médica y más.

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Colorado

Colorado University

CO Venture Forward

Whether you’re a small business owner or the founder of a high-growth startup, these are trying times. And it’s during these trying times that quick support and feedback from seasoned, battle-hardened mentors can make all the difference in your business operations. If you’re a seasoned business owner, your community needs you! Now more than ever, our shared business community here in Colorado needs help. As with any downturn, small business owners and entrepreneurs are working hard to keep the lights on and minimize the impact to their employees. It’s scary, particularly when you’re not sure if the decisions you’re making are the right ones. That’s where quality mentorship can help.

Area served: Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed

Colorado

Intel Capital Diversity Initiative

Focused on underrepresented tech entrepreneurs. Initially envisioned as a five-year, $125 million fund, the Intel Capital Diversity Initiative was expanded in October 2016 to also invest in startups led by entrepreneurs living with disabilities, U.S.-based entrepreneurs from the LGBTQ community, and U.S. military veterans. Through September 2019, Intel Capital Diversity Initiative has invested $381M in companies led by diverse teams; such companies make up 15 percent of the active portfolio. All Intel Capital investments cover a broad spectrum of innovative industries, including artificial intelligence, autonomous mobility, data center and cloud, 5G communications and next-generation compute. To learn more about our investment sectors, visit Intel Capital Portfolio.

Area served: Colorado
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Colorado

Innosphere Ventures Incubator Program

Accelerating the success of science and technology companies with a venture capital fund, a robust commercialization program, and facilities. We have locations in Fort Collins, Boulder, Denver, and Castle Rock and continue to grow our presence year after year. We’re a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a strong mission to create jobs and grow Colorado’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. The Innosphere Ventures program focuses on ensuring companies are investor-ready, connecting entrepreneurs with experienced advisors, making introductions to corporate partners, exit planning, accelerating top line revenue growth, and so much more! While the Innosphere Ventures incubator program does not take equity in companies, the Innosphere Fund evaluates all companies to be considered for seed stage investments of up to $150,000 at the beginning of the company’s Innosphere engagement.

Area served: Colorado
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Colorado

Golden Seeds

Our focus on women-led companies is our differentiator. So is a unique, tri-faceted business approach. Golden Seeds brings financial and intellectual capital to our companies and our investors. Our approach employs three primary components: an engaged, nationwide network of over 275 angel investors—one of the largest in the U.S., a family of Venture Capital Funds, an educational program, the Knowledge Institute, dedicated to training and sharing best practices. Golden Seeds typically invests in companies within the B2B & B2C technology, health care, and consumer products or services industries.

Area served: Colorado
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Colorado

Rockies Venture Club Pitch Application

RVC is one of the largest and most active angel groups in the country. In 2016 RVC investors funded 17 companies by syndicating with a nationwide network of angel groups that are a part of the Angel Capital Association, and local VCs. Every company that pitches with RVC is provided a complimentary pass Pitch Academy. This workshop is used by local SBDC’s and Colorado’s OEDIT Advanced Industries Grant Program. By working with a group of angels, your company only has to go through a due diligence process. The club’s professional due diligence team produces best-of-breed reports that are invaluable in syndicating with other individual angels and groups.

Area served: Colorado
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Colorado

Female Founders Club

An early-stage fund investing in the exponential power of exceptional female talent. The fund invests in areas where women-led startups have incredible impact: e-commerce, web-enabled products and services, marketplaces, and platforms. Marketplaces: Technology services that connect buyers and sellers across B2B and B2C industries. E-commerce: Direct-to-consumer brands, building their businesses with technology at the core. Web-Enabled Services: Powerful service operations enabled by location and mobile data. Platform: Disruptive networks and communities connected via technology solutions.

Area served: Colorado
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Colorado

The Venture League

Black Girl Ventures (BGV) is a culturally converging ecosystem igniting economic security, civic engagement, and hyperlocal infrastructure at the intersection of STEM education and entrepreneurship for Black and Brown woman-identifying founders, funders, and veterans. Become a member to: Share and receive resources. Learn from and connect with experts. Make new friends and business connections. Talk through challenges and celebrate victories. Engage in culturally relevant entrepreneurial learning experiences. Gain access to: Coaching. Feedback. Community. Social and Financial Capital. Free and paid membership options.

Area served: Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners

Colorado

Opportunity Zone Capital Accelerator Program

Applications are open from July 20 to August 31 for the second cohort of businesses for an Opportunity Zone program that provides free consulting services to businesses to help them secure OZ business investment. For small businesses and low-income communities, access to working capital is a perennial barrier that is further heightened by current economic conditions. The opportunity zones business incentive provides these businesses with a much needed economic tool. OEDIT is working with the Colorado Center for Innovation in Community Capital (CC4ICC) to encourage investments in opportunity zone businesses throughout the state. As a part of the program, CC4ICC will be guiding 10 opportunity zone businesses through the process of: Developing a pitch deck, Business planning, Connecting with investors, Securing investment.

Area served: Colorado
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Colorado

Main Street Phoenix Project

Are you a business owner with more than 5 employees? Could you use additional capital to re-open after a COVID related closure, or do you need capital to be able to help re-open at all? Are you interested in ensuring your employees are taken care of, now and into the future? Investments from MSPP and its partners can help you re-open post COVID, or provide you an avenue to sell your business that ensures your employees are taken care of and your business continues.

Area served: Colorado
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Colorado

CRAFT Mentor Program

Colorado Rural Academy for Tourism (CRAFT) Mentor provides up to 50 free hours of mentoring for organizations or businesses wishing to advance a specific tourism-related goal or strategy. CRAFT Mentor exists to stimulate the development of high-quality cultural, heritage, agricultural and outdoor adventure tourism experiences for travelers in Colorado.
Duration: 50-hour timeframe determined by participant and mentor. Recommended for: Organizations, nonprofits, tourism-related businesses.

Area served: Colorado
Audience: Small Business Owners, Non-profits

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National Resources

Selling online
National

eBay

Escuela del Vendedor

Si esta conectando su empresa en línea  o si está buscando expandir su presencia en el comercio electrónico, el curso guiado de la escuela del vendedor de seis semanas de eBay puede ser adecuado para usted. Puede ir a su propio ritmo, obtener consejos de los expertos de eBay y unirse a seminarios web en directo para obtener más información sobre cómo maximizar sus ventas en la plataforma.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed

Corporate loan/grant programs
National

Comcast

Comcast RISE

Comcast RISE se compromete a apoyar a las pequeñas empresas que han sido las más afectadas por el impacto económico de la pandemia. Si su empresa califica, tendrá la oportunidad de recibir consultas de marketing, ubicaciones en medios, servicios comerciales de producción creativa o servicios tecnológicos de Effectv y Comcast Business. A partir del 24 de noviembre de 2020, todos los propietarios de pequeñas empresas BIPOC serán elegibles para postularse.

Audience: Small Business Owners

Employee relations
National

Conveners.org

Resilience Compass

Resilience Compass se formó en respuesta a la crisis de COVID-19 como un servicio público colaborativo. Este grupo de socios, dirigido por Conveners.org, tiene como objetivo ayudar a las pequeñas empresas, cooperativas y organizaciones sin fines de lucro a navegar tranquilamente por aguas desconocidas mientras aceleran su camino hacia la recuperación. Resilience Compass tiene como objetivo brindar recursos útiles y orientación de un espectro de fuentes públicas, privadas y locales que se pueden filtrar según las necesidades más urgentes de su organización. Además de enfrentar el desafío de COVID 19, Resilience Compass tiene como objetivo ayudar a las comunidades que ya estaban enfrentando el legado de la opresión sistémica y la privación de derechos a obtener acceso a herramientas, recursos y conocimientos.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Employees, Self-employed, Non-profits

Human resources
National

Resilience Compass

Resilience Compass

The Resilience Compass was formed in response to the COVID-19 crisis as a collaborative public service. This group of partners, led by Conveners.org, aims to help small businesses, cooperatives, and nonprofits calmly navigate uncharted waters while accelerating their road to recovery. The Resilience Compass aims to bring helpful resources and guidance from a spectrum of public, private, and local sources that can be filtered to your organization's most pressing needs. In addition to meeting the challenge of COVID 19, the compass aims to help communities that were already facing the legacies of systemic oppression and disenfranchisement gain access to tools, resources and insights.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Employees, Self-employed, Non-profits

Selling online
National

eBay

Seller School

Whether your business is just getting online or you’re looking to expand your ecommerce presence, eBay’s six-week guided Seller School course may be right for you. You can go at your own pace, get tips from eBay experts and join live webinars to learn more about how to maximize your sales on the platform.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed

Financial planning, Pivoting your business
National

Entrepreneur

4 Crisis-Proofing Lessons for Small Business Owners

Here are a few areas where small business owners can draw significant wisdom from the art of currency trading. 

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed, Non-profits

Financial planning
National

CNBC

5 tips to get help for your small business now, as relief talks remain in limbo

Getting an infusion of funding from another federal stimulus package could be one option. Yet, rather than wait and see what happens with new federal help, experts say small-business owners in need of financial relief should take these steps now.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed, Non-profits

Getting online, Selling online
National

Forbes

What Small Business Owners Need To Know About Taxes And Selling Online In The Covid-19 Era

For small business owners forced to close their doors for months and now still seeing dramatic drops in walk-in traffic, an online shift and exposure to new customers has likely been a lifeline. Find out what small business owners need to know about taxes and selling online in the covid-19 era.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed

Getting online, Selling online
National

SCORE

12 consejos de venta en línea para principiantes

El paso a la venta en línea puede ser monumental para un negocio que tenía poca presencia digital antes de la pandemia. Crear un sitio de comercio electrónico puede resultar difícil y, a veces, abrumador.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed

Financial planning
National

SCORE

COVID-19: Lecciones de negocios aprendidas

Son tiempos difíciles para las pequeñas empresas, y para todas las empresas. Las formas habituales de conseguir y hacer negocios se han invertido. ¿Qué ha aprendido, hasta ahora, de esta experiencia para aplicarla en su negocio en el futuro?

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed