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Business Navigators

Historically marginalized communities have suffered the most in terms of loss of employment and the number of small businesses able to continue operations. This program focuses on outreach efforts to Denver’s hardest to reach communities with navigators who will provide one-on-one support for small businesses.

Overview

Denver Economic Development & Opportunity is partnering with the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and many other local nonprofits to offer small businesses dependable support in navigating the many funding streams, programs, and services available to them in Denver.

Business Navigators - individuals from our partners' organizations - will connect in-person with small business owners operating in the program's priority neighborhoods to offer guidance in identifying and contacting appropriate resources available from the City and County of Denver and/or other institutions. The Business Navigators will take a holistic approach at the the needs of these small businesses and be trusted partners to them.

Priority Neighborhoods

East Colfax
Elyria-Swansea
Globeville
Montbello
Northeast Park Hill
Sun Valley
Valverde
Villa Park
West Colfax
Westwood

Partners

This program is possible through the thoughtful and strong collaborations with a variety of local nonprofits organizations, whose work has built trust among the diverse communities they serve.

Request a Business Navigator

Is your business located in one of the program's priority neighborhoods - refer to the "Overview" tab to confirm? Would you like to have personalized support for you and your business? We got your back!

Request a Business Navigator and let us guide you through the myriad of services and programs available to you. See the services our Business Navigators provide:

Partner	Services Provided	Area Served
Black Business Initiative	One-on-one technical assistance Group trainings/workshops City grant application assistance Strategies on access to markets	Citywide
East Colfax Community Collective	One-on-one technical assistance Group trainings/workshops Human resources support City grant application assistance	East Colfax
Good Business Colorado	One-on-one technical assistance Group trainings/workshops Human resources support City grant application assistance Assistance with city Green Business Resources	Citywide
Metro DEEP	One-on-one technical assistance Group trainings/workshops Human resources support City grant application assistance	Northeast Park Hill
Mi Casa Resource Center	One-on-one technical assistance Group trainings/workshops Subject Expertise Human resources support	Elyria Swansea Globeville Westwood
Montbello Organizing Committee	One-on-one technical assistance Group trainings/workshops	Montbello
Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute	One-on-one technical assistance Group trainings/workshops Human resources support Strategies on access to markets	Northeast Parkhill Sun Valley Valverde Villa Park West Colfax
Una Mano, Una Esperanza	One-on-one technical assistance Group trainings/workshops Human resources support Connect to capital	Elyria Swansea Montbello Sun Valley Valverde Westwood
The Fax Partnership	One-on-one technical assistance Group trainings/workshops Grant/loan resources support Connect to capital	East Colfax

Contact

For questions about this program, reach out to:

Morgan Turner
Policy Advocate - Colorado Center on Law and Policy
mturner@cclponline.org

Program Materials

Resource Fair

We hosted a virtual resource fair on Wednesday, August 31 from 10-11 a.m. Attendees learned more about free 1:1 mentoring designed to help small business owners navigate access to business services available to them like human resources (HR), legal, marketing and more!

Watch the event recording