I have written about this subject before, and it continues to be a relevant subject – networking is a business basic. If you are a business owner, you need to engage in face to face networking. The opportunities are endless if you do some sleuthing. Meetup groups can be easily overlooked. The most obvious choice […]
LBDC Lunch n’ Learn – July 25, 2017
Let’s Look at Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas and Effectuation – a free Lunch n’ Learn event at the Loveland Business Development Center. Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Noon to 1:30 pm Free with registration: Lunch n’ Learn Cindy Skalicky, presenter of this workshop, is a well-known speaker in Northern Colorado. If you missed her at […]
LBDC Business Before Hours Networking Event
Drop by the Loveland Business Development Center (LBDC), before heading off to work, to network with other Northern Colorado business owners. This early morning event will be held on Friday, July 28, 2017 from 8:00 am to 9:30 am at the LBDC. The LBDC is located in the Loveland Visitor Center/Loveland Chamber building. The LBDC […]
Family First, Business, Amazing! Trailcraft Cycles
Larimer SBDC Success Story Trailcraft Cycles Owners: Ginger and Brett Rosenbauer Story written by: Lee Porter Photography by: Lee Porter When their son Elijah was three, Ginger and Brett Rosenbauer put him on a bike and he took off like a rocket. Elijah just turned seven when he got his first “real” bike, and it […]
Marketing Madness Lunch n’ Learn at the LBDC
Nick Armstrong will be presenting, Marketing Madness Optimize Your Marketing Plan, at the Loveland Business Development Center (LBDC) on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 from noon to 1:30 pm. This is a free Lunch n’ Learn event – bring your own lunch. We do ask that you register: Marketing Madness. This workshop will give you a […]
Loveland’s Economic Development Path
It has been an exciting 4 months on the job as the City of Loveland’s new Economic Development Director. This role gives me the perspective of what makes a city tick in addition to getting my arms around all of the growth and business expansion projects that are happening. My approach to economic development over […]
Windsor’s Economic Development Growth
In recent years you may have noticed an uptick in municipalities hiring their own economic development professionals. Like many other smaller communities, Windsor is no exception. As Windsor started to grow, both the community and Town Board wanted an economic development voice of their own. In 2009 the community formed an economic development committee to […]
“Grow Your Own”- Supporting Local Small Businesses as an Economic Development Tactic
When we think of economic development, the first thing that traditionally comes to mind is some local municipality competitively pursuing a large recruitment opportunity, via ponying up financial or performance incentives to woo a potential major employer. My view of good economic development is a little different. I compare it to the internal construction of […]
Economic Development Doer Bees
National Economic Development Week runs from May 8 to May 13, 2017. I have asked a few individuals in regional economic development to write guest articles for the Loveland Business Development Center (LBDC) this week. Our communities would not be as strong as they are without these people leading the charge. I also want to […]
Challenges of Rapid Growth in Northern Colorado
The old adage “nothing remains constant except change itself” needs to be kept in mind when we seek to understand the challenges created by the rapid growth in Northern Colorado. There is an upside and a downside to the growth in the economy of the region since the great recession. This general economic decline was […]