Loveland Public Library recently announced that it offered free membership to Lynda.com, but what does that mean? Starting a business (or keeping one going) comes with a certain number of issues. So instead of spending countless hours finding the right business solution, you can now access over 276,000 online courses and professional video tutorials through […]
Loveland-Based E-Commerce Businesses Experience Exploding Growth – Story #3
E-Commerce businesses are growing at an astonishing rate. This is the third of three stories talking about Loveland, CO E-Commerce businesses who are thriving with their online sales. Loveland business owners have found clever ways to turn the online shopping trend into profitable business ventures. Three such businesses—Aroma Outfitters that provides accessories for doTerra essential […]
Loveland-Based E-Commerce Businesses Experience Exploding Growth – Story #2
E-Commerce businesses are growing at an astonishing rate. This is the second of three stories talking about Loveland, CO E-Commerce businesses who are thriving with their online sales. Loveland business owners have found clever ways to turn the online shopping trend into profitable business ventures. Three such businesses—Aroma Outfitters that provides accessories for doTerra essential […]
Loveland-Based E-Commerce Businesses Experience Exploding Growth – Story #1
E-Commerce businesses are growing at an astonishing rate. This is the first of three stories talking about Loveland, CO E-Commerce businesses who are thriving with their online sales. Loveland business owners have found clever ways to turn the online shopping trend into profitable business ventures. Three such businesses—Aroma Outfitters that provides accessories for doTerra essential […]
We’re building Innovation Community and you’re invited
Primary jobs. Economic developers, cities and citizens agree that building long-term, well paying, secure and rewarding jobs is their goal. Each community, with its own magic recipe for encouraging authentic growth, enhances the future, ensures its young citizens have opportunity and makes that community attractive to new businesses, new citizens and greater prosperity. It was […]
“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 […]
LBDC Success Story – Beau and Belle Littles
The true measure of a successful product is: Does it solve a customer problem? As new, active parents, Paul and Rachelle Baron faced a common problem when trying to take their little one swimming. They wanted a high quality, reusable swim diaper that handled solid waste well, but there was nothing on the market that […]
The Challenges of Being an Entrepreneur
This week is National Small Business Week – April 30 to May 6, 2017. This article is in recognition of all the entrepreneurs who make up our small business community. Opening a small business and taking on the entrepreneur mindset seems easy at first. Just do what you’re good at and clients or customers will […]
Charity DeVries to Join the LBDC as a Business Consultant and Instructor
With the Loveland Business Development Center (LBDC) located in the same building as the Loveland Chamber of Commerce, it is exciting to watch the program grow. From time to time, I will be highlighting the people involved with the program. One area of growth for the LBDC is the steady addition of business consultants. Today I […]
Loveland Startup Week: A Plethora of Learning Opportunities
Starting and running a business (including art) requires a person to wear many hats in their daily work; often, they are the inventor, sales person, promoter, accountant, and HR specialist. Loveland Startup Week will give entrepreneurs and artists the opportunity to learn from local experts on all of these topics and more over the course […]