I'm excited to bring you some news from our recent trip to the International Conference on Business Incubation in San Antonio, Texas. Joined by our Board Chair, Nathan Wallace, and Vice Chair, Kileigh Sperber, I am thrilled to share that the Business Incubator Center was nominated, selected as a finalist, and secured the runner-up position [...]
Trail Cookie owner Desi McGee is merging her love of baking and the great outdoors, by creating decadent cookies made to be savored on the trail. Desi is a veteran and takes pride in the fact that Trail Cookie is a veteran-owned business. The values of the Army resonate deeply with her—selfless service and integrity. [...]
Brandi Norsby has always had a love affair with the food industry. It all began with her first job at Rosie’s, a truck stop diner in Cameo when she was in high school, and eventually led her to enroll in culinary school. But life, as they say, sometimes gets in the way of dreams, and [...]
As we get ready to launch the third cohort of our Strategic Training for Nonprofits and Agencies Program at the Business Incubator Center, I’d like to reflect on the success of our past sessions, which foster economic development through capacity building in our nonprofits.Strategic Training for Nonprofits and Agencies Program at the Business Incubator Center [...]
It was in the middle of the Covid pandemic when Nate Strouse had the seed of an idea, an idea that had its roots when he and his brother, Phil, were children and made annual visits to their farming grandparents in Wisconsin. Now, just a few years later, that idea is blossoming nearly every day. [...]
The Business Incubator Center was just awarded an exciting new grant from the Economic Recovery Corps. This was an incredibly competitive process, and I am very excited to share that BIC was one of 65 initiatives awarded funding from the federal Economic Development Administration from the more than 500 that applied. With the grant funding [...]
Jeff Thornton, a Navy veteran, spent several years operating heavy equipment before his company relocated to North Dakota. Although he followed his company, Jeff came to realize that the cold tundra wasn’t going to be his permanent home. He began looking into other options and got to know a business owner who quickly convinced [...]
For over 38 years, our community, partners and stakeholders have played a pivotal role driving the Western Colorado Business Development Corp–widely known today as the Business Incubator Center–into a flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem genuinely meeting the evolving needs of our community. Entrepreneurship is about people, relationships, and the profound impact we create together. At B.I.C., we [...]
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Business: Sitto's, LLC Owner: Tonya Wren What does Sitto's do? Sitto's is a food trailer that provides mostly Syrian and Lebanese style Arabic food. What inspired you to start this business? I married into a Syrian-American family over 20 years ago and have always enjoyed the food they make to celebrate when the family gets together. [...]
