As The Business Incubator Center celebrates National Entrepreneurship Week, we congratulate and thank the incredible entrepreneurs behind the small businesses that make our community thrive. Their courage to innovate, launch businesses, and create jobs fuels our community’s growth and stability. Since 1986, the Business Incubator Center has been honored to support and launch 33% of all [...]
The oldest Italian restaurant in Grand Junction might not be around were it not for the Business Incubator Center – and the determination and hard work of Chris and Krista Watson. The Watsons own Ristorante Pantuso. They pride themselves on offering authentic Italian dishes. Chris is the head chef and Krista the general manager at [...]
Ben Graybeal is the visionary behind Valkyrie Recovery Systems, an innovator in developing complete recovery systems for the aerospace industry. Valkyrie specializes in cutting-edge parachute technology and is dedicated to safeguarding the integrity and success of aerospace and space missions by ensuring the return of spacecraft. Their systems are [...]
At the Business Incubator Center, our mission is to support the launch, growth, stabilization, and long-term success of business enterprises in Mesa County and the surrounding region. We measure success by guiding entrepreneurs through sound business decisions and positively influencing regional economic growth. To better serve you, we’d love to hear what topics you [...]
My team and I recently visited the Town of De Beque. We had the distinct pleasure of touring and visiting with the town manager, staff, and many of the dedicated small business owners who form the backbone of their community. This visit was a strong reminder that the heart of economic development lies in the [...]
Ami Schiffbauer, development director for Mesa County Libraries, has long known that a library can play a crucial role in promoting literacy, education and lifelong learning. And she knew that Clifton, the unincorporated community between Grand Junction and Palisade, with the second-highest population in Mesa County, faced many economic challenges. Not the least of those [...]
Mandy DeCinoDirectorSmall Business Development CenterLocated at the Business Incubator Center Mandy DeCino serves as the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Director at the Business Incubator Center. As an entrepreneur and previous business owner herself, Mandy has been educating, equipping, and supporting entrepreneurs in western Colorado for over 20 years. After earning her MBA from Colorado [...]
We hosted our first Agri West community meeting on June 27. Despite the tricky weather, traffic accidents and a power outage during the entire meeting, we are so grateful to everyone who joined us for such a robust discussion. The fact that over one hundred producers stayed with no electricity is a testament to our [...]
For 31 years, HopeWest has provided the only comprehensive hospice and palliative care service within a 250-mile radius of Mesa County. It provides in-home and nursing-home and hospital care, assisted living and a state-of-the-art inpatient hospice care center. There is a generosity of spirit that pervades the entire HopeWest organization. Consider: In 2024, HopeWest is [...]
Grand Junction residents know eBricks as a fun, downtown LEGO retailer. The shop offers unique LEGO sets and hard-to-find classic collector’s items, making it an attraction for LEGO lovers of all ages. And while the storefront is definitely noteworthy, boasting a hands-on interactive building station, a huge and colorful minifigure statue and a complex LEGO [...]
