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 [...]
Shari Vandervelde’s husband realized, as a school psychologist, that children diagnosed with ADHD were not receiving the proper help they needed. After receiving an ADHD diagnosis, many children were given medications, but nobody offered to teach them the skills necessary to become successful students. Shari, being an educator, knew she had to come up [...]
Martin Duarte (Project Manager), Lori Siegesmund (Owner), Michelle Powell (Office Manager) Business: SafeSpace Builders Owner: Lori Siegesmund SafeSpace Builders was brought to life when Lori realized there was a need for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant construction specialists in the Grand Junction area. As Grand Junction’s population has been growing, the [...]
Who: The Tipsy Trailer Mobile Bar Co. Owner: Sarah Keen What does The Tipsy Trailer do? The Tipsy Trailer is a mobile bartending service with specialty cocktails served from a vintage bar trailer. What inspired you to start this business? I took over ownership in October. I have worked in & loved the food [...]
Business: Seeds Trust Owners: Julia Coffey & Alisha Wenger What does Seeds Trust do? Seeds Trust sells high-altitude and regionally adapted veggie, wildflower, native grass, and herb seed. What inspired you to start this business? The disappearing biodiversity. We want to strengthen regional seed supply and teach people to save seed for a more [...]
Business: Grand Jun Beverage Company Owner: Sarah Wood What does the Grand Jun Beverage Company do? Grand Jun Beverage Co is a fermented beverage manufacturing business. The first product is a Jun Kombucha. This is a fermented tea made with local Western Slope honey and organic green tea. It is a healthy carbonated beverage [...]
Business: CrossFit Juke Joint Owner: Sung Hong CrossFit Juke Joint (CFJJ) is a box, not a gym. Unlike gyms, CrossFit facilities (boxes) do not house treadmills or 20 weight machines. They resemble a box with four walls that contain weights, ropes, and bars. However, perhaps the most important piece of equipment a box can carry [...]
Business: Confluence WoodcraftOwner: Dave GrossmanWhat does Confluence Woodcraft do?I build furniture from reclaimed wood, embracing the character of the wood to build one-of-a-kind pieces.What inspired you to start this business?A passion of design and woodworkingTell us a little about yourself. I started working in millworks in high school and have always built things. Several companies [...]
Who: Air Freshener Marketing Owner: Aden Cesmat What does Air Freshener Marketing do? We work with businesses to provide unique marketing through custom air fresheners. What inspired you to start this business? Everyone I know owns a car and research shows that 2 out of 3 people have some sort of a fragrance in [...]
Business: Taste of Palisade Owner: Ashley McGee What does Taste of Palisade do? Taste of Palisade creates charcuterie boards using locally sourced, seasonal products from businesses in the Palisade, CO area. What inspired you to start this business? It’s a way to connect and support local businesses while encouraging tourists and visitors as well. [...]
