Notes from the New Economy

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Small Business

BEST Foundations Pilot Program Empowers Local Skilled Trades Businesses

Fifteen Denver-area skilled trades businesses are breaking new ground as participants in the inaugural Building with Entrepreneurs in the Skilled Trades (BEST) Foundations cohort.

Small Business

Business Spotlight: 303 Construction

From IT professional to construction entrepreneur, Carlos Boyd of 303 Construction is building more than projects — he’s building relationships, community impact, and a legacy for his family.

Co-op

Business Spotlight: Spring Up

Spring Up, a Denver-based worker cooperative, offers dynamic consulting services for organizations seeking to live out transformative justice

CO Policy

Conversions

Employee Ownership Conversion: A Conversation with CCWB's Michaela Holmes

As CCWB's Employee Ownership Conversion Director, Michaela Holmes helps business owners explore and implement employee ownership transitions.

Small Business

Mondragon Principles

Over the past seven months, we've explored the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) principles that guide cooperatives worldwide.

Conversions

🎥 Community Spotlight: Bella Creación Latina

In Denver's Westwood neighborhood, four Latina women are weaving together entrepreneurship, cultural heritage, and economic democracy through their worker-owned sewing cooperative, Bella Creación Latina.

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