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CCW Updates

We Got Us-- Collectively Building the Economy We Deserve

Yessica Holguin reflects on the Wealth Reclamation Summit and why building the economy we deserve means transforming systems, not just navigating them. Join us October 29 for a sneak peek of the Collective Economics Innovation Hub in Five Points.

Co-op

Power in Cooperation: Celebrating Our Regional Satellite Gathering and New Learning Platform

Over 57 worker-owners, advocates, and leaders gathered for Denver’s Colorado Worker Co-op Conference Satellite Gathering, the largest satellite event outside the national conference.

Denver Anchor Network (DAN)

Fall into Impact: How CCW’s Small Businesses & Denver Anchor Network Are Driving Community Wealth this Season

A sold-out dinner, four community champions honored, and 17 skilled trades businesses starting BEST Cohort 2. See how CCW is kicking off community wealth season.

Small Business

The SBA issues a seismic proposed change to “small” business definition and micro-businesses need to comment on the impact

The SBA wants to raise the ceiling on what counts as a “small” business, in some industries by more than 1,000%. Micro-business owners have until November 20 to weigh in.

CCW Updates

Farewell to Hilda: A Legacy That Lights the Way

After three years of transformative work, we say farewell to Hilda Quintanilla Gehrke, who supported nearly every major Latina start-up cooperative in Colorado over the last decade. Her legacy lives on in the leaders she coached and the enterprises she helped build from the ground up.

CCW Updates

The Wealth We Build Podcast is Here!

New podcast alert: The Wealth We Build is here, with fresh conversations on community economies and cooperative ownership dropping every Tuesday.

Co-op

Worker Co-ops Are Growing in Colorado: Here's What Our New Report Shows

When workers own a stake in their workplace, research shows it leads to higher wages and better conditions. CCW's new State of the Denver Worker Cooperative Sector Report shows that vision taking hold across Colorado, with 40+ co-ops now driving the movement forward.

Denver Anchor Network (DAN)

Denver Anchor Network (DAN) in Action

Impact starts with commitment. See how Denver Public Schools, DEN, Intermountain Health, and more are turning their pledges into action, and how you can get involved.

Co-op

CCW Helps Launch Four Worker Cooperative Businesses in Denver

Four Denver worker cooperatives just graduated from CCW's Worker-Owned Co-op Academy. Meet the teams building a new kind of business, one where the workers are the owners.

CCW Updates

Global Perspective. Local Impact.

What does it take to build an economy where everyone thrives? Yessica's Peace Corps service taught her the answer starts with relationship, reciprocity, and community, lessons that continue to shape Center for Community Wealth's work today.

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.