Brand USA is the destination marketing organization for the United States which works closely with the travel industry to maximize the economic and social benefits of travel.
This credit enhancement helps small and medium-sized businesses in Colorado access loans that they would otherwise not get because they do not have enough collateral.
These loans provide up to $250 million in working capital loans to Colorado small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This program helps businesses and tourism partners advertise on Colorado.com by creating free and/or paid articles, business listings, maps, and events.
This credit enhancement is for businesses that typically struggle to get access to a bank loan.
This federal program encourages long-term investments in designated low-income communities by giving investors tax incentives for investing in real estate projects.
This fund provides helps small to medium-sized businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic get loans.
The Colorado Startup Loan Fund provides loan capital to mission-based lenders to provide loans to Colorado entrepreneurs and small business owners needing capital to start, restart, or restructure a business, and those who are not able to obtain a loan from traditional lenders.
As a part of the federal American Rescue Plan Act, the federal government passed the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) bill to fund small business credit support and investment programs.
This program allows organizations to submit brochures about their business or other travel information to display at Colorado Welcome Centers.
This tax credit helps rehabilitate historic, owner-occupied commercial properties.
This grant helps Colorado communities plan economic development projects that create or retain permanent jobs.
This loan helps businesses in rural areas by giving loans and loan guarantees.
This discounted subscription gives tourism partners access to a visual content marketing software called CrowdRiff.
This tax credit helps businesses invest in commercial vehicles and parts for vehicles.
This tax credit encourages enterprise zone businesses to invest in business personal property.
This tax credit helps businesses develop a skilled workforce in distressed communities.
This tax credit helps businesses in distressed communities add employees to their workforce.
This program encourages development in economically distressed areas of the state through tax incentives.
This tax credit helps businesses invest in research and development through a tax credit.
This tax credit helps businesses redevelop commercial property and rehabilitate vacant buildings.
The program helps organizations and tourism businesses advertise to consumers through tour operators in other countries to promote their destinations.
This grant provides up to 50% of eligible direct support costs, not to exceed $200,000 for hosting events in Colorado that take place on or before June 30, 2024.
This program helps fund large tourism projects to attract new visitors from out of state after the 2008 Great Recession. This program has awarded all funds.
This grant and tax credit helps new businesses start in or move into rural, economically distressed areas and hire new employees.
The following lenders are possible sources of funding for small businesses in Colorado.
This grant helps small businesses expand internationally by funding international business development activities.
This grant provides funding to support projects that develop, enhance or better manage visitor experiences.
This grant provides funding to support tourism marketing and promotional campaigns.
This program helps Colorado tourism partners maximize their advertising and marketing dollars through group purchasing of media buys.
The Colorado Tourism Office produces and distributes two print publications called the Official Colorado State Vacation Guide and Love, Colorado magazine.
These promotions help tourism partners and small businesses take advantage of public relations connections to help them market themselves.
This program provides funding to eligible applicants to support the economic recovery of the travel and tourism industry in Colorado through the execution of tourism marketing and promotional campaigns.
This program helps promote content through Visit Colorado's social media pages to help share your destination with residents and visitors.
The VCA partners with professional fund managers to make seed and early-stage equity investments in Colorado startups to grow Colorado's innovative ecosystem and to create quality job opportunities.
This program allows your organization to showcase tailored advertising messages on a digital screen within the interior walls of Colorado Welcome Centers.