• Cannabis Business Loan
  The Cannabis Business Loan Fund is an opportunity for social equity licensed cannabis businesses to receive lending capital to build and improve their current business operations.
• CHIPS Zones Program
  This program provides eligible semiconductor companies access to specific types of Enterprise Zone income tax credits; Colorado municipalities and counties must establish a CHIPS Zone through application to the EDC before companies can access these benefits.
• Colorado CHIPS Community Support Program
  This suite of three grants provides Colorado communities funding to develop their semiconductor and advanced industry ecosystems. The three grants can be used to fund market studies, projects and programs, and marketing activities.
• Colorado Film Incentive
  This incentive encourages film production in Colorado with a performance-based rebate for up to 20% of qualified expenses.
• Cybersecurity Summit for Small Businesses
  An annual day-long event for businesses to learn about cybersecurity and risk management.
  
• Employee Ownership Tax Credit
  This tax credit covers up to 50% of a qualified business’ conversion costs to employee ownership (up to $150,000.00). Check the program page to learn more about the recently expanded program.
• Film Exposure Program
  This program is eight sessions, each lasting 2.5-3 hours, where a professional filmmaker works with high school teachers to cover scriptwriting, production, filming, and editing.
• Film Webinar Series and Events
  This series of events addresses the need for community engagement and education during COVID-19 by providing webinars to the creative film and media community.
• Governor's Award for Excellence in Exporting
  This award honors Colorado-based companies that have exported products or services for at least two years.
• Governor’s Minority Business Awards
  This award recognizes minority-owned for-profit businesses that contribute to the economic diversity and success of minority communities in Colorado.
• Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit
  This tax credit is an eight-year job creation incentive to support competitive, multi-state, or country relocation and expansion projects.
• Native Film Workshop Grant
  This grant supports an annual workshop that helps motivate and inspire native students who are struggling to find a passion in high school.
• Regional Film Liaisons
  These partners share expertise with filmmakers and help attract productions to their communities.
  
• Small Business Loans
  The following lenders are possible sources of funding for small businesses in Colorado.
  
  
  
• Small Business Training Workshops
  Free and low-cost training workshops to help existing and new businesses grow and prosper in Colorado.