• High School Film Student Scholarships
  These scholarships help high school students pay for educational and experiential film programs.
• HUBZones
  This program supports HUBZone-certified small businesses in designated areas of the State by providing them with preferential treatment in awarding federal contracts.
• International Trade Readiness for Small Businesses
  International Trade Readiness for Small Businesses online training course provides a peek into resources available through our partners at the World Trade Center Denver to reach international markets.
• Opportunity Next Colorado
  This program will provide one-time scholarships to 2024 high school graduates and equivalent completers that reside in Colorado for use in the 2024-2025 academic year, and will prioritize those who pursue an in-demand or high-priority postsecondary pathway as indicated by Colorado’s labor market index data.
• Pathway to Certifications
  Identify which certifications will help your small minority, veteran- and women-owned business bid on and win contracts with local, state, and federal governments.
• Pathways to Government Contracts and Consumer Connections
  This directory is Colorado’s most comprehensive database of certified minority-owned businesses.
• Poetry Out Loud
  This national competition helps high school students learn about poetry by memorizing and performing it.
• Professional Pathways Program
  The Professional Pathways Program program is a tier based professional networking and development program for film students across the state.
• Resources for cannabis businesses
  Cannabis Business resources that include banking options and pro bono legal support
• Rural Technical Assistance Program
  This program provides free technical assistance, consulting, and funding to help rural communities create economic development strategies.
• Rural Tourism Entrepreneurship Scholarship
  This scholarship pays for tourism entrepreneurs and small businesses to attend a Small Business Leading Edge Training.
• Rural Tourism Professional Development Scholarship
  This scholarship provides up to $500 to help rural tourism professionals learn and improve their skills.
  
• Small Business Leading Edge Training
  Free one-on-one consulting services to help you build a successful business at 15 community-based full-time centers and more than 70 part-time centers across Colorado.
  
• 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.
• Top Frontline Tourism Worker Award
  This award honors a frontline tourism worker from each of Colorado’s eight travel regions.