• HUBZones
  This program supports HUBZone-certified small businesses in designated areas of the State by providing them with preferential treatment in awarding federal contracts.
• 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.
• Minority Business Directory
  This directory is Colorado’s most comprehensive database of certified minority-owned businesses.
• 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.
• Resources for cannabis businesses
  Cannabis Business resources that include banking options and pro bono legal support
• Rural Jump-Start Program
  This grant and tax credit helps new businesses start in or move into rural, economically distressed areas and hire new employees.
• Top Frontline Tourism Worker Award
  This award honors a frontline tourism worker from each of Colorado’s eight travel regions.