• HUBZones
  This program supports HUBZone-certified small businesses in designated areas of the State by providing them with preferential treatment in awarding federal contracts.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.