Across the Denver metro area, there are small businesses adding another page in the history of our region’s success.
The Chamber’s annual Business Awards luncheon presented by Colorado Business Bank recognizes organizations in our community that make our region a great place to live and do business.
Get to know our Small Business of the Year finalists from their own voice, sponsored by Transworld Business Advisors.
Established: 1970
What we do: Colorado Barricade is a leading provider of traffic safety services and equipment for the road repair, construction and maintenance industry in the state of Colorado. Our core services include traffic-control planning and services, pavement marking, permanent sign manufacturing and installation as well as merchandise and equipment rental and sales.
Did you know:
- Six of our 60 employees grew up in Deer Trail, Colorado (1 percent of the current population of the town).
- Our VP of operations, Rusty Reynolds, once wrestled an emu.
Fun traditions with our team: We do an annual chili cook-off potluck and hand out a big, cheesy trophy to the winner every year.
Humphries Poli Architects, P.C.
Established: 1994
What we do: Our ideas inspire the spaces in which people spend their time, their energy and their lives. We support the creation of courageous visions, buildings and communities. With over two decades of experience bringing life to new, neglected and forgotten spaces, it is not enough to simply know the rules. Our business is knowing how far they can be bent.
Best advice received: Don’t settle for less than greatness.
If my business had a super power it would be: The ability to build more affordable and sustainable communities. We have this need because we live in a very precious place. We must learn how to balance the impact of what we create with the footprint that it left behind.
Established: 1998
What we do: Syncroness provides inspired solutions to highly complex business and technical problems in the medical device, aerospace and machine solutions industries. We offer engineering services aligned to the entire product lifecycle to accelerate product development and drive more predictability and productivity.
Best part of the day: Our favorite time of day is our 4 o’clock show ‘n tell with beer and nachos. Our teams present their projects to the company to share the exciting creative work we are doing. The beer and nachos are great, too!
We love having our business in Colorado because: Colorado has so much to offer, and in response to our employees’ feedback, we have a 9/80 work schedule to allow our teams to have a better work-life balance. The Colorado culture and creative spirit inspires us to keep providing innovating solutions.
Join us on Friday, April 29, to see the winners announced live at the 2016 Business Awards.
Maggie McEntee is the digital communications and brand manager for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.