Why We’re Watching Credit, Cars and Creeks

Credit, cars and creeks. What do these things have in common you ask? Well … keep reading. Here’s what you need to know this week: Credit: Getting it. For the first time in 80 years, Congress has not reauthorized the Export-Import Bank. Its charter expired on Tuesday night. This bank serves as a crucial tool for … Read Post

5 Questions for Better Collaboration

Our region’s business community is collaborative to its core.  That collaborative spirit seems innate, but it’s actually a skill that must be learned and practiced to get to the next level.  Effective collaboration often ends with finding innovative solutions as a team, but it always starts with the self. Here are five questions to prepare … Read Post

Membership ROI: Your Recipe for Success

Gone are the days when a business joins a chamber of commerce just because they are new to the area and need to make connections. There’s simply so much more to be gained from a membership with a chamber. So, if you’re asking, “what’s my chamber done for me lately?” there’s a full array of … Read Post

What Makes a Community Healthy?

When it comes to being healthy, economic opportunity plays a big role. Everything from the type of job you have, to the transportation options available to you, to how walkable your community is to access to healthy food options all play a big role in creating a healthy and productive workforce. It’s so important that the … Read Post

Your Summer Reader: 7 Books for Better Business

Over nearly five years I’ve had the opportunity to consult and teach 100s of entrepreneurs and small business owners. In that time I’ve discovered two things. First, most of us (including me) were taught to be employees, not small business owners or entrepreneurs. And second, successful entrepreneurs and small business owners realize “they don’t know” … Read Post

The Keys to Collaboration

What do projects like FasTracks, the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, 13 new, relocated or expanded company headquarters in just one year and the Denver International Airport (DIA) have in common? Regionalism. Not one of these transformative projects would have come to fruition without it. Just last week Denver and Adams County officials announced an agreement to … Read Post