For Small Businesses & Entrepreneurship/
Para Pequeños Negocios y Emprendimiento
Financial Help for Businesses / Ayuda Financiera para negocios | Starting a Business/ Iniciar un negocio |Entrepreneurship/ Emprendimiento |
Making money while undocumented, ITIN's, EIN's, Guide to life after College
Provides a bilingual setting which assists entrepreneurs to plan, launch, manage, and grow their business
Worked to increase opportunity to minority groups who become entrepreneurs. MBO established resources across the state that benefits people who want to strengthen their business locally, natinonaly, or internationally.
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Apply to the LaunchPad by March 1, 2024 to join a virtual cohort from around the country of people launching their business and entering the medical workforce.
A website and organization created to connect consumers that want to purchase from ShopBIPOC, Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color, The website strives to give BIPOC-owned businesses the platform to sell and connect and create racial equity and reduce the racial wealth gap.
An organization that provides a platform for people and communities of all backgrounds to harness their potential through the impact of entrepreneurship. It lays out tools for entrepreneurs as they prepare to begin their own business.
Adelante Community Development
Offers business support training in Spanish for people just launching their business to experienced business owners. Their training ranges from food truck specific business training to using Quickbooks for business accounting
MSU Denver-UndocuCareer & Entrepreneurship
Undocu Career Workshop will be taking place on October 22nd where individuals are able to sign up and attend a place specifically focused on how undocumented people can make money. The website provides an UndocuCareer Guide where it lists internships available for undocumented students
Entrepreneurship Monarca Group
Provides bilingual services given by a mix of local professionals, business owners, and community members who are bilingual and bicultural, specializes in providing direct multicultural engagement, and provides consulting, training and data analysis services focusing on small business owners.
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Professional Licensing / Workforce Access
Licencias profesionales/Acceso a la fuerza laboral
Applying for a professional license in CO/ Solicitando una licencia profesional en CO | Information for Licenses/Información para lincencias | Preparation programs for immigrants/Programas de preparación para inmigrantes
Independent Contracting Guides
Licenses and requirements regulated by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC).
This is a step-by-step guide containing all of the information you need to obtain a License for Home Child Care in the State of Colorado
+Online Service
Contains a list of industries and professions regulated by DORA's Divisions.
Each listing provides the links to look up a license, check for discipline, file a complaint and more.
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+Online Services
They provide one-on-one sessions to facilitate professional employment process for immigrants. Refers immigrants to institutions offering English immersion classes, assists with the preparation of resumes, with the readiness for job interviews, and with employment search.
+Career Coaching & Credential Evaluation
+In-person Services
Includes information on requirements for obtaining education licenses and content exam requirements. Additional services include checking your application status, registering for PRAXIS exams, and more.​​
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+Online Services
Helps internationally trained healthcare professionals re-establish healthcare careers in Colorado and connects employers with multilingual, internationally trained professionals throughout the state. *requires U.S. Residency or Citizenship
+Career Coaching & Credential Evaluation
The goal of the CAREERS program is to help refugees and immigrants integrate into Colorado’s workforce by finding fulfilling career paths. Participants are provided with Scholarships, Tutoring support, Transcript/diploma evaluation guidance, and more
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+Career Coaching & Credential Evaluation
Taxes and ITIN's/
Impuestos y ITIN's
Financial/ Financiero | Small Business/ Negocios Chicos |Entrepreneurship/ Emprendimiento |
List of Reliable CO tax preparers in Spanish/English
IRS Website, government issues website to list resources for self-employed individuals and how they can pay business taxes
Home Ownership/
Dueño de Casa
Financial/ Financiero | Small Business/ Negocios Chicos |Entrepreneurship/ Emprendimiento |
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Funding: Loans & Financial Institutions/
Financiación: Préstamos y Instituciones Financieras
Loans for small businesses/ Prestamos para negocios chicos | Workshops/ Talleres | Free consultation/ Consultas Gratis |
Can loan you from $15k to100k to start a new business depending on your needs. CEDS has no minimum credit score and no application or pre-payment fees. They're the only lender in Colorado with Islamic-compliant financing.
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+Online Services
They partner up with Hello Alice to give grants to small businesses
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+Online Services
From a grant to jazz up your online storefront to a loan to help you stock up on inventory, the Small Business Funding Center connects you with the capital and business resources you need to launch and grow your small business.
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+Online Services
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Non-profit lending institution offering loans to small businesses unable to get traditional bank financing; business consulting services, financing and support, specialized loan programs (ITIN included)
+Online Services
Workers Cooperatives
Self-Contracting/ Contratación | Networking | Entrepreneurship/ Emprendimiento | Trainings/Entrenamientos | Grants and Loans/ Subvenciones y Préstamos |
This cooperative offers grants,resources for small business owners, and loan programs. This includes; Events where speakers share their knowledge to the audience and the audience has a dedicated space to network
The Colorado Employee Ownership Office establishes a network of training, support, education, and consulting for businesses considering employee ownership structures. Programs include a free online course “Introduction to Employee Ownership Course” the “Employee Ownership Peer Networks” program which connects Colorado Employee-Owned Companies with business owners interested in employee ownership.
The organization wants to strengthen POC business in order to gain Economic Justice. Providing training and events where people can learn more about why they should become self-contractors. Hosts networking events, opportunities to work with institutions, and skill-building sessions
A Legal library supporting worker-owned businesses with resources and information on Finance and Tax, Coop basics, Legal Entity and Structure, Non- Profit Support, and Governance/ Operations. These resources are primarily meant for cooperative entrepreneurs, existing business owners looking to convert their business to a worker cooperative, cooperative developers, and legal professionals
This cooperative wants to build a thriving ecosystem for worker-owned and controlled businesses and their cooperative leaders to power movements for racial justice and economic democracy. Their programs include peer networking, consulting, and technical assistance and training
General Resources /
Recursos Generales
Undocumented Resources/Recursos para personas Indocumentadas | Mental Health & Well-being/ Salud Mental y Salud física| College Financial Aid Help/ Ayuda Financiera para Universidad|
This service is a central hub that lists digital resources to connect undocumented families for available resources. List of services; Education, Financial, Food Access, Housing, Transportation, Entrepreneurship, Health Care.
Provides services on mental health, HIV and STDs, essentials (food), assistance to victims, and labor rights, provides service for Chicanx and Latinx people around Colorado and has offices in the Denver and Pueblo area.
Youth Engagement
Financial/ Financiero | Small Business/ Negocios Chicos |Entrepreneurship/ Emprendimiento |
A program that focuses on youth migration experience with a mission to enrich them and create a just society for everyone. Students who are first generation or undocumented students who are in 9th-12th grade can participate in their programs to empower their voice and learn how to thrive by their own authenticity.
A program that provides educational services on identity formation and affirmation by storytelling and community building activities. It is the Empowerment-focused educational non-profit for AANHPI young people.
A supportive and inclusive space for queer youth offering them mentorship and mental health assistance. These services include individualized counseling and groups via a hybrid of service methods.
An organization that strives to obtain a sense of belonging where first generation, migrate, women, and Queer latines can thrive by doing collective healing, leadership development, civic engagement, wealth-building, and community organization.
The Program consists of empowering youth with strong ties to Chicana/o and Latina/o communities across Colorado to develop powerful connections between academics and community progress, begin to include a trajectory of higher education in their life plans, and to see themselves as scholars and community leaders.
A program from Servicios de La Raza that welcomes High School students to join and empower their voice by learning their history and educating them on topics that affect them. La Raza Youth Leadership Program believes in social justice, quality education, human rights, environmental justice worldwide, and the advancement of the Latinx community.
Mental Health Resources/
Recursos para la Salud Mental
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Denver Children’s Advocacy Center
Denver Children’s Advocacy Center is a leader in the response to reports of child abuse and neglect in the City of Denver, in prevention of any child suffering.
Direct contact from Servicios de La Raza that assists with Mental Health in Spanish and in English, including services focused on theoretical Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Feminist, and Anti-oppression.
Legal Services/ Servicios Legales
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