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Resources for Undocumented Entrepreneurs/
Recursos para Emprendedorxs Indocumentadxs
Independent Contracting Guides | Starting a Business |Entrepreneurship |
Guías para la contratación independiente | Iniciar un negocio | Emprendimiento |
Based out of California and working with undocumented people across the U.S., they have resources that include video training and inspirational videos on making money. Here are a few of their resources:
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Information on what an ITIN/EINS can be used for. Career connections, internships, and fellowships. This resource provides tools for students to access when they are trying to apply for scholarships or don’t know what they need to start their own business. ​​
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The Higher Ed Immigration Portal measures where states are situated on equity and access to higher education, degree completion, and career prospects for DACA and undocumented students, as well as offering important data and resources.
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Supports “Dreamers” (Undocumented, DACA, TPS, etc) seeking graduate education and careers in health fields. Pre-Health Dreamers offers resources, cohorts of undocumented professionals, mentorship and more to launch your healthcare care.
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The website provides an UndocuCareer Guide where it lists internships available for undocumented students
Small Businesses (Entrepreneurship)/
Pequeños Negocios (Emprendimiento)
Financial Help for Businesses | Starting a Business| Growing your Business| Entrepreneurship |
Ayuda Financiera para negocios| Iniciar un negocio |Creciendo tu Negocio | Emprendimiento |
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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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
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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.
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provides a bilingual setting which assists entrepreneurs to plan, launch, manage, and grow their business. Mi casa also strives to focus on the business and the owner to acknowledge what potential barriers are encountered and offer them a wrap-around support service.
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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 | Information for Licenses | Preparation programs for immigrants
Solicitando una licencia profesional en CO | Información para Licencias | Programas de preparación para inmigrantes
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
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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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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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Career Coaching & Credential Evaluation/
Orientación profesional y evaluación de credenciales
Applying for a professional license in CO | Information for Licenses | Preparation programs for immigrants
Solicitando una licencia profesional en CO | Información para licencias | Programas de preparación para inmigrantes
Helps 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. Requirements include; Been in the U.S. for less than 5 years, Intermediate English proficiency or higher, Work authorization, A job or other means of financial stability. Eligible participants include; Refugees, Asylees, Humanitarian Parolees, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders
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.
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Helps internationally trained healthcare professionals re-establish healthcare careers in Colorado and connects employers with multilingual, internationally trained professionals throughout the state. This is for For internationally-trained doctors, dentists and nurses.
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*requires U.S. Residency or Citizenship
Taxes and ITIN's/
Impuestos y ITIN's
Taxes Help | Small Business Resources | Self-Employed Resources
Ayuda con Impuestos | Recursos para Negocios Chicos | Recursos para trabajadores de cuenta propia
Impartial list of CO tax preparers providing support to apply for an ITIN in Spanish/English
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+Juntos Guide
IRS Website, government issues website to list resources for self-employed individuals and how they can pay business taxes
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Home Ownership/
Dueño de Casa
Buying a Home |
Comprar una Casa
Under Construction
Funding: Loans & Financial Institutions/
Financiación: Préstamos y Instituciones Financieras
Loans for small businesses | Workshops | Free consultation
Prestamos para negocios chicos | Talleres | Consultas Gratis
Offers direct assistance to applicants that need advice on how to strengthen their small business 1:1 Consultation, Educational Resources, and referrals to in-depth partners.​
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They partner up with Hello Alice to give grants to small businesses
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Provides grants and resources, PepsiCO grant. Must be a legal resident of one of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico)
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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)
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Workers Cooperatives
Self-Contracting | Networking | Entrepreneurship | Grants and Loans | Trainings |
Contratación Propia |Networking | Subvenciones y Préstamos | Entrenamientos
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.
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 aims to empower POC businesses to achieve economic justice by offering training and events that highlight the benefits of self-contracting. This includes networking opportunities, collaborations with institutions, and skill-building sessions, including resources for new business owners.
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.
General Resources /
Recursos Generales
Undocumented Resources | Mental Health & Well-being | College Financial Aid Help
Recursos para personas Indocumentadas | Salud Mental y Salud física | 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
First-Generation, Queer, Undocumented, & Asian Youth Mentorship & Programs | Leadership & Social Justice Programs
Programas y Tutorías para jóvenes de Primera Generación, Queer, Indocumentados y Asiáticos | Programas de Liderazgo y Justicia Social
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. The programs offered are for Middle School students, High School students, Summer and Outdoors Program.
Mental Health Resources/
Recursos para la Salud Mental
Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline | Therapy
Línea directa de abuso y negligencia infantil | Terapia
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.
Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 1-844-CO-4-KIDS (1-844-264-5437)
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
Support with legal applications | Legal Resources for low-income individuals | Asylum Seeking Application Help
Apoyo con aplicaciones legales | Recursos legales para personas de bajos ingresos | Ayuda para la solicitud de Asilo
Non- profit organization that supports with most USCIS applications, including TPS, DACA, Permanent Residency, Citizenship, etc
JAMLAC is only able to serve low income clients (125% or below the federal income guidelines), JAMLAC cannot take cases that have hearings within 3 weeks due to our intake process timeline, Pro bono cases are taken on a very limited basis
Offers monthly “Pro Bono Asylum Application Workshops” for families on the expedited “Family Unit Docket” at the Denver Immigration Court. CAC and its attorney and community volunteers provide information and direct representation to asylum seekers who must complete Form I-589, Application for Asylum.
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Assistance for pro-bono for low income youth and folks in detention center. If you need to urgently communicate with someone who is detained, you should
call (303) 361-6612. To send messages to
someone who is detained, the detainee must have money in his or her account. You can deposit money for someone who is detained at kiosks located at detention centers or
through the Getting Out website.
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Other/ Otros
Shop BIPOC |
Comprar de negocios inclusivos |
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.