The Business Foundations Technical Assistance program provides Colorado small businesses with technical assistance and small grants to help businesses legally establish themselves. This program includes 3 required training paths for business to complete: Legal Formation and Registration, Accounting and Finance, Digital Marketing and E-commerce.

Once completed participants may be eligible to apply for grants up to $1,200.

Eligibility:

• Any Colorado small business can take advantage of this program.

The Colorado Enterprise Fund works with business owners and entrepreneurs who have previously had trouble securing a loan, need a smaller-than-average loan, or haven't borrowed money before. They provide loans up to $150,000 with low interest rates to start and/or grow your business.

The program also provides limited grant funds of up to 20% or $15,000 of the loan amount for startup businesses who have already been approved.

Eligibility:

• for profit entity
• 25 or less full-time employees
• less than $2 million/year gross annual revenue

Prairie Rose Development has partnered with Kiva, an international non-profit, to provide crowdfunded, 0% interest, and no fee small business loans up to $15,000. The Kiva Colorado team through Prairie Rose Development works with small businesses and entrepreneurs through the entire application, fundraising, and repayment process to help them succeed.

Eligibility:

• at least 18 years of age
• registered U.S. business
• not currently in bankruptcy or foreclosure
• not a franchise or multi-level marketing