Colorado Office of Economic Development Programs

Cash Collateral Support

This credit enhancement helps small and medium-sized businesses in Colorado access loans that they would otherwise not get because they do not have enough collateral.

Colorado Credit Reserve

This credit enhancement is for businesses that typically struggle to get access to a bank loan.

Colorado Revolving Loan Fund

This fund provides helps small to medium-sized businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic get loans.

Colorado Startup Loan Fund

The Colorado Startup Loan Fund provides loan capital to mission-based lenders to provide loans to Colorado entrepreneurs and small business owners needing capital to start, restart, or restructure a business, and those who are not able to obtain a loan from traditional lenders.

Employee Ownership Consulting

The consultant can answer questions you may have about becoming an employee-owned company.

Governor’s Minority Business Awards

This award recognizes minority-owned for-profit businesses that contribute to the economic diversity and success of minority communities in Colorado.

Minority Business Consulting

Minority-, women- or veteran-owned businesses can receive free one-on-one consulting services to help you understand all of the certifications available to you.

Procurement Technical Assistance Center

This center provides technical assistance to businesses sell products and services to the federal, state, and local governments.

Small Business Consulting

Free one-on-one consulting services to help you build a successful business at 15 community-based full-time centers and more than 70 part-time centers across Colorado.

Small Business Legal Assistance

This program offers small businesses a free, one-hour consultation with a lawyer.

Small Business Loans

The following lenders are possible sources of funding for small businesses in Colorado.