Tag: michael bevis
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Denver Startup Week kicks off with talks about the ‘State of the Startup Ecosystem’
Getting community leaders to better communicate, sharing resources among entrepreneurs and better supporting businesses during the “death valley” phase are some of the ideas shared for improving Denver’s startup company ecosystem on the first day of Denver Startup Week. Denver Startup Week kicked off on Monday with a jam-packed schedule of events poised to tackle…
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Portion of Denver’s marijuana sales revenue to be used for supporting minority-owned businesses
The Herman Malone Fund, named for a longtime minority business activist, received a $15 million investment Monday. The $15 million is 1% of Denver’s cannabis sales tax revenue and increases city investment in woman and minority owned businesses. The Malone Fund by way of the sales tax is expected generate between $4 and $5 million annually according…