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Small Business / Entrepreneur Support   

Empowering Businesses to Thrive in Adams, Broomfield and Larimer Counties

The SBDC has been proud to serve entrepreneurs and small businesses since 1987. We are two of 14 centers across Colorado and help from idea stage to succession planning. Small businesses are the heart of our communities, and we're happy to play our part to support their education and growth.

 

No-Cost, Confidential, One-on-One Business Advising and No-or-Low-Cost Training

  • Each of our SBDC centers have business advisors ready to serve you with local, regional knowledge and whose experience and areas of expertise can best assist you.
  • Advising is not only no cost and confidential; it is tailored to your business needs.
  • Our advisors can discuss a wide range of business opportunities and challenges, and provide specific, in-depth assistance.
  • All advising sessions are by appointment only.
  • Trainings, events, and workshops are either no-cost or low-cost.

 

Contact Information for Adams and Broomfield County SBDC

 

Contact Information for Larimer County SBDC

  • Next in Food - Online Restaurant Academy
  • Fee: $395.00
    Dates: 8/26/2025 - 10/7/2025
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 7
    Building: Online
    Room: Zoom
    Instructor:

    In collaboration with The Online Restaurant academy, this 6 week online digital program will guide you through all aspects of opening a restaurant, from concept to scaling your business.

    The course is structured for the client to review digital and audio content, completing implementation work, setting goals and being held accountable alongside weekly Zoom group calls with other program participants.

    ORA was founded by Lauren Storeby and Tiffany Helton, two female restaurateurs that currently own and operate their restaurants in Fort Collins. With a combined 25+ years of restaurant ownership experience, they know the ins and outs of the restaurant industry and have created strategies and processes in their businesses to not only survive, but thrive.

    If you're interested in opening a restaurant with little to no ownership experience this program will be a great resource to teach you the tricks of the trade and to set you up for success with real industry knowledge, experience and having a better understanding of what to expect as a restaurant owner.

    ORA's Next in Food program has been created specially for the SBDC and will get you from where you're at today, to opening a restaurant in your future.

     

    Modules:

    • Ownership Mindset
    • Creating an Effective Restaurant Roadmap
    • Restaurant Profitability 101
    • Strategic Menu Management
    • Effective Restaurant Marketing
    • Cultivating Company Culture
    • Executing Exceptional Guest Experience
    • Scaling Your Business
     

    * Loveland business owners are eligible for a partial scholarship, made possible through the generosity of the City of Loveland. If you're a Loveland resident, be sure to call us at 970-204-8600 or email Becky at becky@larimersbdc.org before registering to get your scholarship code. 

 

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