Business Spotlights

Nicodesigns, LLC

Nicole operates her business just like she operates her life: meet and develop relationships with people and through that you can easily take care of them. While Nicole will tell you that her business is website design, her actual business is people.(read more)

Garvin's Sewer Service

While she never thought of herself as a "plumber", Kris Jordan now owns the twitter handle "PlumbingGirl" proudly. When Kris's great uncle, Russell Garvin, started his own business in 1940, it was actually one of the very first Roto Rooter franchises...(read more)

Jim Nolte & Megastar Financial

What is unique about Jim Nolte's relationship with Megastar Financial is that it is a business inside of a business. Megastar is like a "tight-knit family" of people just like Jim who want support in growing their own residential mortgage business...(read more)

Frame de Art

Brian Hart is at the "heart" of this thriving frame shop on S. Broadway in Englewood. From as far back as he can remember, all he cared about was pictures on the wall, even before furniture...(read more)

Dawn Greaney Life Coaching

Dawn firmly believes that you have the answers to the questions that arise in your life. Somewhere in you dwells the notion of something more...(read more)

Land Title Guarantee Company

Land Title Guaranteed Company is Colorado’s largest locally–owned and operated title agency, with over 40 locations statewide and service in every county. It is one of the last remaining local title insurance companies in Colorado. When you choose to work with Land Title, you know what you’re getting: A genuine Colorado product, produced by Coloradans, for Coloradans. People you know, products you trust. Stability that has withstood the test of time. And a commitment to Colorado that benefits our local economy as well as our local communities...(read more)

Kismet

Kismet was opened in May 2006 in the Highlands when owner Shana Colbin Dunn decided she wanted to challenge herself.

She has discovered that owning her own business creates freedom, inspires creativity, and allows her to meet wonderful people along the way. What makes her happy every day at work are the people she works with and the customers she gets to serve...(read more)

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Great Divide Brewing Co.

Owner of Great Divide Brewing, Co., Brian Dunn makes great beer. He started his own business on the simple premise that he loved beer and wanted to “run a business the way he wanted to run it”... (read more)

Denver Community Credit Union

Credit unions have statistically better rates and fewer fees. However, only a select group of people may use a credit union. For example, only residents of Denver County, or those who work, worship, or volunteer in Denver County, may have an account at Denver Community Credit Union. Because they represent the interests of the residents of Denver ONLY, every one of their policies directly reflects the values of the Denver community... (read more)

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Energine Marketing

Jennifer Whitton, Owner of Energine Marketing, is passionate about seeing small businesses flourish. She started Energine to use her marketing skills and experience to help local businesses because she truly values the innovation and passion that small and green business owners possess... (read more)

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Broadway Book Mall

Ron and Nina Else are the dynamic owners of Broadway Book Mall. They are symbols of perseverance and indomitable spirit in the face of economic adversity... (read more)

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Watercourse Foods

Thirteen years ago, Owner Dan Landes opened Watercourse Foods to provide accessible, delicious, and simple vegetarian fare for the people of Denver. Watercourse Foods minimizes its environmental footprint by providing a completely vegetarian menu, using environmentally friendly cookware, and supporting the local economy by purchasing local products first... (read more)

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Pablo's Coffee

Craig Conner is the owner of one of the best local coffee companies: Pablo’s Coffee. As an expertise roaster, Craig has dedicated his life’s work to providing the best quality coffee to every customer. His inspiration to grow as a local business owner is continuously drawn from a community that cares where its food comes from... (read more)

A-1 Security Systems

In the past three years, A-1 Security has grown from just 100 residential customers to providing services to over 1,100 commercial, municipal and residential clients. Owners Leif Wulforst and Sofia Aguilar attribute this growth to their personal passion for providing life safety and peace of mind...(read more)

Creative CoLab+

Creative CoLab was founded by interior designer Heidi Mendoza as a loosely knit team of multi-disciplinary designers that collaborate to produce work across a wide spectrum of industries. Teaming up with industrial designer Snow Galvin in the summer of 2010 amplified and expanded Creative CoLab’s services and production capabilities. Heidi and Snow, alongside their network of creative talent, provide interior design, custom furniture, retail and hospitality design, and CAD/3D rendering services for residential and commercial clientele...(read more)

5 Green Boxes

The owners of the 5 green boxes stores, Charlotte Elich and Carrie Vadas, are both incredibly creative and talented. But put the two together and imaginative sparks fly. The duo envision their stores as blank canvasses in need of filling with all things beautiful, useful, interesting, useless, whimsical and new, all of it displayed with more wit and charm than you can imagine...(read more)

Bags by Cab/The Yarn Shoppe

The owner and founder of Bags By CAB, Cassandra Allen-Brown believes that the most important job on the planet is raising our children, as they are our future! She opened Bags by Cab as a home-based internet business and has since expanded to become "The Yarne Shoppe" as well... (read more)

Polkadot

The moment you walk in the door at Polkadot, you know you have found a unique, extraordinary gift shop. The store is filled with an amazing assortment of girlfriend gifts, many of which are beautiful one-of-a-kind creations by over 78 local artists... (read more)