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Yampa Valley Entrepreneurship Center at
Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs 

Announcing the 2013 Routt County Business Plan Competition

Bring your great idea to the marketplace!

Cash prizes for top two plans:  $10,000 First Place, $5,000 Second Place

Business Plans Due September 16th

For more information:

Routt County Business Plan Competition Rules and Expectations

Judging Criteria

Need help getting started? 
Register for a free Business Plan Development Seminar May 2nd or
July 18th.  Call 970-870-4491 for more information.

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Business Plan Competition sponsored by the City of Steamboat Springs and Wells Fargo Bank 

Hosted by Colorado Mountain College and Yampa Valley SCORE

 

Next Success Steps Seminar:  Understanding Your Target Market
May 9th, 2013.  6:00 - 7:30 pm.  Click here for more information.

Learn . Start . Grow

Supporting entrepreneurship through education, counseling, incubation and support
to improve economic development in the community. 
For more information regarding the programs listed below please contact  
Randy Rudasics at 970-870-4491 or rrudasics@coloradomtn.edu

Learn

Associates Degrees and Certificates in Entrepreneurship

Seminars and workshops:

  • How to Start a Business
  • Business Plan Development
  • Small Business Information Sessions (Success Steps)
  • Next Steps Small Business Workshop

Extensive entrepreneurial library

Business simulation lab and business plan software

Start

Mentoring and counseling with Yampa Valley SCORE counselors

  • SCORE, highly experienced SBA volunteers
  • Free, confidential and individualized
  • Online resource tools through SCORE

Business Incubator tailored to office-based start-ups

Referrals to business support professionals

  • Attorneys
  • Accountants and Bookkeepers
  • Design and Web Development professionals
  • Social Media and Marketing professionals

Information on regional lending options

  • Banks
  • Micro-lenders
  • Small Business Administration loans
  • USDA lending programs

Grow

Networking assistance

Marketing and financial counseling

Human Resource program development counseling

Periodic business plan reviews  

Yampa Valley Entrepreneurship Center office.

Why should you start your business here?

Eight contemporary private offices
   Partially furnished
   Built in whiteboards
   Approximately 80 square feet
   High-speed internet through Zirkel Wireless
   Shared office equipment
   Convenient kitchenette
   Private meeting room
Flexible, low risk rental arrangements
Mentoring with SCORE business counselors
Use of training/seminar room
Adjacent academic resources including CMC library
Coffee shop and dining center on premises
Assistance with community networking
Collaborative culture of entrepreneurship

Thank you to our sponsors:

Wells Fargo

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