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The latest coronavirus updates and how they’re affecting Colorado businesses
With daily changes to policies, regulations and lifestyle, ColoradoBiz is dedicated to bringing you the latest news affecting employers and employees. Today, what you need to know about the SBA's new PPP loan forgiveness.
How to handle your student loans during the pandemic
While the goal of the CARES Act is to provide relief to Americans during this pandemic, it’s also given rise to many questions about how this act will help individuals and communities in time of need, especially when it pertains to ongoing debt payments such as student loans.
In the age of social distancing, thoughts on tourism distancing arise
Tourism management leaders in the state are using the downtime to work on expanding, improving and formalizing sustainable tourism strategies, including efforts to spread travelers’ love of Colorado more evenly throughout the state.
Recruiting during recovery: Tips for hiring top talent right now
When it comes to talent, you may feel like you’ve shifted from looking for water in a desert to finding a needle in a haystack. Both are time consuming and require the right resources, and offer the opportunity to reevaluate how you find and keep good people.
In the COVID-19 era, farmers markets go online, curbside
Due to social-distancing restrictions brought on by COVID-19, the Boulder County Farmers Markets announced plans for a “virtual market,” with online ordering and curbside pickup at Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont. Other farmers markets are offering curbside pickup.
Roth IRA Conversion: 2020’s Unique Opportunity
To hedge against potentially higher personal tax rates in the future, there is something you can do now: Convert some or all of a regular IRA to a Roth IRA. This simple financial planning move could significantly decrease your future tax burden and reduce complexities for your heirs.
Why 2020 is the year of the moose
This moose saga is a stark reminder of the challenges and uncertainty ahead. The year of the moose is just getting going and will not end without considerable uncertainty and pain. Here are four tips to survive this unpredictable year.
First Southwest Bank secures grants for eight small businesses
First Southwest Bank secured the grants through the National Community Investment FundCares Initiative, a grant program designed to help small business customers of Community Development Financial Institution banks which have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
From Illegal to Essential: Which cannabis companies will survive COVID-19
Because it’s impossible to predict the future, a focus on responsible growth, compliance and culture will help ensure the success of any cannabis business—coronavirus crisis or not.
How to build community for employees while working from home
COVID-19 has fast-tracked businesses to launch and enable remote workforces, yet they are discovering the challenges that come from the lack of physical presence in an office. Running meetings differently can create renewed sense of community.
Property management firm tackles tenant uncertainty with new liaison
Anticipating the difficulties in the event of prolonged unemployment, Atlas Real Estate designated a liaison specifically to keep communication lines open with tenants facing financial hardship.
Holding out hope for summer recovery: The impact of COVID-19 on tourism
Tourism in Colorado accounts for more than $1 billion in tax revenue each year, but that revenue source has ground to a halt, with tourism spending in the state down 84% year-over-year as of April 10.
