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Preparing for the worst
Colorado’s record-breaking fires and floods have caused businesses around the state to deal with their aftermath and, unfortunately, they’ll be doing so for many months to come. Does your business […]
Rundles wrap up: Proposed “C” state flag raises hackles
DENVER, COLORADO, JUNE 1911 – Controversy erupted in the State House today with the introduction of a bill to approve a new State Flag, which bears two blue bands on […]
2013 Top Company winner: SpotXchange Inc.
TECHNOLOGY SPOTXCHANGE INC. No longer do we live in the glamorous 1960s Mad Men era of advertising. Thanks to the digital age, consumer attention has decreased, choice has increased and […]
SEO for TECBOs
But unlike phone books, the internet isn’t alphabetical. If it were, I’d be the proud owner of AAAAAAAAAAAAAAlpine Fence Company. It doesn’t work that way. What really happens is more like a popularity contest with the ‘votes’ coming in the form of a backlink. Look at my tagline at the bottom of...
2013 Top Company winner: Faegre Baker Daniels
CONSULTING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS Since the late 1990s, law school entry has been split roughly 50-50 men to women. Yet in an article published some three years […]
State of the state: Travel
Before Expedia, Priceline and KAYAK, travel coordination required separate airline, hotel and car rental phone calls or a pre-trip trip to the travel agent to ensure a smooth journey from […]
2013 Top Company winner: Sophono
MANUFACTURING SOPHONO INC. Approximately 12 percent of the U.S. population, or 38 million Americans, have significant hearing loss, according to the Center for Hearing and Communication. With more than 2,300 […]
Chef Laura: Trading up
California-based Trader Joe’s just announced it will open three stores in Colorado on February 14, 2014. So this Valentine’s Day, skip the token stop at Lehrer’s, and head to TJ’s for a bottle of Two Buck Chuck, a jar of Speculoos and your imagination. Lately, the retail gods have been smiling on...
Tech startup: LinkSmart Inc.
INITIAL LIGHT BULB Pete Sheinbaum, LinkSmart’s founder and CEO, cut his online entrepreneurial teeth with E! Online before dodging the dot-bomb by connecting with DailyCandy in 2000. He worked as COO and CEO for the women’s lifestyle e-blast and left after Comcast acquired it in 2008. Along the wa...
2013 Top Company winner: Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
TOURISM/HOSPITALITY RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS For more than 40 years, nationally recognized burger brand Red Robin has built a reputation as “the gourmet burger expert” after moving its corporate headquarters […]
What I learned from the first time I was fired
I remember riding my bike home the three miles from Prestonwood Mall where I worked. I had no idea what I was going to tell my parents, but I decided I’d just tell them what happened and see where the chips landed. I felt ashamed of myself for being so disrespectful to my boss, even though she had...
2013 Top Company winner: Confio Software
SOFTWARE CONFIO SOFTWARE “There’s this general philosophy right now among many entrepreneurs that business is an art; it’s the idea model – stumbling across something that’s not repeatable. I disagree. […]
