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Balancing Business Ownership: Is Work-Life Balance Possible for Entrepreneurs?
The concept of “work-life balance,” is a frequent talking point in modern culture. Job seekers actively look for employment opportunities at businesses with a positive company culture. They want the opportunity to work hard, but also to enjoy their personal lives. While that may be possible for the average person, it becomes much[...]
Tech Startup: ThinkOrbital — Infrastructure For outer space
ThinkOrbital WHERE: Lafayette, CO WEBSITE: www.thinkorbital.com FOUNDED: 2021 INITIAL LIGHTBULB Co-founder and president Lee Rosen retired as a colonel in the U.S. Air Force in 2011 and embarked on a career in the commercial space sector. After a decade with SpaceX, Rosen came together with ThinkOrbital co-founders CEO [...]
Colorado’s Labor Market Paradox: Plentiful Jobs, Mismatched Talent
At a mere 2.8 percent as of June 2023, the unemployment rate in Colorado is notably lower than the national rate of 3.6 percent. While the state rate remains close to an all-time low, it masks a paradox in the current labor market that started three years ago. Jobs are plentiful, so is talent, but there’s a mismatch. Nothin[...]
Top Company 2023: Technology / Software / Telecommunications
Now in its 36th year, ColoradoBiz magazine’s Top Company Awards program recognizes businesses and organizations based in Colorado or with a significant presence in the state that are leading the way in their fields, as demonstrated by financial performance, notable company achievements and community engagement. To be considered,[...]
Mastering Success in Finance: 4 Essential Marketing Tips for Financial Businesses
Customer and consumer behavior is constantly evolving. While this is a good thing in terms of customer demand and engagement as people seek out new businesses and products, it can be challenging to know how to attract or maintain customers. When combining the now ever-present, globally based marketplace, it can become a stressful tas[...]
Revolutionizing Emergency Dispatch: How Locution Systems Fights Fires with Voice
Glenn Neal, founder and CEO of Golden-based Locution Systems, “started out of a basement from scratch” in 1993. Today, the company’s products are involved in emergency dispatch for a population of about 50 million people in all. To help his brother, a programmer for Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, Neal developed software to bri[...]
Fall 2023 Issue: Top Company Awards, Inside the CHIPS and SCIENCE Act, and More
The Top Company Awards have been an annual staple of ColoradoBiz since 1988, when applications had to be typed on actual paper and faxed, or mailed, or hand-delivered, then passed among judges sitting at a large table in a conference room. Some aspects of the Top Company application have gotten easier — entries are now submitted o[...]
Revolutionizing Employee Satisfaction: Unveiling the Role of Technology in Modern Workplaces
Technology has penetrated all aspects of life, including entertainment, communication, education and work, to provide users with the most stress-free experience. In fact, businesses have been heavily invested in adopting technology, as it directly influences workers’ comfort and satisfaction, positively affecting their performance [...]
Tech Startup — Skyhook Solar: Solar-powered Charging Stations for E-bikes and Electric Cars
Skyhook Solar WHERE: Carbondale WEBSITE: www.skyhooksolar.com FOUNDED: 2019 INITIAL LIGHTBULB With a background in the Aspen hotel business, President and CEO Daniel Delano came out of a brief retirement to co-found Skyhook Solar with Chief Product Officer William Gilmore. He didn’t want to sit on the sidelines in [...]
The Techies — Colorado Companies to Watch 2023
This year’s 50 Colorado Companies to Watch winners represent most of the state, with headquarters in at least 20 Colorado cities and operations in 77 locations in the state. They come from seemingly every industry imaginable: aerospace, architecture, engineering, construction, health and wellness, food and beverage, outdoor gear, t[...]
AI Revolution: Unveiling the Transformative Power and Unforeseen Consequences
The technology buzz over the last several months is the rapid revolution of AI (artificial intelligence) and such new manifestations of it like ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) that, it is said, can draw on the vast universe of all human knowledge to generate human-like writing and question responses/answers at super-huma[...]
Entrepreneur of 2023 Finalist — Rob Eggebrecht
Eggebrecht, 52, “rode the telecom wave” with Qwest and Level 3 in the 1990s before moving into cybersecurity in the early 2000s. A startup, an exit and a consulting stint with Deloitte later, he co-founded Cloudrise in 2019. The provider of data protection services has since raised $10 million in funding and grown to 55 employ[...]
Colorado’s Thriving Travel-Tech Industry — How Tech and Travel Giants Are Driving Startup Success
Not long ago, travel planning involved paper guidebooks, phone calls and often an assist from a real live travel agent. That’s changed markedly, as the travel industry has embraced technology in a big way in recent decades. Colorado is firmly entrenched in both areas. With several travel heavyweights based in the state and an ev[...]
Unlocking the Power of Data for Small Businesses: How Data Implementation Drives Business Growth and Success
Formerly an advantage, data is now a mandatory aspect of doing business at the highest level. For many small business owners, it’s a word that sounds expensive and maybe even a little intimidating. Both feelings are valid. Data implementation can be very complicated, and in certain cases, pricey. However, you don’t have to be o[...]
Colorado’s Aerospace Industry Booms: From the Front Range to Outer Space
Colorado's aerospace industry is thriving. From a mission to the moon to earth observation and quantum computing, the state's companies and universities are contributing to the industry's growth and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in space exploration and technology. With a rich history and a robust ecosystem of space and [...]
How to Minimize Cybersecurity Risks and Balance Customer Friction for Your Online Business
If you launch an online business or want to improve your existing brand, you must set up a good security system, not just to minimize cybersecurity risks, but also to compete with established rivals. In addition to a shared customer base, your competition may already have a productive balance between security and friction that keeps [...]
4 Content Management Trends to Consider in 2023
As an enterprise grows, the volume of produced content also grows, requiring new technology tools to help handle the increasing business complexity. However, only 25% of enterprises have the right technology for managing content across their organizations, according to the Content Management & Strategy survey by Content Marketing[...]
Tech Startup — OneClock is Your Solution for a Tech-free Bedroom
ONE CLOCK Boulder FOUNDED: 2021 WEBSITE: www.oneclock.co INITIAL LIGHTBULB “My wife and I committed to getting our phones out of the bedroom,” he says of the inspiration for OneClock. “We’d been using them, keeping them plugged in on our nightstands, using them as our alarm clock. We were both ready to commit to trying to g[...]
Made in Colorado 2023 — 10 Stories Behind the Colorado Craft
These businesses have at least one thing in common: They all make products in Colorado. There are some subsets with other commonalities. Two, coincidentally, were born in garages in Windsor. Three others have new ownership since 2020. After that, it’s all over the map. One is sending cutting-edge technology to space. Another make[...]
What Are the Safest Industries to Start Your First Business in 2023?
Do you have entrepreneurial dreams? Good for you! Going into business for yourself is exciting and challenging. It can also be very rewarding and profitable if you choose the right business at the right time. Don’t worry if you don’t have a “dream” already. Your dream might just be to get into business, period. This can act[...]
