Helping founders find community and connections
Free 12-week accelerator for businesses in Colorado's Central Mountain region. Includes bi-weekly group training, 1:1 consulting, legal/accounting/funding guidance, and a culminating Startup Summit pitch event.
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Salida
Central Mountain Entrepreneurs
Intensive 3–5 year tenant-based program guiding entrepreneurs through the most critical periods of launching a business, with Entrepreneur-in-Residence support, financial reviews, and certified small business consultants.
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Grand Junction
GJ Incubator
Statewide no-cost program providing confidential counseling and training to Colorado businesses seeking federal, state, and local government contracts, with bid-match tools, certification guidance, and market research support.
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Colorado Springs
Colorado APEX Accelerator
Statewide network of 14 service centers and 25+ satellite offices providing free, confidential business advising and low-cost training across all 64 Colorado counties. Signature programs include Leading Edge, TechSource, and digital marketing training.
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Denver
Colorado SBDC
Colorado State University's center for entrepreneurship education offering workshops, pitch competitions, mentoring, and experiential learning for students, faculty, and the Fort Collins community.
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Fort Collins
Institute for Entrepreneurship (Colorado State University)
Quantum-focused startup accelerator in partnership with Techstars and Access Mode (BIPOC-founder support). Provides funding, mentorship, and market access for quantum technology startups across Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
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Denver
Elevate Quantum
Annual cohort-based incubation program for life sciences startups in partnership with Colorado BioScience Association. Provides 12-month support, investor readiness, and leadership development for biotech, medtech, and healthcare innovators.
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Fort Collins
Innosphere Ventures
Programs supporting Latino and minority-owned businesses in Boulder County with networking events, advocacy, business training, and connections to resources for entrepreneurs.
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Longmont
The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County
10–11 month professional and community leadership development program for Adams County and North Metro Denver leaders, engaging participants with local government, businesses, and community organizations.
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Westminster
Adams County Regional Economic Partnership
Support network for food businesses, food entrepreneurs, and farmers in Northern Colorado providing training, networking, technical assistance, and resources to launch and grow food-based enterprises.
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Laporte
Northern Colorado Foodshed Project
Regional innovation center for entrepreneurs in Northwest Colorado providing business advising, training, and support for startups and growing businesses in Routt, Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Garfield counties.
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Steamboat Springs
Northwest Colorado Innovation Center (NCIC)
Free business mentoring and training workshops for entrepreneurs in Southern Colorado (Colorado Springs area). Volunteer mentors provide no-cost, confidential advice on starting and growing businesses.
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Colorado Springs
SCORE – Southern Colorado
Two-month hybrid accelerator for early-stage companies developing Space Domain Awareness solutions. Features technical workshops, 1:1 mentorship, SDA data resources, and in-person weeks in Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs
Catalyst Campus for Technology & Innovation
University of Colorado program fostering entrepreneurship at the intersection of law, technology, and policy. Provides workshops, events, networking, and educational programming for entrepreneurs and the startup community.
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Boulder
Silicon Flatirons — Entrepreneurship Initiative
Entrepreneurship and innovation center at Fort Lewis College in Durango supporting student and community entrepreneurs with programming, mentorship, resources, and connections to Southwest Colorado's startup ecosystem.
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Hesperus
The Old Fort at Fort Lewis College
UCCS incubator for early-stage startups in sports/outdoors, health innovation, and human performance sectors. Supports Colorado Springs economic development with business resources and mentorship.
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Colorado Springs
EPIIC Venture Attractor, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
City of Westminster business training including a Small Business Scholarship (50% tuition reimbursement up to $1,000/year), digital marketing bootcamp, and free webinar trainings for local entrepreneurs.
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Westminster
Westminster Economic Development
12-week cohort-based accelerator for Colorado high-tech startups with two tracks: START (pre-customer) and SCALE (post-revenue). No equity. Features opening retreat, weekly check-ins, workshops, mentorship, and Demo Day.
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Colorado Springs
Exponential Impact