Join us as we dive into what it takes to start a business in Colorado in this FREE in person interactive seminar. No matter what path to entrepreneurship you choose, we’ll cover the essentials of the keys to success and how to navigate becoming your own boss. You’ll walk away with actionable items to get you started.
Let us help you make 2025 your year to start your new small business and do what you love every day!
At the East Colorado Small Business Development Center, our mission is to help existing and new businesses grow and prosper. We provide no-cost consulting and offer affordable training. While we cannot eliminate risk, we work to minimize it by helping clients write comprehensive business plans, conduct financial forecasts, strategize marketing tactics, apply for funding, and improve operations. Let us help maximize your business potential.
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Key takeaways
-Explore Business startup Avenues.
-Effective Business Planning
-Business Licensing Overview
-Marketing Feasibility
-In Class Exercises to Define Your Business Idea.
Meet Our Presenter
LAURIE GANONG JONES
“Laurie Ganong Jones is a founding board member of the Colorado Venture Capital Authority serving two terms which included positions as  Chair and Vice Chair.  A serial entrepreneur, she is currently co-founder of Plain Skincare LLC in Sterling CO.  The company develops and markets products under the brand Rideau Organics.  She is a business consultant with East Colorado SBDC, advising small business clients on financial, technology, and strategic planning topics.  Previous investment experience includes Edward Jones Financial Advisor and supporting the IPO team for Sykes Enterprises.  Sykes acquired Jones Technologies, which Laurie co-founded with her husband Dan. They both stayed on with Sykes past the IPO and assisted in efforts to grow Sykes into a global leader in outsourced tech and customer support.  She has a BA in Economics, from the University of CA Davis, and an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business.”
