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Funding the Sale Of Your Business

Do you have 3+ employees and are looking to sell your business? Business owners thinking of retiring in the next few years now have more options, at a lower cost than ever. Funding is available for rural businesses to explore selling to a group of employees. The USDA is generously offering RMEOC’s services to one company in Huerfano, Las Animas, or Otero County, for FREE! Be the first to qualify to access $30,000 of services at no cost to you.

Key takeaways

Attracting & retaining staff through ownership opportunities
What selling your business to employees means & looks like
Accessing grants & tax credits to make it happen

Meet Our Presenter

MINSUN JI

“Minsun Ji (Ph.D.) is the Executive Director of The Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center, a nonprofit based in Colorado that helps businesses learn about and convert to employee ownership. She was also a Colorado Governor’s Commissioner on Employee Ownership (FY 2019-2020) and has been actively engaged in labor-cooperative issues as an Executive Committee Member at the Union-Coop Council of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC). She is also engaged in building worker-owned platform cooperatives in different cities in the U.S. and has recently launched The Drivers Cooperative – Denver. A labor-community organizer, activist scholar, and popular educator, she was a research fellow at the Institute for Cooperative Digital Economy at the New School of Social Science and a J. Robert Beyster Employee Ownership Fellow at the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University.”

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Path To Entrepreneurship

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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.

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.”

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Earned Income Tax Credit for Low Income/ No Income

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* Join Colorado SBDC and IRS Stakeholder Liaison, Neki Cox, on EITC Awareness Day to find out!

* You may claim the EITC if your income is low to moderate.

* The amount of your credit may change if you have children, dependents, are disabled or meet other criteria.

* Four out of five eligible taxpayers receive the EITC. This means millions of taxpayers are putting EITC dollars to work for them. However, one in five represent millions of taxpayers are not taking advantage of this valuable credit they’ve earned.

Meet Our Presenter

Neki Cox is a C&L Division Sr. Stakeholder Liaison in Denver. As a stakeholder relationship manager, she has served as a coordinator for IRS seminars, meetings, and multi-speaker engagements. She focuses on developing communication and educational opportunities with tax practitioner, civic, non-profit and for-profit business organizations in Colorado and Nebraska. She has led and coordinated the IRS Disaster Assistance program with FEMA. She leads a cadre team that serve as tax professional data breach dispatchers to Criminal Investigation and other divisions.

Neki began her IRS career in 1995. She has held other positions in the Human Capital Office as a Recruiter and Analyst, in the Taxpayer Advocate Division as a Sr. Taxpayer Advocate, and in the Exam Division as an Office Auditor, Earned Income Credit Coordinator, and an e-File Marketing Specialist. She has prior experience in computer report writing, bookkeeping, collections, purchasing, customer service, sales, and restaurant management. Neki holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Small Business Management with an emphasis in Accounting from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

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Business Strategy and Growth

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Business Strategy & Growth

Presentation Description / Objectives:
In this session, we’ll explore easy and effective ways to grow your business. You’ll learn how to make the most of your website, connect with your audience through social media, and get found by customers using simple SEO strategies. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to scale, this class is packed with practical tips you can put into action right away. Let’s grow your business together—without all the overwhelm!

Three Key Takeaways

Get Found: Discover simple ways to make your business stand out online and attract more local customers with tools like SEO and Google My Business.
Connect with Your Audience: Learn how to use social media to share your story, build relationships, and turn followers into loyal customers.
Grow Smart, Not Hard: Find out how to create steady growth by diversifying your income, automating tasks, and working smarter—not harder.

Meet Our Presenter

Chas Greener is the founder of Chas’ Crazy Creations and Site Consulting Services, where she helps businesses and individuals succeed through digital marketing, brand building, and content creation strategies. With over 25 years of running a dance program, 11 years as a DIY expert and content creator, and 5 years of experience as a business consultant, Chas has built a thriving online presence with hundreds of thousands of followers. She specializes in crafting custom marketing strategies, driving organic growth through SEO, and creating engaging social media content. Chas is passionate about empowering others to elevate their businesses by building strong, consistent brands and leveraging the power of digital marketing.

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Leveraging Emotional Intelligence for Success

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The term “Emotional Intelligence”is commonly recognized as a tool to achieve success in the workplace. But what is it? How does an individual know if they have it and how can it help in a professional setting? Based upon the book by Dr. Travis Bradberry and Dr. Jean Greaves, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, speaker Cynda Walter, breaks down the concepts into applicable insights for participants to use immediately in their work or personal environment.

Three key takeaways:

Understanding the science behind emotional intelligence
Leveraging a deeper self-awareness and self-management
Utilizing emotional intelligence for success

Meet Our Presenter

CYNDA WALTER

“People Empowered founder and owner, Cynda Walter, believes the power for any organization’s success lies within the people of that organization. With over 20 years of Human Resources experience including 16 years of Human Resources leadership experience and a Master of Organizational Leadership degree, Cynda has coached countless leaders from Executive level to newly tenured leaders resulting in successful outcomes.“

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