Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Rochelle Johnson
OWNER OF ROCHELLE JOHNSON STUDIO Rochelle Johnson had long dreamed of supporting herself as an artist. What she didn’t know was that achieving that goal could also enable her to help others in her community. For several years, Rochelle worked at the Art Students League of Denver so...
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Edgar Aguilar
OWNER OF LEGACY CONSTRUCTION CLEANING “I want to help people, and the only way I know how to help people is through jobs.” Family means everything to Edgar Aguilar, an entrepreneur who’s discovered the impact that business ownership can have on his family’s future. In 2008, Edgar...
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Jessi Burg
OWNER OF PEARS TO PERENNIALS Pears to Perennials owner Jessi Burg, 35, never expected to own her own business, but it’s turned out to be a path to personal and financial freedom. In 2015, Jessi was just scraping by. To pay her bills, she was juggling seven part-time jobs: running a...
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Danette Hollowell
OWNER OF STICKY DRIP WAFFLES Danette Hollowell, 37, loved working as an advocate and lactation counselor for low-income pregnant women in Denver. She was devoted to helping the 40 at-risk families she’d been assigned, even training to become a licensed doula to support the women during labor...
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5 Steps to Take Now to Prepare for New Stimulus Funding
It looks likely that there will be a new round of stimulus coming in 2021 for small business owners. The exact details and timing are still up in the air, but we want to help make sure you’re prepared when the time comes to apply for funding and support. Here are some things you can do to start...
Stories from the Pivot Accelerator Program
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we introduced a new Pivot Accelerator Program as part of our Entrepreneur Responsiveness Package. This 8-week program provided 10 RMMFI boot camp graduates with educational support, mentorship, and grant funding to shift their business model in order to be...
COVID-19 Resources for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs
RMMFI wants to support our entrepreneurs as best we can during these challenging times. We know there's a lot of information getting shared, so we've compiled a list of trusted resources to help you navigate it all. We will keep this updated as new information and resources become...
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