West Slope Startup Week 2022

Join us on Monday morning to kickoff West Slope Startup Week 2022! 

In Colorado's rural communities and small cities, a thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem is deeply connected to quality of life and has become a key component of economic development strategy. Growing a start-up community begins with building a start-up culture that includes strategic networking, partnership development, collaboration, education, and access to capital.

The definition of “entrepreneur” in rural communities is broad and does not just include new businesses aiming to scale in narrow sectors such as manufacturing and technology. Instead, it includes anyone along a spectrum from thinking about starting a business to longtime owners of businesses, and from companies that serve the local community to those with a much wider market. Their ability to grow their businesses, create, adapt, and lead is vital to community well-being.

Join us for a conversation with Taylor Grande, Director of Partnerships & Ecosystem Development at Startup Colorado, and Steve Jozefczyk, Deputy Director of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, as we discuss innovation and opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship in Western Colorado.