- July 6, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
(CBS4) – Energize Colorado, a nonprofit born out of the pandemic, has been working throughout the last year and a half to help minority and women-owned small businesses stay afloat, providing additional funding to fill in the gaps that federal money left behind. Now, more opportunities lie ahead for local business owners in underrepresented communities to get the critical help they need.
In the early stages of the pandemic, Gov. Jared Polis started an economic taskforce to help analyze and address the economic toll of the pandemic’s shutdown and subsequent restrictions. Energize was born out of that task force, and gained 501c3 status within months.
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After speaking with dozens of community organizations on the ground, the nonprofit quickly learned federal funding was falling short for many small business owners, especially those in…
