Welcome to the Yampa Valley Entrepreneurship Center
The Yampa Valley Entrepreneurship Center is hosting the 8th Annual Community Business Plan Competition
To promote economic development and a strong entrepreneurial community in the Yampa Valley, YVEC will host a business plan competition for 2019. Attached are two documents offering the rules and judging criteria for this competition. Plans are due by September 30, 2019. Cash and in kind prizes are set forth under the judging criteria document. Past winners have included:
· Chill Angel Merino wool based sleepwear
· HearO Club subscription based hearing aid battery provider
· Excurzo application based software for adventure travel
· Grasssticks bamboo ski pole manufacturer
· Mountain Pine Mfg beetle kill wood for soil runoff protection
· Balance Rider patented equine training device
2019 Business Plan Competition Judging Criteria
2019 Business Plan Competition Rules
Sponsors for the 2019 competition include:
Program sponsor
Startup Colorado
Entrepreneurial Champion Prize Sponsors
City of Steamboat Springs
Alpine Bank
Mountain Valley Bank
Vectra Bank
Yampa Valley Bank
Steamboat Pilot and Today
Upcoming Seminars:
Writing an Effective Business Plan
Free Seminar
Thursday, April 18, 2019
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Room 213, Academic Center
Colorado Mountain College, 1275 Crawford Avenue, Steamboat Springs
Please register at 970-870-4491 (for handouts)
Need Office Space?
The Yampa Valley Entrepreneurship Center offers office space with a one year agreement and reasonable cancellation options. Enjoy a shared kitchenette, copier/printer, dining options and working with other entrepreneurs. Call for a tour and more information, 970-870-4491.
Learn . Start . Grow
Supporting entrepreneurship through education, counseling, incubation and support to improve economic development in the community.
For more information regarding the programs listed below please contact:
Randy Rudasics
970-870-4491
rrudasics@coloradomtn.edu
Learn
Associates Degrees and Certificates in Entrepreneurship
Seminars and workshops:
- How to Start a Business
- Business Plan Development
- Small Business Information Sessions (Success Steps)
- Next Steps Small Business Workshop
Extensive entrepreneurial library
Business simulation lab and business plan software
Start
Mentoring and counseling with Yampa Valley SCORE counselors
- SCORE, highly experienced SBA volunteers
- Free, confidential and individualized
- Online resource tools through SCORE
Business Incubator tailored to office-based start-ups
Referrals to business support professionals
- Attorneys
- Accountants and Bookkeepers
- Design and Web Development professionals
- Social Media and Marketing professionals
Information on regional lending options
- Banks
- Micro-lenders
- Small Business Administration loans
- USDA lending programs
Grow
Networking assistance
Marketing and financial counseling
Human Resource program development counseling
Periodic business plan reviews
For information regarding economic development resources in Steamboat Springs and the surrounding area please check out the following:
Why should you start your business here?
Eight contemporary private offices
Partially furnished
Built in whiteboards
Approximately 80 square feet
High-speed internet through Zirkel Wireless
Shared office equipment
Convenient kitchenette
Private meeting room
Flexible, low risk rental arrangements
Mentoring with SCORE business counselors
Use of training/seminar room
Adjacent academic resources including CMC library
Coffee shop and dining center on premises
Assistance with community networking
Collaborative culture of entrepreneurship
Thank you to our sponsors!
