Craig Watrous to participate on the Professional Advisory Panel at the Denver Metro SBDC Oct 15, 2015
On October 15th from 5:30-7:30, Denver business attorney Craig Watrous will participate as a member of the Professional Advisory Panel at the Denver Metro Small Business Development Center, discussing the role of business counsel for start-up businesses and commonly faced legal issues for new businesses. The Professional Advisory Panel will be moderated by SBDC’s experienced business consultant, Nancy Barnett. Other members of the panel include professionals from the accounting, insurance, and banking industries.
About the Denver Metro SBDC: The Denver Metro SBDC is the number one resource provider to small businesses in metro Denver. Helping businesses start, grow and prosper for more than 25 years, the Denver Metro SBDC is able to provide its services through the support of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Annually, the Denver Metro SBDC provides business consulting to more than 1,000 small business owners, Denver Metro SBDC consultants have a combined 277 years of small business experience with an average of 15 years of direct experience as business owners or as consultants to small businesses. In 2012, the Denver Metro SBDC was named the No. 1 SBDC in the country, out of more than 1,100 centers nationwide.
Small business is big in Colorado. In 2013, Denver ascended to No. 3 of the 102 markets compared for small business vitality (compared to No. 6 in 2012 and No. 8 in 2011). We know that, when small business thrives, Colorado’s economy wins. Here are the most recent statistics on small business in Colorado:
– Colorado is home to 550,000 entrepreneurs and small businesses.
– 90 percent of companies in Colorado have less than 20 employees.
– Colorado was named number two in the nation for entrepreneurs and innovation by the US Chamber of Commerce.
– Colorado was named number three in the nation for business vitality by G. Scott Thomas for national organization that owns the Denver Business Journal.
For more information please visit Denver Metro SBDC’s website: http://www.denversbdc.org/about