Entrepreneur Highlight: Jasmine Douglas, Booji Beauty Bar & Co
Almost ten years ago, Jasmine Douglas starting doing hair out of her home, with friends and family as her first “clients”. While she worked a corporate job to support herself and her three children, hair and beauty had always been...
Meet the Entrepreneurs in the Pop-Up Holiday Market!
Ellen Martin Business Launch Boot Camp #19 Business: The Weathered Chair How did you get the idea for your business? I have enjoyed creating newly inspired furnishings and home décor for many years. I’ve always wanted to...
Meet the Entrepreneurs in the Pop-Up Holiday Market!
Antoinette Paris Business Launch Boot Camp #18 Business: DIVISKIN Men LLC How did you get the idea for your business? Initial idea was to launch a women's skin care line. After some marketing research discovered there was a...
Meet the Entrepreneurs in the Pop-Up Holiday Market!
Savannah Moore Business Launch Boot Camp Class #17 Business: Thoughtfish Cards How did you get the idea for your business? “I have always enjoyed making cards! And I wanted to make some extra money to support my...
Meet the Entrepreneurs in the Pop-Up Holiday Market!
Jim Dorkins Business Launch Boot Camp Class #19 Business: Doc Goodbeard’s How did you get the idea for your business? A devoted beard-wearer for years, Jim first got the idea for his balms from his son...
RMMFI’s Holiday Pop Up Market
The Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute is proud to announce the opening of its new holiday market. To learn more, please check out our Retail Space Press...
20 Ways RMMFI Grads Give Back to their Community
It is now November, the time of year when we turn our attention to giving and what it means to give. At its simplest, giving is about letting go of something that is yours. That can be advice or knowledge, like what a mentor gives to a mentee. It...
20 Tips For Small Business Owners
1. “If you or your employees clean, or do other manual tasks, buy a bluetooth device and listen to books, TED talks, or motivational speakers. It's a double benefit, getting paid and learning." -Edgar Aguila, Business Launch Boot Camp Class...
Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute: Boosting Entrepreneurship
For more than eight years, the Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute has filled a gap in services to low-income and disadvantaged entrepreneurs in Denver. Under-resourced individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a strong work- ethic can build...
RMMFI Success Story: Joshua Abeyta & I Can Jam Studios
Joshua Abeyta graduated from RMMFI’s Business Launch Boot Camp Class #5 in December 2012. His passion for music and a dream of a creating a better life for himself and his daughter drove him to create I Can Jam Studios with his business partner....
Taking a Risk to Put the Business of Art First
By Rochelle Johnson, Artist and Business Owner- November 2015 Living and working in Denver as an emerging artist is no easy job. In 2014, I had just finished my classes at the Arts Students League of Denver and was making the transition from...