11 Aug

Highlights From Our Latest Impact Surveys

Inclusive entrepreneurship can have long-term effects on individuals and communities. To capture these longer-term outcomes, RMMFI sends Impact Surveys to Business Launch Boot Camp graduates on the one, two, and three-year anniversaries of their...
28 Jul

An Update on RMMFI’s CEO Search

RMMFI is moving forward with hiring a permanent CEO for the organization, and applications for the role are now being accepted. Our Board of Directors is leading the search with the support of an outside HR firm, and RMMFI team members have been...
19 Aug

Summer Farmers’ Markets in Colorado: A Guide to the Best Markets Across the State

Summer is a great time to visit farmers' markets in Colorado. The weather is warm, the produce is fresh, and there are plenty of markets to choose from. Whether you're looking for fresh fruits and vegetables, local honey, or handmade crafts, you're...
25 Jul

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Sam Blumenthal

Owner of Denver Tour Club Generally, small businesses fall into one of two groups: businesses that were started out of a passion for entrepreneurship and businesses that were started out of a passion for the trade. Sam Blumenthal’s business,...
21 Jul

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Jessica Liddle

Owner of Little by Liddle As most entrepreneurs can attest, building a business is anything but linear. For Jessica Liddle, the owner of Little by Liddle, her business growth is inextricably intertwined with the variability of her own personal...
14 Jul

Supporting Spanish-Speaking Entrepreneurs Across the Metro Area

We're starting our next round of Business Idea Lab in Spanish this week, and we're excited to share that our Spanish-language programming is now open to entrepreneurs across the Denver metro area. Language should not be a barrier to access for small...
30 Jun

Announcing RMMFI’s Two Newest Sites

There is entrepreneurial potential waiting to be unleashed across Colorado, and today we’re excited to announce that RMMFI is adding two new program sites in Trinidad and Sterling! As part of a Colorado Department of Local Affairs initiative to...
16 Jun

Capital Innovations at RMMFI: Business Grants and Partially Forgivable Loans

Just like the entrepreneurs we support, we know it’s important to keep innovating to meet the needs of our community. Recently, a lot of that innovation has been taking place in our Capital department. At the beginning of this year, RMMFI started...
15 Jun

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Jeremy Davis

Owner of Mama Jeans OGV Jeremy Davis is the owner of Mama Jeans OGV, which specializes in organic, gluten-free, and vegan food to heal the body and soul. The business is a testament to Jeremy’s late grandmother, who taught him to cook. Mama Jeans...
15 Jun

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Christopher Hernandez

Owner of Spider Lunch Christopher Hernadez, Owner and Chief Organizer of Chaos at Spider Lunch, used the skills he learned in RMMFI’s Business Launch Boot Camp to build a business and a life he’s proud of. When Christopher was first...
6 Jun

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Michelle Garcia

Owner of Heirloom Catering Michelle Garcia owns Heirloom Catering, a vegetable-forward catering company & marketplace located in Denver, CO. Born and raised in Colorado, Michelle’s company specializes in farm-to-table produce and artisanal...
2 Jun

RMMFI’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility

Over the past few months, RMMFI’s Equity Committee (made up of staff, entrepreneurs, and volunteers) has been working to develop a new organizational statement of commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). This statement...
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