As true fans of small business, B:Side is committed to supporting Colorado entrepreneurs with the tools, guidance, referrals, and funding they need to succeed. From direct lending options to trusted community resources and expert connections, we provide support for every stage of your business journey—helping you navigate challenges, access capital, and grow with confidence.
I am a growth-focused professional with relationship management acumen and exposure to business development, marketing, SBA lending, and mentorship. I’m happiest when I’m engaging and strategizing about supporting each other toward fulfilling our common goal of connecting small businesses to affordable and responsible capital. Father, husband and soccer fanatic, I enjoy all the fun Colorado has to offer, from outdoor activities to brewery hopping.
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Gandhi
I am a critical thinker and bridge builder that loves bringing people and businesses together to identify lending solutions and solve problems. I am relationship-focused and a firm believer that when our small businesses succeed, our communities succeed. Outside of my love for small business, I enjoy sports, hiking, climbing, backpacking, fishing and all the myriad outdoor activities that Colorado offers. When not outside, I am enjoying a good book surrounded by family and friends.
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” – Marcus Aurelius
AltCap: AltCap believes that small businesses can create vibrant, thriving communities. Their alternative approach to financing allows us to support small businesses that other lenders overlook — regardless of their size or industry. We lend flexible, patient capital and tailor financial solutions to meet entrepreneurs where they’re at.
Brewery Finance: Brewery Finance is the first equipment finance company created specifically for America’s craft beer trade. Founded in 2005 by a diehard beer lover and homebrewer, we provide startup and established craft brewers with vital funding to help them launch, grow and flourish.
CRF USA: As a nonprofit organization, CRF does SBA 7(a) lending differently. Working in tandem with community partners, the CRF team combines exceptional customer service with the traditional benefits offered by the SBA 7(a) program to collectively create impact in communities across the country.
Impower: Our experienced lending team brings an unparalleled depth of knowledge to help clients navigate traditional and SBA financing options. As a result the Momentus Direct Capital team has delivered over $2 billion in financing to close over 1000 transactions. The result is well over 12 million sq. ft. of small businesses properties created or supported – generating real impact for economic development and communities.
Lendio Denver: America’s largest online business lending marketplace, Lendio Denver connects small business owners with more than 75 curated lenders, helping small business owners secure the financing solution that best fits the business’ needs.
Rural Community Assistance Corporation: RCAC partners with rural and Indigenous communities to achieve their vision and well being through technical assistance, training, financial resources and advocacy.
Huntington Bank: Huntington’s Lift Local Business® program supports minority-, woman-, and veteran-owned small businesses throughout the business life cycle — from start-up to expansion. Through our SBA team, the program offers loans, business planning support, free financial entrepreneurial courses delivered through Operation HOPE, and other services to help small business owners achieve their goals.
DreamSpring: DreamSpring is a nonprofit community lender dedicated to eliminating systemic wealth inequities and accelerating the economic inclusion and strength of underserved communities. Founded in 1994, the organization, which operates in 19 states, provides rapid access to capital and customized wrap-around support to the most vulnerable small business owners, focusing on communities including people of color, women, low- to moderate-income earners, people with disabilities, and start-ups.
Colorado Enterprise Fund: Is a non-profit CDFI small business lender committed to helping entrepreneurs start and grow their business.
CEDS Finance: Community Enterprise Development Services, or CEDS Finance, is a mission-driven, non-profit, small business lender that also provides business support services to underserved business owners across Denver Metro. We work to remove barriers thus expanding financial services to those who’ve been marginalized from the traditional financial system; and empower them towards thriving businesses, families, and communities.
First Southwest Community Fund: Provides inclusive and equitable access to capital through a range of innovative programs for rural Colorado entrepreneurs and small business owners–ensuring these businesses have access to the capital they need to grow and enrich their communities. If you are looking to start or scale your small business or non-profit, take a look at our programs and see how we can help.
Southern Colorado Community Lending, LLC: An affiliate of Neighborhood Housing Services OF Southern Colorado, Regulated by the Colorado Division of Regulatory Agencies, Southern Colorado Community Lending, LLC is an equal housing lender.
The Good Jobs Fund: Offers flexible financing to small businesses that bring quality jobs to people that need them the most. In partnership with fund sponsor Kaiser Permanente, the mission of the fund is to help businesses recover and thrive in a post-COVID environment and promote inclusive economic development in the markets it serves. The fund is especially focused on supporting minority-owned businesses and bringing more quality jobs to communities of color.
Greenline Ventures (“Greenline”): An impact-focused investment management firm that specializes in providing creative and flexible capital to underserved businesses and communities that are often neglected by traditional capital providers.
NEWSED: Small Business Programs include a Start-Up Business to Neighborhood Business Revitalization Zone on Santa Fe Drive in the La Alma Lincoln Park Neighborhood. It was a designation handed down by HUD and it ushered in a new era of small business support and programming for the City of Denver and the West Denver community.
Colorado BIPO Micro Equity Fund: Provides growth capital to small businesses. Growth Capital is an innovative financing product that gives business owners the time they need to invest in and stabilize their companies.
CRF USA: Works with a network of more than 90 mission-driven lenders across the country. If there is a better financing product or service for your business, we’ll connect you to the organization with the best fit. Once you are matched with a lender, they will reach out to discuss next steps.
Newtek: Offer both short- and long-term funding needs by combining multiple financing products into a single solution. We help you maximize funding by helping your business find areas to grow, cut costs, and minimize risks.
Greater Colorado Venture Fund: Venture capital fund investing in early stage startups headquartered across the state of Colorado, outside of the Front Range. We are working to inspire innovation in communities overlooked by venture funds.
Regional Business Loan Fund Managers for Rural-based Businesses: Colorado has 14 regional loan funds to create and retain jobs in Colorado. Each of the 14 regional funds is led locally with its own dedicated regional business loan fund manager(s), local loan review committee, and local board of directors.
Access Mode: Located in Colorado, our organization has programming that is available to exceptional tech-driven BIPOC founders who are at the prototype stage. We provide $20,000 in equity-free funding to accepted startups, as well as mentoring that is customized to each company. Startups may be incorporated or not and have revenue or not. They may have raised funding, be currently raising, or not raising funds.
Catalyst Accelerator: A growth accelerator focused on supporting startups through mentorship, strategic partnerships, and capital readiness, with an emphasis on innovation-driven companies.
EforAll: The EforAll Business Accelerator is a free, 12-week program offered three times a year. The program delivers immersive business training, peer-to-peer support, mentorship, and access to an extended professional network. Anyone looking to gain increased business confidence, clarity, and connections is encouraged to apply.
MergeLane: A venture capital fund and accelerator that invests in and supports diverse founders by providing capital, coaching, and community to help scale high-growth companies.
Techstars: A global accelerator network that provides startups with mentorship, funding, and access to a worldwide network of entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate partners through intensive, cohort-based programs.
Unreasonable Group: Supports entrepreneurs solving significant social and environmental challenges by connecting them with mentors, capital providers, and global partnerships to scale impact-driven businesses.
Colorado Chamber of Commerce: The mission of The Colorado Chamber is to champion a healthy business climate. The Colorado Chamber is the only business association that works to improve the business climate for all sizes of business from a statewide, multi-industry perspective.
Black Pointe: Specializes in virtual business incubation, providing expertise in business plans, pro-forma financial statements, startup funding sources, pitch decks, and hosting “Pitch Fest Night.”
Business Incubator Center: Supports the launch, growth, stabilization, and long-term success of business enterprises in Mesa County and the surrounding region, guiding entrepreneurs through sound business decisions and positively influencing economic growth.
Catalyst Campus: Offers amenities where industry, small business, workforce training, entrepreneurs, startups, and venture capital intersect; facilitates connections to initiate, cultivate, and enhance public-private partnerships.
Catalyst HTI: A health technology innovation campus in Denver providing space and resources for startups in the health and wellness industry, fostering collaboration among entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and healthcare organizations.
Innosphere Ventures: Supports entrepreneurs across multiple industries, including bioscience, medical device, energy, advanced materials, hardware, enterprise software, fintech, and artificial intelligence, providing advisors, education programs, investor connections, and strategic resources.
Institute for Entrepreneurship: Serves as a hub for innovation offering free programming open to CSU affiliates and Colorado community members; provides a three-stage Venture Development Platform to help ideas get to market.
Metro Denver / Innovation: Represents the entrepreneurial environment in the Denver region, where partnerships among research universities, national labs, and the business community help propel innovation and company success.
The Commons on Champa: A public-private partnership in Denver offering incubation space, mentorship, networking events, workshops, and access to a supportive entrepreneurial community.
The Center of Entrepreneurship at UCCS: A student entrepreneurship center in Colorado Springs that helps UCCS students develop and execute business venture ideas.
Watson Institute: Offers training that empowers students to build careers while developing entrepreneurship, leadership, and innovation skills.
Credit.org: A nonprofit credit counseling agency offering credit counseling, debt management plans, and financial education to help individuals reduce debt and improve credit.
GreenPath Financial Wellness: A nationwide nonprofit organization providing one-on-one counseling for credit, debt management, budgeting, and financial planning.
Navicore Solutions: A national nonprofit organization whose certified credit counselors help individuals understand credit, develop budgets, and manage debt effectively.
National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC): A network of nonprofit credit counseling agencies that provide financial education, debt management plans, and credit counseling services.
Operation HOPE: Provides individualized financial empowerment services for youth, adults, and disaster survivors, offering education and tools to help build a more secure financial future.
Take Charge America: A nonprofit organization offering personalized credit counseling, budgeting assistance, and guidance on credit management.
Aurora Economic Development Council (AEDC): Dedicated to promoting economic growth in the City of Aurora by attracting new businesses, supporting existing companies, and strengthening the local economy.
Boulder Economic Council: Supports the Boulder economy through business retention and expansion, entrepreneurial support, and economic research initiatives.
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT): The primary state agency responsible for economic development in Colorado, offering programs that support business attraction, retention, expansion, workforce development, and international trade.
Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium: Focuses on strengthening workforce development in rural Colorado through collaboration with local governments, educational institutions, and employers.
Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC: Works with regional partners to promote economic growth, workforce development, and business support throughout the Colorado Springs area.
Grand Junction Economic Partnership (GJEP): Promotes economic growth, workforce development, and entrepreneurship across western Colorado.
Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation: Serves the Denver metro region by attracting and retaining businesses, supporting workforce initiatives, and advancing regional economic development strategies.
Northern Colorado Economic Alliance (NCEA): Supports economic development, infrastructure growth, and workforce initiatives across Northern Colorado communities.
Pueblo Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO): Focuses on business attraction, retention, and expansion to enhance economic vitality in Pueblo and surrounding areas.
Region 10: A designated Economic Development District responsible for developing and implementing regional economic strategies for southwestern Colorado.
Upstate Colorado: A public/private non-profit economic development corporation that provides services to all of Weld County. Their work focuses on supporting primary industries and employment diversity.
Center for Community Wealth Building: Center for Community Wealth (CCW) is a community-driven, worker-led organization with the mission of transforming economic systems to build an economy that works for all. We seek to foster collective power by advancing community and employee ownership, leveraging the economic engines of anchor institutions, and strengthening small businesses in historically excluded communities.
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT): The OEDIT offers programs and resources to support economic development in Colorado. They provide assistance to small businesses through initiatives like business retention and expansion, workforce development, international trade support, funding opportunities, and incentives.
Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC): The Colorado SBDC provides free consulting services, workshops, training programs, and resources to assist small businesses in various stages of development. They offer guidance on business planning, market research, financial analysis, marketing strategies, and access to capital.
Manufacturer’s Edge: Manufacturer’s Edge is a statewide manufacturing assistance center that provides technical expertise, training, and consulting services to manufacturers in Colorado. They offer assistance in areas such as lean manufacturing, process improvement, technology adoption, supply chain optimization, and workforce development.
MiCasa Resource Center: Believes in the potential of all people to achieve their educational, professional, and entrepreneurial goals. We educate, train, and support youth and adults on their path to economic success. We are a change-making organization committed to advancing family prosperity.
Minority Business Circle: Minority Business Circle is dedicated to empowering and connecting minority-owned small businesses. Our mission is to spring economic growth in underserved communities. We bridge the gap between large corporations and minority-owned businesses, forming a continuous loop of opportunity, collaboration, and achievement.
Minority Business Office (MBO): The MBO supports minority-owned businesses in Colorado by offering technical assistance, training programs, and networking opportunities. They provide guidance on certifications, government contracting, access to capital, and business development strategies.
Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute: The Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute (RMMFI) creates the space for communities and people of all backgrounds to realize their unique potential through the power of entrepreneurship. We invest in entrepreneurs’ personal and business development through a proven mix of classroom, coaching, capital, and community.
Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC): RCAC partners with rural and Indigenous communities to achieve their vision and well being through technical assistance, training, financial resources and advocacy.
SCORE: The nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, is dedicated to helping small businesses plan, launch, manage and grow. SCORE is a nonprofit organization that is driven to foster vibrant small business communities through mentoring and educational workshops.
Small Business Administration (SBA) Colorado District Office: The SBA provides resources and support to small businesses nationwide. The Colorado District Office offers counseling, training, access to capital, and government contracting assistance. They can help small businesses understand and navigate SBA loan programs and other federal initiatives.
Small Business Majority: A national small business organization that empowers America’s diverse entrepreneurs to build a thriving and equitable economy. We engage our network of more than 85,000 small businesses and 1,500 business and community organizations to deliver resources to entrepreneurs and advocate for public policy solutions that promote inclusive small business growth. Our work is bolstered by extensive research and deep connections with the small business community that enable us to educate stakeholders about key issues impacting America’s entrepreneurs, with a special focus on the smallest businesses and those facing systemic inequities.
Startup Colorado: Resources for entrepreneurs, startups, and small business owners in rural Colorado.
The Fax Partnership: 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to East Colfax. Embracing the diverse communities we serve, we work hard to promote equity and advocate for development without displacement. We provide residential and support services to local residents and small businesses. We aim to achieve responsible growth that prioritizes affordable and attainable housing, community-serving redevelopment, and supports local employment opportunities.
Thrive Network: Educating and Empowering Individuals in Southeast Colorado Springs to Unlock Their Potential and Build Resilient Businesses. We Strengthen Under Resourced Communities Through Personal Development, Career Certifications and Entrepreneurship Training.
Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) program: The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) program offers resources to veterans, service members, and military spouses who are interested in starting or growing a small business.
World Trade Center Denver: World Trade Center Denver is a business network and services organization dedicated exclusively to the international business success of companies based in Colorado and the surrounding Rocky Mountain region.