Mike Duran takes “big risks” and is all about diversifying products and services. The 41-year-old Owner of Insight Products and Services has been evolving his business ideas since he struck out on his own about 12 years ago. read more...
In 1892, Pueblo, Colo., was one of the biggest and most prosperous cities in the state, thanks in large part to its position as an industrial and manufacturing center as well as a supply town for the farming and agricultural communities of the Arkansas Valley. read more...
Sometimes you have to take a leap. Not blindly, but guided by experience and determination. For Maria and her husband Dave Smith, the decision to leap into the realm of small business ownership was based on their years of experience and strong partnership—and a fortune cookie revelation. “Dave and I went out to dinner one night at this little Asian restaurant to talk about if we should start this business or not,” Maria explains. “I opened my fortune cookie and it said, ‘You will be successful in a business of your own.’ I laughed and told Dave, ‘It looks like we are starting a business.’ ” read more...
Duran Charles Hill Jr. has an exceptional skill to puzzle out complex problems. In his youth, that talent helped him find ways to defeat opponents in a boxing ring and win collegiate-level chess and Scrabble championships. As an adult, he’s put his problem-solving aptitude to work, establishing one of Colorado’s fastest-growing traffic management small businesses. read more...
Colorado Barricade Co., founded in 1970 as a family-owned business, grew and was then sold in 2000 to Houston-based Highway Technologies Inc.; but in 2013, that national company went out of business, literally overnight, leaving over 700 devastated employees across 13 states, including the entire Denver team. What the prior owners didn’t expect was that some of those newly displaced Denver staff members weren’t willing to go down with the ship. Instead, led by Ted Ott and Rusty Reynolds, they quickly sought financing and bought the firm’s assets from the bankruptcy court, kick-starting the company back to life within a brief six weeks. Today, it is one of the largest traffic control companies in Colorado. read more...
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