Excellence & Innovation, Small Business Person Awards Announced Office of Economic Development & International Trade The Small Business Administration (SBA) Region VIII announced last week that the Colorado Springs Business Development Center (SBDC) was awarded the 2014 Region VIII SBDC Excellence and Innovation Award. Over the past two years, the Colorado Springs area has experienced devastating fires and flooding. The Colorado Springs SBDC responded with a disaster relief program to help businesses with relief, recovery and preparedness through consulting, preparedness workshops and the first annual Business Protection Summit and Resource Day. In addition to responding to disasters, the Colorado Springs SBDC expanded consulting and facilitator services, as well as the existing veterans program, and conducted workshops on the Affordable Care Act and Connect For Health Colorado. The SBA also awarded Jan Erickson, president of Colorado Springs-based women's clothing maker Janska, LLC, the 2013 Colorado Small Business Person of the Year. Erickson will join small business honorees from all 50 states at SBA's National Small Business Week on May 15-16, where one person will be selected as National Small Business Person of the Year. The Calculator House Bills Introduced: 386 Senate Bills Introduced: 207 Number of Bills 140 PI’d:
Excellence & Innovation, Small Business Person Awards Announced Office of Economic Development & International Trade The Small Business Administration (SBA) Region VIII announced last week that the Colorado Springs Business Development Center (SBDC) was awarded the 2014 Region VIII SBDC Excellence and Innovation Award. Over the past two years, the Colorado Springs area has experienced devastating fires and flooding. The Colorado Springs SBDC responded with a disaster relief program to help businesses with relief, recovery and preparedness through consulting, preparedness workshops and the first annual Business Protection Summit and Resource Day. In addition to responding to disasters, the Colorado Springs SBDC expanded consulting and facilitator services, as well as the existing veterans program, and conducted workshops on the Affordable Care Act and Connect For Health Colorado. The SBA also awarded Jan Erickson, president of Colorado Springs-based women's clothing maker Janska, LLC, the 2013 Colorado Small Business Person of the Year. Erickson will join small business honorees from all 50 states at SBA's National Small Business Week on May 15-16, where one person will be selected as National Small Business Person of the Year. The Calculator House Bills Introduced: 386 Senate Bills Introduced: 207 Number of Bills PI’d: 140