Region 10’s Business Loan Fund (BLF) is a lending source that provides capital to small businesses focusing on expansion, creating and retaining jobs, and benefitting our regional economy. For more than 30 years, the BLF has assisted for-profit and nonprofit businesses with their financing needs with loans that typically range from $5,000 to $250,000 with up to 10-year terms.

Colorado’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has a tightly knit network of advisors across the state that stand ready to help you meet your business goals. From no-cost, confidential advising with seasoned professionals to no- or low-cost workshops facilitated by industry experts, our local SBDC office can help you start a new business or elevate an existing one.

Region 10’s Business Cultivator, located in Olathe, is a newly renovated building expressly for entrepreneurship and kitchen incubation. From a commissary kitchen to startup programming and coworking, it’s an incubator that facilitates the fast flow of talent, information, and resources to help you find what you need at each stage of growth. Se habla Espanol.

The State of Colorado and local municipalities offer a variety of business incentive programs to support businesses looking to grow their economic presence in the state. Enterprise Zone Tax Credits (EZ) and Opportunity Zones (OZ) offer incentives to develop, expand, retain and create jobs, as well as incentives for investors to support distressed communities.