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Consulting & Training Small Business Resource Center

Looking for sound advice? Region 10’s Small Business Resource Center serves as the office for Colorado’s West Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC), providing business assistance programs to small business owners by combining the resources of federal, state, and local organizations to meet the specialized and complex needs of the small business community.

Wherever You Are

Wherever you are in the State of Colorado and wherever you are in your business, Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has a tightly knit network of offices and advisors across the state that stand ready to help you meet your business goals. From free and confidential consultations with seasoned professionals to no- or low-cost trainings facilitated by industry experts, the Colorado SBDC can help you start a new business or elevate an existing one. We also offer specialized programming to help take your business to the next level.

Region 10 serves as the hub of the West Central SBDC office and provides assistance to new and existing businesses in Delta, Montrose, Hinsdale, Gunnison, Ouray, and San Miguel counties.

SBDC Programs

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Meet Our Business Advisors

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COURTNEY BERG
Consultant: Human Resources
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BETH BUEHLER
Consultant: Public Relations
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JAKE DOMINY
Consultant: Employee Ownership + Exit Planning
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KELLY JOHNSTON
Consultant/Trainer: Accounting
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PAULA MANN
Consultant: Accounting
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JEFF MOFFET
Consultant: Marketing
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JAN NEWELL
Consultant: Bookkeeping
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LEANNE PRESSLY
Consultant/Trainer: Social Media
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ASHLEY PYNES
Consultant: Business Valuation
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ANTHONY RUSSO
Consultant: Manufacturing
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TAMMY SCOTT
Consultant: Retail
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ROB STRICKLAND
Consultant: Websites
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ROBIN THOMPSON
Consultant: Nonprofit
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NICOLE ZANGARA
Consultant: Marketing

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Meet Our Team

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NANCY MURPHY
Director, Region 10 Small Business Development
Director, West Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
970-765-3130 | nancy@region10.net
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CALLIE KOCH
Program Manager
970-765-3139| callie@region10.net

Thank You to Our Sponsors

REGION 10 BUSINESS RESOURCES

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Great Resources Beyond Our Service Area

Region 10 Small Business Resource Center Region 10 Business Loan Fund Enterprise Zone Tax Credits Technical College of the Rockies Cedaredge Library Crawford Chamber of Commerce Crawford Library Delta Chamber of Commerce Delta Library Hotchkiss Chamber of Commerce Hotchkiss Library Paonia Library
Region 10 Small Business Resource Center Region 10 Business Loan Fund Enterprise Zone Tax Credits Telluride Works (Coworking) Town of Norwood Town of Mountain Village West End Economic Development Corporation Wilkinson Public Library (Telluride)
Region 10 Small Business Resource Center Region 10 Business Loan Fund Enterprise Zone Tax Credits City of Ouray Ridgway Chamber of Commerce Proximity Space Ridgway (coworking) Ridgway Space to Create
Region 10 Small Business Resource Center Region 10 Business Loan Fund Enterprise Zone Tax Credits Hinsdale County and Lake City Chamber of Commerce Lake City Public Library
Region 10 Small Business Resource Center Region 10 Business Loan Fund Enterprise Zone Tax Credits Montrose Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Montrose Chamber of Commerce Montrose Public Library Proximity Coworking (Montrose) Olathe Conexion West End Economic Development (WEEDC) The Collective Mine (coworking) Naturita Public Library
Region 10 Small Business Resource Center Region 10 Business Loan Fund Enterprise Zone Tax Credits Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce Crested Butte Library Gunnison Country Chamber of Commerce Gunnison County Library Western Colorado University ICELab @ Western (Coworking)
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Courtney Berg

Courtney Berg is a consultant and highly credentialed and gifted public speaker, with more than 30 years experience in human resources and operations management. During that time, she has held many management positions, from front-line supervisor to senior executive positions in both HR and operations. Courtney has worked with for-profit, not-for-profit clients in a myriad of industries including healthcare, insurance, hospitality, retail, education, technology, and manufacturing. She is passionate about HR issues, leading people, and designing management and HR systems and philosophies to improve employee engagement, performance, and productivity. Courtney is a member of the Colorado Small Business Advisory Council was featured in “How to Conduct Annual Employee Reviews” in Inc. Magazine, a published author and a national speaker. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Management and both SHRM-SCP and SPHR professional certifications.
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Beth Buehler

Colorado native Beth Buehler graduated from Iowa State University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism and mass communication. After working for a large bank holding company in the management training program and credit card processing division, serving as executive director of a downtown revitalization organization, and launching a magazine publishing career, she established Buehler Communications Inc. in 1995. The firm is a public relations, marketing, editing, writing and consulting business that has been based in Crested Butte, Colorado since 2004.

Her clients have ranged from tourism organizations, attractions, festivals, associations and developers to hospitals, retailers, hotels, resorts, electric utilities, state government, manufacturers, universities and more. A highlight was working with more than 50 communities through the Colorado and Iowa Main Street programs for more than a decade, using the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s formula for downtown revitalization.

Beth has been editor of Colorado Meetings & Events magazine since 2005, helped launch Mountain Meetingsin early 2013 and Southwest Meetings + Events in 2023, coordinates a blog program for Destination Colorado Meetings, and serves as a marketing and public relations consultant for Region 10. Over the past 25+ years, she has served as editor of six magazines and various newsletters and written for numerous publications and client websites.

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Jake Dominy

Jake Dominy has been a part time resident of Ouray County since 2001, splitting his time between Colorado and Arizona. Prior to 2015, Jake was the owner and president of an asphalt paving/trucking firm based in Arizona. During Jake’s time as president, the company’s annual revenue grew from $5 million to over $40 million. Jake has practical expertise in most aspects of running a small business, with emphasis on cash flow management, banking relationships, business expansion and scaling, and ownership transition resulting in a successful exit. He holds a BS in business management from Arizona State University and a JD from California Western School of Law, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He is currently an inactive member of both the Arizona and Colorado Bar associations.

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Kelly Johnston

Kelly Johnston has experience in both the public accounting and private industry accounting fields. Her background includes a bachelor’s in finance and a master’s in accounting, with experience in the healthcare industry with critical access hospitals and physician offices, audit and tax preparation. Her education and experience add value to new start-up organizations, developing businesses, and healthcare entities by creating a strong financial reporting set up and assisting in new financial reports.
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Paula Mann

Paula has over 20 years of experience in Accounting, Tax, and Business Consulting. She began her career in public accounting at Deloitte, before working at various diverse financial services firms, including New York Life, Marsh & McLennan, hedge fund DE Shaw, and Simon Equity Partners. Most recently Paula has run her own tax and consulting practice, as well as currently serving as a Lecturer in Accounting at Western Colorado University.

Her recent Board service includes acting as Treasurer of the Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League and an appointment to the Colorado State Board of Accountancy.

She holds her Certified Public Accountant certificate and is licensed to practice in the State of Colorado. She is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants.  She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and a Master of Taxation from the University of Denver – Sturm College of Law.

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Jeff Moffet

Data-driven and research-guided marketing strategies are more effective. Dynamically pricing your products and services based on changes in supply and demand will maximize your revenues. Data sources abound and more easily accessed than ever before. Transportation data, tax trends, survey responses, census data, and cohort studies are just a few examples. Jeff has over twenty years of experience analyzing data for developing highly effective business development strategies. Jeff earned an M.S. in econometrics and a Ph.D. in applied statistics at the University of Washington, Seattle.
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Jan Newell

Jan became interested in bookkeeping during her years as office manager for a local non-profit organization when she first moved to Telluride. She became a Certified Bookkeeper in 2010 and started a bookkeeping business in 2011. Specializing in non-profit organizations, Jan combines computer and spreadsheet skills in her consulting services.
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Leanne Pressly

Leanne Pressly is the founder of Stitchcraft Marketing, an agency specializing in social media strategy and implementation for the craft sector. Leanne has been a business and marketing strategist for 25+ years and is instrumental in assisting clients setting up marketing strategies and understanding best practices for social media, blogging and newsletters. Leanne also leads the biweekly SBDC Marketing Power trainings.
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Ashley Pynes

Ashley has facilitated, taught, and consulted on topics such as starting a business, retail business basics, and how to successfully plan and manage cash flow.

Her background in corporate finance began when she worked for a major retailer planning sales, margin and inventory in the merchandising department to maximize profit and inventory efficiencies. After several years planning cash flow for specific merchandise departments, she moved into corporate financial planning and analysis to apply her bachelor’s degree in finance and forecast sales and cash flow at the company level.

Growing up in West Texas, Ashley spent every summer and most holidays in the mountains of New Mexico or Colorado where she had close family, and there developed a love for the outdoors and cooler weather. She knows the deep satisfaction that comes from living and giving to rural communities, and the importance of local businesses who support those communities. She loves providing entrepreneurs with resources and tools that help them run their businesses more efficiently and more profitably. She is thrilled to have moved further north into the rural community of Clark, just north of Steamboat Springs, to serve the counties of Northwest Colorado.

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Anthony Russo

Anthony Russo started his international career in 2003 with the South Carolina World Trade Center (SCWTC) when he was named the Education and Trade Services Manager in August of that year. During that time, he worked closely with numerous companies with diverse product lines. In June of 2006, Mr. Russo was named the General Manager of Trade Development for the WTCA and currently serves as the Director of Trade Services for the World Trade Center. In this role, Russo works with manufacturers to identify gaps in operational processes and assist in the development of a strategy to mitigate risk and reduce both international and domestic costs. He holds a BA in Marketing and M.B.A. from Charleston Southern University.
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Tammy Scott

Tammy is a native of Gunnison and has spent most of her adult life working with businesses and organizations in the Gunnison Valley.  Following graduation from Western Colorado University she spent 10 years in the Banking Industry with a focus on Marketing and Human Resource Management on the Western Slope of Colorado.  Returning to Gunnison Tammy enjoyed 25 years as the Executive Director of the Gunnison Country Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center providing business support to Chamber members.   For the past 7 years Tammy and her husband have co-owned Scott Resource Management Specialists where she provides consulting to clients in all areas of business, with a focus on Business Development, Marketing, Human Resource Management, and Event Coordination.  Tammy also works for the Gunnison Valley Health as their Foundation and Event Coordinator.
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Rob Strickland

Rob Strickland is the mastermind behind Midnight Marketing Solutions (MMS), a creative outlet for marketing, consulting, brainstorming, and sensible business solutions for those in need. Rob started MMS in 2004 to answer the call for professional marketing services in Gunnison-Crested Butte and in Southwest Colorado. MMS specializes in web design, internet marketing, search marketing, and search engine optimization. He provides the full suite of marketing services similar to a traditional full-service agency by acting as a project coordinator for any sized campaign. He is dedicated to measurable results and understanding your business’s needs and goals.
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Robin Thompson

Robin Thompson has over two decades of experience in fundraising as Executive Director and Vice President for Development for several nonprofit organizations.

As a Vail, Colorado based fundraising consultant, trainer and coach, Robin works with large and small nonprofits throughout North America and internationally. She has a unique ability to share knowledge, concepts and best practices in a fun way with outstanding results.

Robin earned a fundraising certificate from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Her BS degree is from West Virginia University, and she has a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah. Robin is the author of two books: Putting the Fun in FUNdraising: The Secrets to Raising More Money Faster and Easier as well as Know Stress to No Stress—A Guide to Achieving Life Balance. www.RobinThompson.com

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Nicole Zangara

I’m Nichole Zangara, founder and creative director of Co+Creative Solutions, a boutique marketing and design studio rooted in Telluride, Colorado, available anywhere. With over 15 years of marketing experience, we thoughtfully create polished, inspiring and intentional experiences for small businesses and entrepreneurs who want to invent – or reinvent – themselves using a planned strategy. With a focus on compelling, immersive, visual storytelling, we are big picture thinkers with a love for the small details. Most importantly, we are here to help you attract your ideal client, connect with your community, and leave a lasting mark on your respective industry.

I grew up in St. Louis, attended college in Dallas and D.C. (I thought I was going to be the next Barbara Walters.), and then totally unintended, fell in love with Telluride, Colorado, the summer of 2001. I share life with my husband Jim, our little one, Avery, my always-loving parents, five brothers and sisters (I’m a twin!), and a slew of nieces and nephews.

I still have the same friends I’ve had since I was five years old. I’m overly sentimental, loyal to my core, forever curious, and unapologetically meticulous. I have a serious passion for monochromatic design with textured elements, a frothy cappuccino, and organizing any space, even an already organized space.

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Nancy Murphy

Nancy has a passion for all things business, and it’s contagious! She is a forward-thinking business executive with a proven track record of creating industry trends and strategies that have impacted the expansion and profitability of global brands including BMW, Benetton, and the Olympics. Since 2003, she has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs and small businesses around the world to successfully launch products and services, expand markets, and increase profitability. She holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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Callie Koch

Callie moved to the Gunnison Valley in 2016 from her hometown of Fort Collins, where she owned and operated an artisan bakery for seven years, waking up way too early and selling sourdough breads and a variety of other products through retail, wholesale, and farmers markets. Once in the Gunnison Valley she continued to manage small businesses in the food industry before changing careers and joining Region 10 and the West Central SBDC to put her 10+ years of small business ownership and management experience to use helping other small businesses. Callie holds a degree in International Studies from Colorado State University. She’s an avid world traveler and outdoors woman.
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