Partners

The Economic Development Division for the City of Lakewood (ED) offers a complete menu of programs, services and referrals for businesses wishing to locate or expand in Lakewood. We provide help with site searches, navigating the City's planning process, access to financing and training programs. For additional information or assistance, call 303-987-7730.

Alameda Gateway Community Assocation Since 1996, the Alameda Gateway Community Association and its members have actively promoted the business and social interests of merchants, property owners and residents in Lakewood's vital Alameda Corridor. The Alameda Gateway Community Association meets the first Wednesday of every month at the Learning Source, 455 S. Pierce Street in Lakewood.

Colorado Lending Source (CLS) offers small businesses access to attractive, fixed-rate, long-term financing for real estate and equipment expansion projects. The community-based nonprofit organization promotes the growth of small businesses. For more information call 303-657-0010.

Colorado Enterprise Fund (CEF) is a non-profit community development financial institution founded in 1976 to help small businesses. They provide small business loans up to $150,000 to entrepreneurs who are unable to obtain financing from traditional sources. If you receive a loan from CEF, you will have access to management consulting and business training from our experienced staff. For more information call 303-860-0242.

The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) is a state program whose mission is to create affordable housing, business and economic growth opportunities for Colorado residents. CHFA's QIC program provides fixed-rate financing for small business loans guaranteed by the SBA. Loans may be used for working capital, equipment purchases, business expansions and real estate acquisitions. The ACCESS program provides financing for fixed assets with a first mortgage funded as part of an SBA 504 loan package.

Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce The DMCC is the voice of the regional business community, advocating on behalf of member companies on issues critical to the economic vitality and quality of life within the region. Currently, the organization is focusing its efforts in the areas of workforce development, education, healthcare, growth and land use management, transportation, and small business development.

Jefferson County Business Resource Center JCBRC provides access to resources and comprehensive services at no cost or low cost for start-up businesses and established businesses in the county. Their approach is that of “Economic Gardening” where entrepreneurial activity is fostered by providing the essential information, infrastructure, and connections needed for business development and growth. For more information, call (303) 996-8976.

Jefferson Economic Council is a forward-thinking economic development organization passionately opening the future for business in Jefferson County, Colorado. JEC is a public/private not-for-profit partnership dedicated to commerce.

Jewell & Wadsworth Area Business Association In July 1999, the merchants and commercial property owners in the vicinity of West Jewell Avenue and South Wadsworth Boulevard formed a merchants association. The mission of the association is to "Organize merchants and property owners with the common goal of increasing the aesthetic quality and economic vitality of the Jewell and Wadsworth Area". The association is continuing to grow, holds monthly meetings, has biannual open house events for the adjacent neighborhoods, organizes cleanup days to spruce up the commercial areas, and pursues activities to improve the commercial viability of the area at Jewell and Wadsworth. The Jewell and Wadsworth Area Business Association (JWABA) meets the first Tuesday of every month at Libery Bank, 7575 W. Jewell Avenue in Lakewood.

Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation
The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC), an affiliate of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce is the nation’s first and only truly regional economic development entity in which many area economic development groups have joined together to represent, and further, the interests of an entire region. Partners include 70 cities, counties, and economic development organizations in the seven-county Metro Denver and two-county Northern Colorado region.

Office of Economic Development and International Trade
The Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) fosters a positive business climate that encourages quality economic development through financial and technical assistance provided in support of local and regional economic development activities throughout the State of Colorado. OEDIT offers a host of programs and services tailored to support business development at every level. The OEDIT also hosts Small Business Development Centers throughout the state of Colorado. These Centers provide free confidential counseling and various training programs. The SBDC combines information and resources from federal, state and local governments with those of the educational system and the private sector to meet the specialized and complex needs of the small business community. The SBDC has a Lakewood office located in the Denver West Office Park.

Micro Business Development Corporation (MBD) MBD specializes in providing nontraditional loans for Colorado's micro entrepreneurs, at a fair rate of interest to support emerging businesses. They provide access to capital from $500 up to $60,000 through five complimentary loan programs that are accessible to entrepreneurs at any stage of his or her business. For additional information call 303-308-8121.

Small Business Administration Loans The SBA 504 Loan Program provides long -term (10 to 20 years), fixed-rate financing to small businesses to acquire real estate, equipment and machinery for business expansion or facility modernization. The SBA 7(a) Loan Program guarantees loans to small businesses that cannot obtain financing on reasonable terms through normal lending channels, and is generally used to fund the varied needs of small business including real estate, expansion, equipment, working capital or inventory. For more information, or to apply, contact your business banker or the Colorado Lending Source at 303-657-0010.

West Chamber The West Chamber Serving Jefferson County exists for the success of business. They support and promote member businesses, are the one voice of the business community to the government, and foster a livable community with positive growth.

West Colfax Community Association Business owners, residents, neighborhood organizations, property owners and others interested in the viability of the Colfax Corridor formed the West Colfax Community Association. The West Colfax Community Association meets the third Wednesday of every month at the Rotunda at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design at 1600 Pierce Street in Lakewood.