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Mancos Business e-News | May 11, 2021
Employee Ownership Trial Grant
The Colorado Employee Ownership Trial Grant is available to Colorado-headquartered small businesses to pay for the reimbursement of professional technical services required to transition your business to become a Colorado Employee Owned Company.

CLIMBER Loan Fund
The Colorado Department of the Treasury, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, and Office of Economic Development and International Trade have launched the Colorado Loans for Increasing Mainstreet Business and Economic Recovery (CLIMBER). CLIMBER is a statewide loan fund that will provide up to $250 million in working capital to Colorado small businesses through 2023. 

SBA Sending First $2 Billion in Restaurant Revitalization Fund Payments
The first wave of payments from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) is going out to more than 16,000 restaurants and other food and beverage providers, some of whom could see relief money in their bank accounts as soon as Tuesday.

Highlights
Columbine Bar & Grill to Open on Thursday
The newly renovated Columbine Bar and Grill will re-open this Thursday, May 13 from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. They will be open 7 days per week for lunch and dinner.

BurroFest Coming to Mancos
The Mancos Creative District will host the Mancos BurroFest from 12 -- 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 19. The free festival will feature a wide variety of family friendly, burro-centric activities.


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Mancos Trails Group Announces Two New Trail Systems
Over the winter, two new trail systems were approved for local public lands near Mancos. A trail orientation and work day is scheduled for May 15th at 9 a.m.

News Roundup
How to Set Up a Remote Employee for Success on Day One
Harvard Business Review
Onboarding a remote employee is more challenging than doing it in-person. The goals, however, remain the same: To help the employee get off to a fast start, build relationships, understand the culture, and recognize expectations.

5 Strategies to Keep Moms--and Everyone Else--on Staff From Quitting
Inc. Magazine
Pandemic-era employee-retention strategies worth carrying into a new normal.

Upcoming Events
Buying and Selling Your Business

This interactive workshop is geared to both buyers and sellers and covers a wide range of concepts which need to be understood in this complex and detailed transaction, no matter which side of the table you're sitting on.

Where: Online
When: 9 - 10:30 a.m. | May 18 - 19
Presented By: Southwest Colorado SBDC

Reach Customers Online with Google

Learn how customers find your business online and how to promote your business using Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Smart Campaigns in Google Ads.

Where: Online
When: 12 -- 1 p.m. | May 18
Presented By: Southwest Colorado SBDC

Starting Your Business Workshop

Join us for a 4.5 hour seminar on various aspects of starting a business with our variety of presenters, including a small business specialist, small business banker, insurance agent, attorney and an accountant. Topics to be covered include business planning, legal structure, taxes, financing options and insurance.

Where: Downtown Durango
When: 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | May 13
Presented By: Southwest Colorado SBDC

Basics of Bookkeeping

The workshop will cover functions of record keeping: cash versus accrual systems, recording transactions, revenue, expenses, and depreciation, and accounts payable and receivable. This seminar is great for both small business owners, or business assistants in charge of financial transactions and record-keeping.

Where: Online
When: 9 a.m. -- 12 p.m. | June 4
Presented By: Pikes Peak SBDC

Resources
117 N. Main Street
Mancos, CO 81328
Phone: 970-533-7725
Fax: 970-533-7727