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I am a start up and will be having my grand opening the end of July early August. I have received excellent mentorship from

Lucia Harrison

Daphne Shih Gebauer was fantastic! Came full of information and was patient with me in helping me understand all of the answers to my

Aden Timson

Had a really wonderful conversation with Shaula and I received a lot of useful information to move forward in buying my own business.

Penelope Persson

Everyone had so much expertise and made the content so accessible that I really felt like I will be able to succeed in my

Vallorie Buffa

Brandon Lee was very easy to talk with and had excellent suggestions and advice for us. Thank you!

Mary Hanson

Chelsey took the time to get to know me and my situation as well as answer my questions. Super helpful. Thank you!

Allison Roebker

Mr. Ron is awesome! He gave me excellent directions in preparing an excellent Business Plan.

Lucia Harrison

Andra Hargrave was a terrific consultant for me! His selfless sharing of insight, strong experience, and engaging demeanor, are greatly appreciated!

Ramon Alvarez

Kim was a terrific resource with a tremendous amount of knowledge and expertise.

Theresa Klinitski

Steve is a great guy! Very knowledgable and incredibly helpful! Thank you!

William (Billy) Ryder

Natalia is so great, friendly and caring. Her knowledge helped guide me gave me clarity and confidence.

Mari Rader

Natalia is very helpful! She always finds the alternative solutions to help the client.

Amar Alimaa

I just can’t thank everyone enough for all the help. I wish I would have known about SBDC sooner.

Kimberly Jones

I appreciate the time, information and resources Ron shared with me on Wednesday. Ron has a lot of experience that I can learn from.

Lesie Racz

With the generously help by Ms. Shaula Denton we were able to survive tremendously thru her guidance.

Tony Mendenilla

Ron was wonderful to work with. Very knowledgeable and insightful to my specific business needs. Definitely will enlist his help in the future.

Stephen Spence

Chelsey was great to talk to. She was very knowledgeable and gave good insight into my business situation.

Tony Cobb

Ron was extremely helpful in answering my questions and gave me advice on the next steps to take to start my new business. I

Tara Head

I have already suggested to my sister and her husband to reach out to the SBDC to help with their home business.

Darren Anderson

Our experience was outstanding, and we are looking forward to the next steps.

Joshua Degenhardt

Best consults always!

Miguel Tully

I recommended the SBDC at Barnes & Noble to a guy in the biz book section. We were talking and he had “Small Business

Sarah Groh

I really appreciated the advice Steve [Imke] gave me, it was very helpful. His stories were very impactful and taught me a lot.

Amanda Ericson

Ron is always a critical asset to the Integrity team. I am grateful to the SBDC for his support!

Michael Tipton

Heather was very helpful and her skill set matched so well with our needs and direction. 5 STARS

James Bishop

The Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center is helping me by getting me a good, solid foundation for my upcoming business. I haven’t started

Elena Santiago

Christina helped me to understand the purpose of an operating agreement, as well as what to insert into the document she looked over for

Leslie Racz

Tiffany is so knowledgable and so generous with her expertise. I was nervous about meeting with a mentor who does such similar work as

Elizabeth Moffett

Tiffany Cox was great. I was really nervous because this was my first time doing any consultation and she answered all of my questions.

Elena Santiago

The telephone conference with Mr. Lubitz was very helpful and I am very grateful for the help. I had a few issues I needed

John Stratton

We made a genuine connection with Ron O’Herron. We look forward to his stewardship in working with the members of our organization.

Dale Latty

Both Chelsea Cerrillo and Becky Fuller offered great advice!

Martha Whitlock

He [Darrell Fleck] was very kind and knowledgeable.

Fai Murphy

Heather was very informative. Definitely learned more than I expected.

Will Warren

Shaula is my go to person! She is always helpful in the most important ways and gets back to me quickly with answers to

Leslie Racz

Thank you so much! All of the consultants have been amazing and so helpful in buying my business.

Danielle Ronner

Ron was exceptional, very attentive, helpful and willing to help ensuring that I was set with the right tools and resources.

Adelmarie Rivera

This session with Reanna was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!

Josh Gates

I was assigned to see Heather McBroom who was just perfect for me to receive my first consultation with! Thank you!

Leslie Racz

Tiffany Cox is a wealth of knowledge and information. Super awesome consult.

Stefan Kochis

Mr. Lubitz is very knowledgeable and diplomatic. He conveys his expertise in a manner that shows respect for the client and offers practical, understandable

Mark Guthmiller

“Thanks so much! I have seen many consultants in preparation of buying an existing business in the community and they have all been extremely

Danielle Ronner

Brandon [Lee] was amazing, and the rest of you are absolutely fantastic! Thank you for being here!

Johnny Joy

Christina [Gilbertson] is always amazing!!!!! Such great info and helps you work through the process!

Niki Cicak

I thought it was really nice of Shaula [Denton] to send me a text letting me know she had sent me an email so

Elizabeth Armatys

Janet Brugger is very professional and knowledgeable in all aspects of her being a Consultant for the SBDC. I so gratefully appreciated her guidance.

Harold Maddox

Jackie Gonzalez was very helpful and patient.

Ryan Presley

You guys are a huge blessing to me. Thank you for all your help. Blessings.

Kevin Moore

Steve was great! He thought of a solution to my problem that never crossed my mind.

Aaron Dagate

Speaking with Shane [Sherman] was so grounding and helpful. I took his advice and I have begun moving my bus forward (albeit a small

Sarita Shoemaker

John was excellent.

Kayla Lee

Tiffany is simply amazing!!! Thank you.

Estevan Jaimes

The classes and tutoring sessions are INVALUABLE. I am so thankful for the SBDC!!

Mary Enger RN, BSN, IBCLC

Met with Ms. Shaula Denton at the Pikes Peak SBDC office. She was very knowledgeable gave me a lead were to go and guide

Tony Mendenilla

Coryn and Eric from Corvus are exceptional and have really helped my business.

Jennifer Halford

Really great job. Cory is super helpful.

Javier Angulo

Great group of professionals. I am looking forward to working with everyone necessary to assist with my business.

Marc Anthony Rangel

Jackie was wonderful!

Fai Murphy

The SBDC is simply the best! I love emailing the secretary for help—she is so helpful!!

Mary Enger

Loren was very helpful and insightful to talk to. His experience and history provide helpful insights. Thank you.

Logan Rojas

Great information. Thank you so much for all your (Robin Roberts) assistance.

Justin Kush

Ron is great! I greatly appreciate his time, insight and recommendations. I will definitely be meeting with him again as I go through this

Justin Kush

Tiffany was so sweet. She had a lot of good ideas and suggestions.

Fai Murphy

Both (Jay McKeown & Christina Gilbertson) were very helpful and very professional- yet took a personal interest in my work which was productive in

Marcus Avery

Greatly appreciate all the help and insight Ron provided. I look forward to continuing my work with him.

Justin Kush

Christina is awesome! So helpful and knowledgeable!

Niki Cicak

“Loren Lancaster answered all my questions and probably talked me out of making a bad decision. Very much appreciated his help. Thank you Loren.”

Shawn Craft

“Heather McBroom is very knowledgeable and eager to answer all questions. Highly recommend.”

Dalia Iris

“Ron [O’Herron] always does a fantastic job supporting me. I very much appreciate his excellent mentorship!”

Michael Tipton

“Jackie was awesome very very helpful.”

Terrance Coleman

“Ron provided a very solid introduction to SBDC resources and I look forward to continuing with future engagements.”

John Zentner

“Christina was most helpful in getting me setup with an appropriate business license in Colorado.”

Karen Pickering

“Ron has been critical to my company operations. He has helped us go to the next level. His expertise has been super critical. Thank

Michael Tipton

“John is a great subject matter expert and resource. He also has good bedside manners!”

Bob Gemignani

“The meeting with Christina was very helpful and made me feel more confident and directed moving forward. Thank you SBDC!”

Chelsea Maffei

“Steve provided exceptional advice and support.”

Richard Sanders

“Brandon Lee is extremely helpful and really helped me with my website. I’m already starting to see results. Just a great experience overall.”

Lee Walters

“SBDC has helped me to expand my knowledge in the business field and to develop a business plan.”

Marianjely Clark

“Great experience with Tiffany! Thank you to everyone involved.”

Leif Anderson

“I wasn’t quite sure what to expect the consultation, but Jacquie gave me all the advice I needed and so much more! SBDC is

Carrie Johnson

“I not only left the consultation a bit more educated but boy was I inspired! Ramon [Alvarez] is a true mentor and amazing human

JJ Lopez

“Janet [Brugger] was very knowledgeable and helpful.”

RoxSana Ballard

“Heather [McBroom] did great. We had some technical difficulties but it still went smoothly! She helped me understand exactly what I need to in

Madison Dobson

“Absolutely wonderful and incredibly helpful! Thank you Darrell [Fleck] and everyone at the SBDC.”

Jennifer Higby

“John [Lubitz] was fantastic, lots of great information and insight for our company.”

Brandon Lee

“Becky Fuller was very reassuring that we are on the right track for our small business plans. She was very knowledgeable, provided options and

Penny Schelling

“Mr. John Lubitz was very knowledgeable, professional, kind and helpful. I’m so grateful for his advice and encouragement.”

Lisa Marie Staton

“Ron O’Herron is very smart, encouraging and helpful.”

Erin Hatfield

“Shaula Denton, Mark Bittle, and John Lubitz provided awesome support that was very much needed.”

Valerie Wilmot

“Steve was very knowledgeable, articulate and easy to talk to.”

Roy Bach

“Great service, Janet was very helpful! Thank you!”

Suzanne Rome

“Cory was fantastic. I am looking forward to a long future working with her.”

Priscilla Baltazar

“Tiffany was great. Thank you!”

Hally Brooke

“Cory was very pleasant, courteous and helpful. I would like to say Thank You for her guidance that helped me through a complicated application

Tammy Muller

“Ron was very humble, soft spoken, eager to help me. I’m very grateful for him and the SBDC team.”

Vanessa Chambers

“My husband/business partner learned so much from Darrell!!! He really opened our eyes and had great questions for us that we never thought about.

Annette Verones

“It was great. Reanna helped me so much.”

Sheena Sampsel

“Brandon provided much appreciated advice. We are going to contract with him for additional guidance.”

Patrick Going

“SBDC helps me with trainings and consultants, but the best thing is, they help me to become more confident. Even with my limitation with

Rose Marie Jeanithe-Raphael

“Ramon Alvarez es un escelente persona.”

Francisco Solis-Moralez

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I am a start up and will be having my grand opening the end of July early August. I have received excellent mentorship from

Daphne Shih Gebauer was fantastic! Came full of information and was patient with me in helping me understand all of the answers to my

Had a really wonderful conversation with Shaula and I received a lot of useful information to move forward in buying my own business.

Everyone had so much expertise and made the content so accessible that I really felt like I will be able to succeed in my

Brandon Lee was very easy to talk with and had excellent suggestions and advice for us. Thank you!

Chelsey took the time to get to know me and my situation as well as answer my questions. Super helpful. Thank you!

Mr. Ron is awesome! He gave me excellent directions in preparing an excellent Business Plan.

Andra Hargrave was a terrific consultant for me! His selfless sharing of insight, strong experience, and engaging demeanor, are greatly appreciated!

Kim was a terrific resource with a tremendous amount of knowledge and expertise.

Steve is a great guy! Very knowledgable and incredibly helpful! Thank you!

Natalia is so great, friendly and caring. Her knowledge helped guide me gave me clarity and confidence.

Natalia is very helpful! She always finds the alternative solutions to help the client.

I just can’t thank everyone enough for all the help. I wish I would have known about SBDC sooner.

I appreciate the time, information and resources Ron shared with me on Wednesday. Ron has a lot of experience that I can learn from.

With the generously help by Ms. Shaula Denton we were able to survive tremendously thru her guidance.

Ron was wonderful to work with. Very knowledgeable and insightful to my specific business needs. Definitely will enlist his help in the future.

Chelsey was great to talk to. She was very knowledgeable and gave good insight into my business situation.

Ron was extremely helpful in answering my questions and gave me advice on the next steps to take to start my new business. I

I have already suggested to my sister and her husband to reach out to the SBDC to help with their home business.

Our experience was outstanding, and we are looking forward to the next steps.

Best consults always!

I recommended the SBDC at Barnes & Noble to a guy in the biz book section. We were talking and he had “Small Business

I really appreciated the advice Steve [Imke] gave me, it was very helpful. His stories were very impactful and taught me a lot.

Ron is always a critical asset to the Integrity team. I am grateful to the SBDC for his support!

Heather was very helpful and her skill set matched so well with our needs and direction. 5 STARS

The Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center is helping me by getting me a good, solid foundation for my upcoming business. I haven’t started

Christina helped me to understand the purpose of an operating agreement, as well as what to insert into the document she looked over for

Tiffany is so knowledgable and so generous with her expertise. I was nervous about meeting with a mentor who does such similar work as

Tiffany Cox was great. I was really nervous because this was my first time doing any consultation and she answered all of my questions.

The telephone conference with Mr. Lubitz was very helpful and I am very grateful for the help. I had a few issues I needed

We made a genuine connection with Ron O’Herron. We look forward to his stewardship in working with the members of our organization.

Both Chelsea Cerrillo and Becky Fuller offered great advice!

He [Darrell Fleck] was very kind and knowledgeable.

Heather was very informative. Definitely learned more than I expected.

Shaula is my go to person! She is always helpful in the most important ways and gets back to me quickly with answers to

Thank you so much! All of the consultants have been amazing and so helpful in buying my business.

Ron was exceptional, very attentive, helpful and willing to help ensuring that I was set with the right tools and resources.

This session with Reanna was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!

I was assigned to see Heather McBroom who was just perfect for me to receive my first consultation with! Thank you!

Tiffany Cox is a wealth of knowledge and information. Super awesome consult.

Mr. Lubitz is very knowledgeable and diplomatic. He conveys his expertise in a manner that shows respect for the client and offers practical, understandable

“Thanks so much! I have seen many consultants in preparation of buying an existing business in the community and they have all been extremely

Brandon [Lee] was amazing, and the rest of you are absolutely fantastic! Thank you for being here!

Christina [Gilbertson] is always amazing!!!!! Such great info and helps you work through the process!

I thought it was really nice of Shaula [Denton] to send me a text letting me know she had sent me an email so

Janet Brugger is very professional and knowledgeable in all aspects of her being a Consultant for the SBDC. I so gratefully appreciated her guidance.

Jackie Gonzalez was very helpful and patient.

You guys are a huge blessing to me. Thank you for all your help. Blessings.

Steve was great! He thought of a solution to my problem that never crossed my mind.

Speaking with Shane [Sherman] was so grounding and helpful. I took his advice and I have begun moving my bus forward (albeit a small

John was excellent.

Tiffany is simply amazing!!! Thank you.

The classes and tutoring sessions are INVALUABLE. I am so thankful for the SBDC!!

Met with Ms. Shaula Denton at the Pikes Peak SBDC office. She was very knowledgeable gave me a lead were to go and guide

Coryn and Eric from Corvus are exceptional and have really helped my business.

Really great job. Cory is super helpful.

Great group of professionals. I am looking forward to working with everyone necessary to assist with my business.

Jackie was wonderful!

The SBDC is simply the best! I love emailing the secretary for help—she is so helpful!!

Loren was very helpful and insightful to talk to. His experience and history provide helpful insights. Thank you.

Great information. Thank you so much for all your (Robin Roberts) assistance.

Ron is great! I greatly appreciate his time, insight and recommendations. I will definitely be meeting with him again as I go through this

Tiffany was so sweet. She had a lot of good ideas and suggestions.

Both (Jay McKeown & Christina Gilbertson) were very helpful and very professional- yet took a personal interest in my work which was productive in

Greatly appreciate all the help and insight Ron provided. I look forward to continuing my work with him.

Christina is awesome! So helpful and knowledgeable!

“Loren Lancaster answered all my questions and probably talked me out of making a bad decision. Very much appreciated his help. Thank you Loren.”