Susan Edmondson is President & CEO of Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs, a membership organization ensuring that downtown serves as the economic, civic and cultural heart of the city. In that role, she helms four corporate entities — two nonprofits and two tax districts – and has led an economic resurgence of over $2 billion of new investment into the city center. She previously helmed a local foundation and has been a journalist in Colorado, Nevada and California. She serves on the board of the US Olympic & Paralympic Museum and is co-founder of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
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Start Up Day
Starting a business? Learn & launch your business on Start Up Day!AVANZAR Business Accelerator
3-month accelerator to build a businessLEADING EDGE™ for Entrepreneurs
A 9-week business development courseLEADING EDGE™ for Transportation
A 9-week course for the highway design and construction industryLEADING EDGE™ for Childcare Providers
A 6-six week program for childcare providersSBDC TechSource
A program focused on commercialization and cybersecurity educationCyber: CYA
Consulting and training focusing on all aspects of cyber securityConnect2DOT
Consulting and training for small businesses in the transportation industrySouthern Colorado Mental Health Business Partnership
Help for businesses to identify and build their resiliency#SMALLBIZREALTALK
On-site insight from real, local small businessesVeterans Program
Consulting and training for veterans and their familiesEastern Plains
Consulting and training for businesses on the eastern plainsPalmer Lakes Business Workshop Series
Training and networking for businesses in Palmer LakeEvents
Veteran's Small Business Conference
September 18, 2023The state's premier training event for veteran entrepreneursSmall Business Cybersecurity Summit
October 16, 2023Expert speakers, cybersecurity consultants and exhibitorsSmall Business Week
Summer 2024Workshops and events designed to educate, celebrate and champion local small businessesSouthern Colorado Construction Forum
fall 2024An insider look at upcoming construction projects in the area - Small Business Resources
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