The North Metro Denver Small Business Development Center is always anxious to share our feel good success stories with the community. The success of our clients is the most rewarding experience for all the staff and volunteers of the SBDC.
Many of our clients want to share their experience with others, and give insight to the workshops, consulting, and guidance our organization provides them and their businesses.
Watchdog Cleaning Solutions USA
Back in 1979, The Village People recorded the song, “IN THE NAVY”, and that is where the founder and owner of Watchdog Cleaning Solutions USA, …
Core Progression Elite Personal Training
In 2006, Jon Cerf was graduating from Baylor University, working part time at a fitness center and had plans to go on to Med-School. He …
Mon Cheri Bakery & Bistro
Baking for Cheri Spickard owner of Mon Cheri started as a young child in her grandmother’s kitchen. Cheri loved spending time in Grandma’s kitchen making …
Black Hound Design Company
Black Hound…a name one would at first think was associated to a dog training business or a hunting operation; however, the reality is that it …
Frolic Play Space
Pilar Johnson owner of Frolic Play Space re-imagined an indoor play space for children under seven after visiting an indoor play area with her young …
Ruby Jean Patisserie
Jen Essex, owner and baker at Ruby Jean Patisserie came to the Small Business Development Center with a passion for baking and a dream of …
Rheinlander Bakery Success Story
Ed Dimner started glazing doughnuts in his parent’s bakery at the age of nine. The Dimner family started Rheinlander’s German Bakery in 1963 and Ed …
2nd Time Sports
2nd Time Sports is an affordable, fun place to shop for team sporting gear and snow sports. Recently, the City of Northglenn honored 2nd Time …
Timberleaf Trailers
Kevin Molick is a custom cabinet contractor and outdoorsman. The idea of building a teardrop trailer for his camping adventures intrigued him so he built …
Mother Tucker Brewery
After decades in corporate America Deb and Scott Tucker agreed it was time to start living their dreams. So after 30 years, with one of …
CG Habitats
CG Habitats is a premium “Board sport Lifestyle” apparel and accessories brand that strives to make the world’s best product offering high quality products for …
Mass FX Media
Mass FX Media is a small business that delivers big creativity in the area of video production. Shawna Schultz and her husband, Matt, met in …
Key Results
Key Results is a small company with a long reach. For almost twenty years, Owner, Marge Fajardo, has worked with individual leaders globally and a …
Backyard Soda Company
The beauty of small businesses is their ability to listen to their customers, quickly pivot and reassess. Backyard Soda Company started with a vision of …
Denver Escape Room
For many businesses, being first to market is essential to their success. When owner Brian Lacertosa of the Denver Escape Room began planning his venture, …
Nova Engineering
An affinity for science and its potential applications drove Manhar Karsanbhai to pursue his Bachelor of Science at Colorado University in electrical engineering. After spending …
Deltech, Inc.
Deltech Inc. designs and builds furnaces for the production of scientific products, from laboratory implements to semi-conductor components. Deltech is a small, family-run company with …
4th Kind Entertainment
In the age of YouTube and smartphones, how does a small video production company distinguish themselves from anyone who can hold a camera? In the …
Zoe’s Coffee
In May of 2008, Vaughn and Judy Pepper started a small coffee kiosk business. For many years, they dreamed of turning this kiosk into a …
Colorado Swim School
Armed with the knowledge that drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury fatalities for children under the age of four and the second leading …
Fiesta Time Inc.
Fiesta Time Inc. is a family business that started seven years ago in Brighton, Colorado. The Jurado family opened it services with only ten tables …
Profound Fitness
Diana Rael is the owner of Profound Fitness, a small, personalized gym and training program for all fitness needs. That sounds like the description of …
