Warehouse Business Accelerator

THIS EDA INVESTMENT WILL CREATE NEW AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT BY EXPANDING LOCAL CAPACITY AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES IN LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO. THE BUSINESS WAREHOUSE ACCELERATOR?S PROJECT FIREWEED WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT EMERGING SMALL MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY-BASED BUSINESSES IN THE REGION. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES A CRITICAL GAP IN THE REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL AND STARTUP SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM BY ASSISTING SECOND-STAGE MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO SCALE, BE SUSTAINABLE, AND PROMOTE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC IMPACT. THE PROJECT WILL FOSTER ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND SUPPORT LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM NATURAL DISASTERS AND WILDFIRES BY IMPROVING ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ENABLING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL BUSINESS RESOURCES.THE PROJECT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) DEVELOPED BY UPSTATE COLORADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT IS THE FIRST PROJECT IN THE REGION UNDER THEIR NEW CEDS.