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Consulting Services for Women & Minority Entrepreneurs Pueblo CO

Minority and women entrepreneurs take note, both government and big corporations want to do business with your small business! Here's how to find out about and access the many programs that set aside resources and provide other advantages for companies run by minorities or women entrepreneurs.
Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce-
(719) 542-1704
302 N. Santa Fe Avenue
Pueblo, CO
Chuck Gallo
(719) 547-1168
856 S. Concho Place
Pueblo West, CO
Pueblo Workforce Center
719-562-3774
212 W 3rd Street
Pueblo, CO
National Association Of Letter Carriers
(719) 543-6609
1240 Lake Ave
Pueblo, CO
Iron Workers Local Union No 24
(719) 542-7435
706 Elmhurst Pl
Pueblo, CO
Tartan Health Care Management,
(719) 543-5718
805 W. 4th St.
Pueblo, CO
BNI-Business Network
(719) 542-6379
102 W.Cellini Dr.
Pueblo West, CO
A F S C M E Council 76
(719) 545-2180
333 Court St
Pueblo, CO
Firefighters Local #3 Iaff
(719) 564-2910
2117 E Evans Ave
Pueblo, CO
International Union Of Operating Engineers No 9
(719) 543-3369
706 Elmhurst Pl
Pueblo, CO

Minority and Women Entrepreneurs : Tapping Into Setaside Programs

In an effort to create diversity in business ownership, both government and big business have come up with a number of minority setaside programs for female- and minority-owned small businesses.

These setasides can be a great boon to minorities or women entrepreneurs. “I have gotten a lot of business from these programs that otherwise I wouldn’t have obtained, because I was bidding against bigger competitors with bigger staffs,” says Karen Terry, owner of CM Services, a software consultant in Austin, Texas, who has won a number of contracts with Texas state agencies.

Figure out if you qualify

By definition, minorities and women entrepreneurs have a great chance of qualifying for public and private setaside programs. Typically, you just need to be female or a member of an ethnic minority; you must be the majority owner of your company; and your company must be able to demonstrate both current viability and sound prospects for future success.

There are also minority setaside programs for disabled people and military veterans. “I was surprised to find out about this when I went to a Small Business Administration expo last spring,” says Brian Drum, a veteran who heads Drum Associates, his own executive-search business in New York City. “And now I’m in the qualification process.”

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