There are several steps you can take within your community to ensure Colorado’s economy is working for all.

As an elected official or community leader, you can:

  • Volunteer to mentor and support small business owners and entrepreneurs.
  • Connect employers to alternative and more diverse hiring pools.
  • Develop targeted networking opportunities among successful small business owners.
  • Reduce land costs by changing zoning codes (density, parking, Accessory Dwelling Units).
  • Maximize publicly and privately owned land to build affordable housing such as parking lots at hospitals or school district land to build workforce housing.
  • Expand partnerships between BIPOC and traditional lenders.
  • Engage the government at the local and federal levels.
  • Increase down payment assistance programs and first-time homebuyer incentives for broader income range.
  • Advocate for increased post-secondary educational attainment and decrease the financial burden for students by maximizing federal assistance, scholarships, concurrent enrollment, flexibility and lower-cost options.
  • Support incentives for employers who are training, upskilling, or doing Fair Chance Hiring.
  • Support greater flexibility for childcare provider licensure.
  • Increase access, proximity and availability of training for small businesses.

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Prosper CO is focused on providing more Coloradans with quality jobs, reducing barriers for small business owners and increasing access to affordable housing.