The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado has received a 2016 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations for the Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs.
SCAPE is a 3-year-old program that helps launch new businesses to create more jobs in Southwest Colorado. Companies that are accepted into the six-month program receive office space, intense mentoring from local experts and access to equity funding. SCAPE graduates have received national recognition, and raised more than $3.6 million to grow their businesses.
For more information about SCAPE, contact Elizabeth Marsh at 317-0880 or emarsh@goscape.org.
Apply for the 2017 session at www.goscape.org.
