A new microgrant fund for entrepreneurs that started in Buffalo, N.Y., has opened a chapter in Denver and is accepting applications from people starting businesses and people who want to be part of the giving and mentoring program.
and takes its name from that city’s nickname, “the city of Good Neighbors.” The organization is structured like a giving circle, in which members pool their money and decide together how to distribute it.
“Jason and I held various roles in that company. We saw the company grow and saw the start of community grow in Buffalo as well during that time,” O’Rourke said. ” We’ve always just wanted to give back to the community in some way, especially through entrepreneurship because I feel like it’s really difficult to take that leap of faith.”
The obstacles to starting a business in Denver are different from those in Buffalo, O’Rourke said. “A lot of Silicon Valley people are coming out here and small businesses and entrepreneurs are kind of lost because the cost of living and doing business has just skyrocketed.”
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