Hiring is one of the most important (and intimidating) decisions you’ll make as a founder. For rural businesses, every new hire is a high-stakes investment—of time, money, and trust. But hiring is also how companies grow—and how our rural communities thrive.
To support entrepreneurs navigating this process, Startup Colorado partnered with the Colorado Workforce Development Council to develop a new hiring resource hub tailored to the realities of rural business.
From financial readiness to wage subsidies, employee retention to startup perks, this guide covers the big questions founders are asking—with insights from Startup Colorado Executive Director and former small business owner Brittany Romano. Read it on Substack:
Join us in empowering rural entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders to achieve even more in 2025. Contributions of any amount directly power our mission to build a sustainable statewide network of resources supporting rural entrepreneurs, so that people and places can thrive and chart their own futures! Will you help us?
