Meetings to unveil Estes Park incubator plan
ESTES PARK — Plans and recommendations for a business-incubator program to serve the Estes Valley will be unveiled at two public meetings next week in Estes Park.
Austin, Texas-based ATP Management has been formulating the blueprint based on suggestions from Estes Park-area businesses and residents, and will unveil the plan during public meetings beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, in the Estes Valley Library’s Hondius Room, 335 E. Elkhorn Ave., and from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday, June 9, at the Estes Park Museum, 200 Fourth St.
“These meetings should be of interest to both entrepreneurs and potential mentors for new or expanding businesses,” said Jon Nicholas, president and chief executive of the Estes Park Economic Development Corp., which hired the consultant.
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Planning for the business incubator has focused on developing a sustainable program that benefits both existing Estes Park businesses that wish to expand and startups or scale-ups that need services and expertise aimed at larger expansion.
Kyle Cox, managing director of the ATP Fund, has served as project manager. Also on the project team are Mike Freeman, chief executive of the Fort Collins-based Innosphere business incubator; Isaac Barchas, head of the Austin Technology Incubator; Ryan Field, lead researcher at LiveOak Venture Partners; and Jamie Rhodes, who founded the Central Texas Angel Network and the Association of Texas Angel Networks. Their efforts have been supported and informed by a business incubator committee sponsored by the Estes Park EDC.
In addition to the public meetings, an informal discussion of the business plan and what services can benefit regional entrepreneurs will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, at VIA Bicycle Café, 1751 N. Lake St, Unit 110. The café hosts the Estes Park Startup Meetup every first Wednesday of the month.
The incubator project is being funded with the third and final portion of a financial award to the town and the Estes Park EDC from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.
