After years of wearing ill-fitting bras, Jaclyn Fu decided to fill the gap in the market by launching a bra company targeting women with small breasts.
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New Broomfield shop offers a trim and a tall one
Shave and a haircut – and two beers. That’s the business plan at recently opened barbershop and bar Saloon Cuts.
Christy Sports slides into vacating CO Ski and Golf
Vail Resorts-owned Colorado Ski and Golf is sliding out of its Arvada outpost to make way for another outdoors retailer.
Golden ski retailer plans new warehouse and showroom
Powder7 is securing permits to build an 18,000-square-foot structure that will combine a warehouse, showroom and office on Catamount Drive.
Sunnyside furniture maker launches custom-printed toy box
Toddler furniture maker Little Colorado is allowing customers to upload any image to slap on the side of the woodwork.
Lululemon plants flag at Highlands Square
Lululemon will move into a 2,500-square-foot retail space on West 32nd Avenue formerly occupied by clothing store Melrose & Madison.
Year-old Boulder startup finds success with hiker-focused instant coffee
Alex Hanifin and Matt Segal have gone from bootstrapped startup to REI store shelves in a year, increasing sales by more than 1,000 percent on the way.
Nut-free snack based in Salida raises $2M
Don’t Go Nuts’ parent company recently raised $2 million of a planned $5 million capital raise, going toward new equipment, increasing sales and adding new products.
Woodworker brings DIY concept to the furniture market
DIY Furniture hopes to carve out a niche between the identical furniture kits popularized by Ikea and the custom woodworking at the base of its business.
For Denver survival company, business booms when the end nears
Byron Walker, CEO of Denver-based Survival Frog, talks about recent spikes in sales, current events and his own stash of survival supplies.
