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ACED is accepting applications for the position of Director of Investor & Community Relations. Please see the following job announcement for more information.
ACED Job Announcement – Dir Investor & Community Relations 061413
Denver ranks No. 1 as Most Friendly to Employees of Small Companies in the United States according to a report released by CardHub (2013). Rankings are based on 10 different metrics – including small business vitality and the number of small businesses with under 250 employees per capita.
CardHub had this to say about Denver: “It’s no surprise that Denver topped the list of the Best Cities to Work for a Small Business, as 97% of employers in Colorado are classified as small businesses… and a workforce that’s growing at the second fastest rate in the country, and the 5th highest wages for new hires.”
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ACED Activities & Events
ACED Board Meeting
Speaker: Howard Kenison
Presentation
Thu. May 23
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
ACED Board Room
ACED Special Members Only Event
ASARCO Update and Bidding Process Overview
Wed. June 5
8:00 a.m. –9:30 a.m.
ACED Board Room
ACED Transportation Taskforce
Thu. June 6
8:00 a.m. –9:30 a.m.
ACED Board Room
ACED Investor Relation Taskforce CANCELED
Thu. June 13
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
ACED Board Room
ACED Business Retention Taskforce
Tue. June 18
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
ACED Board Room
ACED Roundtable CANCELED
By invitation only
Wed. June 19
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The Ranch Country Club (11887 Tejon St. Westminster)
ACED Investors Forum
Trans-Forum: Rethinking Roads, Rail and Revenue
Thu. Jun 27
7:00 a.m Networking
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast & Program
The Ranch Country Club (11887 Tejon St Westminster)
Existing Business
Business Retention and Expansion (BRE)
Why BRE is important: According to an analysis by the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, at least 60% of private sector net new jobs are created by existing establishments. This primary employer growth drives our local economies through increased employment and capital investment, resulting in increased spending in our communities. ACED recognizes this critical dynamic and strives to support the overall business climate, ensuring the vitality and competitive advantage of Adams County’s existing industries.
By increasing local industry competitiveness and profitability, and by decreasing the frequency of downsizing, layoffs, outsourcing and business closure, ACED and the BRE Taskforce play a key role in our local economic health. Through their unabated commitment to existing primary employers, ACED’s business retention and expansion efforts maximize the community’s investment into economic development initiatives; thereby, creating more jobs and better quality of life for Adams County citizens.
Source: Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, May, 2012.
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Featured Business Success Story
Hammond’s Candies
Hammond’s Candies is a gourmet candy manufacturer featuring fun and nostalgic candies, chocolates and other sweet products. In 2005, the company moved to unincorporated Adams County and found a great property in an Enterprise Zone. Since 2005, Hammond’s has enjoyed healthy growth and expansion into new markets. Due to its continued success and growth, Hammond’s Candies was in need of new space and wanted to make sure they retained their business in the Adams County Enterprise Zone.
President, Andrew Schuman and CFO, Ralph Nafziger partnered with ACED to perform a thorough property search, including sites tours of suitable facilities for their company. ACED also was able to connect them with an SBA Small Business Loan provider to help secure financing for the expansion.
In February of 2011, ACED also referred Hammond’s Candies to its PR representative who was able to help the company be featured on 9News for a Valentine’s Day special about their candies. ACED also nominated Hammond’s Candies for the Colorado Companies to Watch program, and the company was awarded as a finalist for 2011.
In September of 2011, Ralph Nafziger, CEO, was featured as a panelist at ACED’s 6th Annual Business Appreciation Breakfast, after which quotes from Ralph about the company’s growth philosophy through the downturned economy were printed in the Denver Business Journal. The following month, ACED featured Hammond’s Candies as a stop on the Adams County Manufacturers’ Tour.
Learn more about Hammond’s Candies at www.hammondscandies.com
