Resources for
BID Business/Property
Owners

Placemaking

Planning is underway to transform Colfax and the Mayfair Town Center into a transit-enriched, mixed use area that serves nearby neighborhoods.  To learn more, see our Placemaking page.

Upcoming Events & Meetings

The BID Board of Directors typically meets the third Wednesday of the month. Visit the Events & Meetings page for updates and other opportunities.

Marketing & Media Attention

We are constantly talking to consumers who live or work in the area. Send us your news and we’ll incorporate it as appropriate in our marketing.

• Sign-up for E-newsletter
• Like Us on Facebook
• Watch us in the Media
• Reach local customers through cost-effective advertising:
  • Mayfair Neighbors:  Sarah Bates & Sara Visser
  • Greater Park Hill Community newspaper: Advertising Manager
  • Park Hill events:  Sierra Fleenor
  • East Montclair/East Colfax Neighborhood:  Tim Roberts

See our latest news

Financial Assistance

• • Acción Colorado: Increased access to credit for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
  • Colorado Enterprise Fund: Providing small business loans to entrepreneurs who are unable to obtain financing from traditional sources.
  • Denver Enterprise Zone: 9 state tax credits for new business facilities, expansions, job creation and equipment purchase.
  • Denver Revolving Loan Fund: Gap funding to help business start-up or expansion, including real estate acquisition, renovation, FF &E and working capital.
  • Denver Business Investment Program: a business personal property tax credit, designed to encourage business start-ups and reward existing businesses of all sizes that expand their operations
  • Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute: Support for entrepreneurs, including access to small, low-risk loans to launch or grow a business concept.
  • Denver Capital Matrix, a resource directory of nearly 400 funding sources for Denver small businesses and entrepreneurs

Energy Efficiency

Certifiably Green Denver can help you save hundreds on your business’s utility bills.
The free program provides no-cost assessments to help your business improve efficiency and profitability while minimizing environmental liability through pollution prevention.

Clean & Safe

We work with property owners, the City of Denver and neighborhood police to maintain a clean and safe district. Here’s how you can help:
• Report graffiti to the Denver Public Works for free removal or call 3-1-1
• Report suspicious activity to the Denver Police Department at (720) 913-2000, or call 9-1-1 in case of an emergency.
• Contact the Community Resource Officer, Heidi Lewis, District 2: heidi.lewis@denvergov.org or (720) 913-1094.
• Report overgrown weeds or rundown properties to Denver’s Neighborhood Inspection Services or call 3-1-1
• Security services and camera systems available from Statewide Lock & Safe on East Colfax.
• Tips for Crime Prevention:  Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
• Post this sign near your cash register to prevent “smash & grabs.”
• Display this Keep Colfax Clean Sign in your window.

Business & Workforce Assistance

Low or No-Cost Business Assistance

• Denver’s Office of Economic Development: Help with questions about starting or growing a business, including licenses, permits, regulations and more.
• Denver Small Business Development Center: Professional small business counselors, educational seminars, start-up assistance and more. Located on Johnson Wales University campus on Montview Boulevard and Quebec Street. Make your appointment now.

Skilled entry-level employees

• • • Johnson & Wales University: More than 1,600 students attend classes just blocks from the ‘Fax corridor. JWU’s employer relations staff can connect you with students who have the right skills and training for your company for part-time, full-time or internship work.
    • Mi Casa Resource Center provides training, job placement and employer support services. Its highly-reputable career training program is used by large employers like King Soopers and US Bank as well as local businesses who need screened, skilled and job-ready workers.

Reduced Investment Risk

Colfax has long been home to gas stations, dry cleaners and other uses that may or may not have created environmental issues. This concern sometimes hinders redevelopment. Now you can eliminate that risk by applying for a grant from the City of Denver.

The Colfax Mainstreet Coalition is a partnership among the City and County of Denver, the City of Lakewood, and the Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA). Property owners can apply for funding for environmental site assessments, to determine the presence, nature and extent of potential contamination and to identify specific cleanup needs. These funds have been utilized by many new developments on Colfax Avenue.

Request more information.

Market Data

District Market Profile

Planning Initiatives

The City of Denver has made significant investments to attract new business and sustainable development on the Colfax corridor, including:

• • • Colfax Corridor Connections Transportation Study
    • East Area Plan
    • Colfax Bus Rapid Transit
    • East Colfax Re-urbanization Study
    • East Side Mobility Study
    • Mayfair Town Center Assessment