Small Business

President Trump's tariffs are starting to impact small businesses in Colorado and across the country.

The threat of tariffs is creating uncertainty for many Colorado companies – including small businesses that make or sell outdoor recreation gear. We hear about how tariff turmoil is affecting these companies’ bottom line – and how they’re coping with it.

Running a restaurant is expensive – and Northern Colorado has seen a recent wave of local favorites closing down. So what’s behind this trend – and can state lawmakers do anything to help? KUNC’s Emma VandenEinde joins In The NoCo to explain.

Several NoCo restaurants closed last year after decades of service. Owners cite increased costs of food, rent and labor. But to their patrons these spaces filled up more than just their stomachs.

Two years after Prop. 125’s approval, Colorado’s independent liquor and specialty stores are finding new ways to win customers back to their shops.

Local governments are allowed to set a minimum wage that's higher than the state rate of $14.40 per hour. Colorado Sun reporter Tamara Chuang said if approved, the changes could take effect on January 1, 2025.

The Taffy Shop was recently voted the Best Candy Store in the country by USA Today – which might surprise some, considering the Estes Park shop has been making just one kind of candy for 89 years. Today on In The NoCo, we talk with owner Mark Igel to learn why tradition is such an essential part of their success.

Xcel customers across the Front Range experienced the state’s first planned power shutoff in April to protect against fire danger, but many residents were unaware their power was being shut off.

LendingTree analyzed small business data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and found that almost 1 in 4 businesses fail in their first year. The 23% failure rate from 2023 is two percentage points more than the year before and four percentage points more than in 2021.

Small businesses in Colorado and across the U.S. are seeing the already-tough process of getting business loans get even tougher.