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COLORADO INFO
10 Reasons
to do business in Colorado
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Financial
Investment
U.S. Small Business
Administration lenders and public finance programs, in addition to an
active venture capital community, provide the financial resources to fuel
Colorado's growing companies;
• Major Companies: BankOne, VectraBank, Wells Fargo, Morgenthaler
Ventures, Qwest Capital Partners, Centennial Ventures, Sequel Venture
Partners, Meritage Private Equity Fund
•Companies Recently Invested In:
- WildBlue Communications ($156 million)
- Pharmoin ($40 million)
- LeftHand Networks ($22 million)
- Soma Logic Inc. ($11.4 million)
- Photonic Bridges Inc. ($23 million)
•Venture Capital Investment 2002: $572 million
•Additional Information & Statistics:
- Colorado ranks third in the nation for venture capital investments as
a percent of GSP
- SBA lenders made $455 million in guaranteed loans to Colorado small
businesses
in 2002
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