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Commerce City task force urges focus on 'place, price, process,' proposes ambassador program
Summary
Commerce City council on Tuesday received final recommendations from a year-long small-business task force that urged the city to tackle three barriers to local entrepreneurship — place, price and process — and proposed a small-business ambassador program to connect owners to existing resources.
Commerce Citycouncil on Tuesday heard final recommendations from an inaugural small-business task force that spent roughly a year interviewing owners and partners and identified three primary barriers to local entrepreneurship: available small retail space, high rents and taxes, and opaque approval processes.
"Place, price, and process" was the phrase Spencer Kout, owner of VIN 39 Wine Bar and a task force member, used to summarize the findings. Kout told council that many potential local entrepreneurs cannot find appropriately sized or affordable commercial spaces and that projected lease rates and additional metro-district levies make Commerce City costlier than neighboring locations.
The task force recommended a package of policy actions to address those obstacles: create zoning districts or incentives that encourage developers to build multiple small retail units, offer targeted…
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