The city of Aurora serves as the host office for the Aurora-South Metro Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

A nationally accredited program and a member of the Association for Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) and the Colorado SBDC Network, the Aurora-South Metro SBDC receives support from a number of organizations, including the city of Aurora, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the state of Colorado, corporate sponsors and community partners to assist us as we service Arapahoe and Douglas counties to help existing and new businesses grow and prosper.

Who we are and what we provide

Aurora-South Metro SBDC supports entrepreneurs in Arapahoe & Douglas counties with free guidance in English and Spanish—plus translation in more than 15 languages.

We’re part of Colorado’s statewide, nationally accredited SBDC network: 14 full-time centers, 25-plus satellites, and 300 experts serving all 64 counties.

Our services:

• No cost, confidential and one-on-one business advising
• No cost or low-cost business training
• Connect clients to city, county and state resources

Learn about business structures

Helpful links

• SBDC training schedule 

• Connect2DOT for the transportation industry

• Manufacturer's EDGE

• MyBizColorado, the state of Colorado's user-friendly and intuitive tool for start-up small businesses

Aurora Business Recognition Awards Program

Visit the Business Recognition Awards page to find out more about how the city recognizes businesses that contribute to the city's economic vitality, how to nominate a business for the next recognition program, and who the city of Aurora has honored in the past.

East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit

Aurora, in partnership with the city and county of Denver, RTD, CDOT and DRCOG, is supporting the East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).

The city of Aurora negotiated an intergovernmental agreement with Denver to fund the design and construction of BRT elements along the Aurora portion of Colfax.

East Colfax BRT Construction is now extending into Aurora, from Yosemite to I-225:
-Construction will be completed in a single phase, with work occurring simultaneously at both eastbound and westbound stations.
-Traffic control cones and lane closures will be used in active construction zones as work progresses.
-Traffic will remain open in the center lanes of East Colfax Ave. throughout the project.
-Work will progress block by block, with each section expected to take about 3 to 6 months to complete.
-Construction work for the side-running stations will occur within designated work zones that include portions of the sidewalk.

In progress:

Both directions of Colfax Avenue at Havana Street will have lane closures around the clock through June 22 due to the installation of new infrastructure related to the East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit Project.

BRT systems are designed to move more people with more safety, efficiency and reliability. Buses will run down dedicated center transit lanes in Denver and in mixed flow through Aurora, significantly reducing travel times within the project’s boundaries—from Union Station in Denver to RTD’s R-Line Station at I-225 in Aurora. 

Businesses along the Colfax corridor can take a self-assessment to ready themselves for construction. More information—including a small business toolkit with resources for how to thrive during construction—is available at DenverGov.org/ColfaxBRT.