The AYA Basis goals to shut the wealth hole for the Black group by way of programming and funding for entrepreneurs
DENVER — Colorado’s Black Enterprise Initiative (BBI) has launched the AYA Basis, a group led basis that gives assets and funding to assist Black enterprise house owners and entrepreneurs thrive locally. The muse offers capital and programming to help the Black companies to allow them to create social change, together with serving to to shut the wealth hole for the Black group.
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“We lose sight of how essential it’s to help us,” stated Tonoa Manuel, AYA Basis’s programming director. “A whole lot of us are small enterprise house owners and entrepreneurs, and we’re constructing that group, so what does it seem like to have the ability to help that in a means that promotes progress and sustainability?”
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The AYA Basis has funding help from Mile Excessive United Means, the Colorado Well being Basis, Kaiser Permanente, McKinsey Firm, Cooley LLP, Rose Group Basis and Colorado Enterprise Fund. Manuel stated proper now, the group is working with about 20 completely different Black companies attempting to make an affect.
“We don’t have the help or somebody strolling with us on this journey to say, ‘I can do it,’” Manuel stated. “We’d like individuals to see that they’ve a seat on the desk, and so they can be taught the issues they should be taught.”
Based on the group, there was no group basis in Colorado devoted to serving the Black group. AYA management understands that programming alone received’t repair the wealth disparity within the Black enterprise group, however AYA is aiming to alter that.
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“I feel in a spot like Denver the place the Black inhabitants is so low, I don’t assume we understand the dearth of entry to issues like this,” Manuel stated. “Whether or not that’s working capital loans or grants and gaining access to that all the way down to accounting and finance.”
Evan Simmons began his home portray firm known as Panoramic Professional Portray in 2019. He stated his firm did nicely throughout the pandemic and he needs to see that development proceed so he obtained involved with the AYA Basis.
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“Once I began the journey of entrepreneurship, I all the time informed myself that I might be open to exploring completely different avenues and issues that would assist me develop the enterprise,” Simmons stated. “I reached out as a result of I used to be informed they’ve a number of assets obtainable that would actually assist someone like myself being a brand new entrepreneur.”
Programming on the AYA Basis for entrepreneurs, professionals and group leaders embody:
“Jumpstart my Biz” — a four-week startup boot camp that focuses on understanding and mapping foundational enterprise ideas to equip entrepreneurs with the instruments and data wanted to start out their companies.
“Minds Matter Monday” — a collaborative co-working house that permits creatives to attach, construct, community, and easily get issues achieved. AYA workers will lead conversations on a brand new enterprise growth or career-related subject every whereas, whereas additionally serving to individuals work by way of issues on their to-do lists.
“Nav to Join” — a one-on-one teaching and advisory service to assist entrepreneurs develop strategic objectives and be held accountable to see them by way of. This program offers the help and assets wanted to be intentional about transferring companies ahead.
“Black Capital” —- in partnership with BBI, Black Capital brings collectively aspiring entrepreneurs and small enterprise house owners to know capital programs and the best way to entry them.
“All of the applications and assets they’ve been capable of present have actually helped my firm and actually helped push me ahead,” Simmons stated. “It’s been wonderful for my enterprise and an enormous useful resource and one thing I undoubtedly wouldn’t be within the place I’m at present with out.”
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The muse stated they imagine that profitable Black companies will assist lower unemployment charges and flow into extra money inside the group.
“What does that do to my household and my youngsters,” Manuel stated. “To have the ability to see that we maintain that sort of energy in our group and we can provide it again and that it’s impactful and highly effective.”
For extra details about AYA Basis right here.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Shedeur Sanders threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns Saturday to help Colorado match its victory total for all of last season with a 48-21 rout of UCF.
Two-way star Travis Hunter had a TD catch and interception for the Buffaloes (4-1, 2-0 Big 12), who have won three straight games following a lopsided road loss to Nebraska.
Hunter scored on a 23-yard reception in the first quarter, struck a Heisman pose after his second-half inteception, and finished with nine catches on nine targets for 89 yards.
Sanders. son of coach Deion Sanders, also had TD throws of 47 yards to Will Sheppard and 10 yards to LaJohntay Wester on the way to completing 28 of 35 passes with one interception.
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Colorado’s improved defense stood tall, too, slowing down an offense that entered game averaging a nation-leading 375.7 yards per game rushing. The Buffaloes forced four turnovers — intercepting KJ Jefferson twice, once in the end zone — and also denying UCF points on one drive that stalled inside the Colorado 1.
Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig finished off the strong defensive performance by picking up a fumble in the closing minutes and returning it 95 yards for Colorado’s final touchdown.
Both teams were coming off exciting comeback wins in their conference openers, with Colordao beating Baylor after forcing overtime on Sanders’ 43-yard Hail Mary TD to Wester on the last play of regulation and UCF wiping out a 21-point deficit on the road to defeat TCU 35-34.
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders walks along the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Central Florida, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. Credit: AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Welcoming the Buffaloes to Orlando for the first meeting between the teams capped a day in which UCF hosted the FOX Big Noon Kickoff pregame show on campus, giving coach Gus Malzahn’s program the most national exposure the Knights have received since entering the Big 12 last season.
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Jefferson completed 20 of 35 passes for 284 yards, including TDs of 75 yards to RJ Harvey and 15 yards to Xavier Townsend. The quarterback also scored on a 7-yard run.
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Colorado: Shedeur Sanders had another big day passing, but the Buffaloes ran the ball well, too, finishing with 128 yards rushing on 28 attempts.
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) is sacked by Central Florida defensive end Nyjalik Kelly, right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. Credit: AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack
UCF: The Knights secondary was exposed in their narrow victory over TCU. Sanders was sacked twice, but on far too many occasions when the quarterback escaped pressure he was able to find receivers running wide open.
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Ranked as the sixth most beautiful golf course in the U.S. in The Golf Book of Lists, The Estes Park 18-Hole Golf Course is set in a wide mountain valley and offers breathtaking panoramic views of Meeker and Longs Peaks. It also is home to some of the 3,200 elk roam that freely roam the surrounding area.
The vast majority golfers who come in contact with the resident elk will simply pick up or wait it out until they have a clear shot but there are some who blatantly disregard Section 33-6-128 of Colorado State Law that expressly prohibits harassment of any wildlife.
The following video was taken at the driving range and shows man purposely hitting a golf ball at group of elk. The person shooting the video threatens to send the video to the cops if the golfer continued to hit balls at the elk and comments that this is not the first time he has witnessed this type of heinous behavior.
Estes Park 18-Hole Golf Course does not have any specific wildlife guidelines for golfers on their website but they really should. The USGA does have rule 16.2 for Dangerous Animal Condition whereby a golfer is granted relief when a dangerous animal is near a ball as it lies.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed they are investigating this incident as wildlife harassment.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Colorado Springs man was recently the victim of a murder, but not in Colorado.
Authorities in Mississippi are working the case of 23-year-old Elias Trudell who was found shot and left inside of a burning car at Luxapalila Park; just south of Columbus, Mississippi.
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office says it all stems from a drug deal gone bad.
On September 2nd, authorities were called to the scene of a burning car at an abandoned park. To their surprise, the body of a Colorado Springs man, Elias Trudell, was inside.
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According to the sheriff’s office, Trudell and Malachi Salus drove from Colorado Springs to Columbus, Mississippi to transport drugs.
Investigators say the pair then devised a plan to rip off one of the people they were meeting.
Trudell’s family says they had no idea why he was going to Mississippi, “My cousin just told me it was like an easy way to get money, and that’s all he told me. He never mentioned anything about drugs,” Micaela Pritchard said.
Things didn’t go as planned and Trudell was shot before being placed into a car and set to flames.
His family tells KRDO13 that he was a good person at heart, but he hung around the wrong crowd, “Nobody deserves to die like that viciously…you guys didn’t even give us a chance for him to be buried properly and he was ashes, like, that is not okay,” Pritchard said.
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The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office has made 7 arrests in connection to Trudell’s death.
They are Malachi Salus, 22, Jaleen Young, 24, and Kenneth Jones, 20, Issac Harris, 19, Treveon Little, 23, Makye Butler, 19, and David Hall, 25.
Charges they are facing range from conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance to accessory after the fact of murder.
