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A corner store for all of Colorado

Biz Tiendita is a free, student-led project that helps people find and support Colorado small businesses, connects owners with resources, and builds open data about the businesses that hold our neighborhoods together.

Our mission

Make every Colorado small business easy to find, easy to support and impossible to overlook.

Small businesses make up 99.5% of Colorado businesses, yet many of them, especially family-run and immigrant-owned shops, never show up in a search. We want to change that, in English and in Spanish.

biz/bɪz/

noun, English, informal

Short for business.

tiendita/tjen·ˈdi·ta/

noun, Spanish

A little shop. The corner store every neighborhood has.

What we built

Three connected parts, one free platform.

  • Business directory

    Search and map Colorado small businesses by industry, city, services and language.

    Open the directory
    Live

  • Resource Hub

    Funding, free consulting, training and registration help from Colorado organizations.

    Browse resources
    Live

  • Data bank

    Open data on listed businesses, including NAICS industry codes and Colorado registration details, for students, researchers and community groups.

    Explore the data
    Live

How we work

Our methodology, in plain language.

  • Owners tell their own story

    Listings come from owners or from people who know the business. Identity details are always optional and self-reported.

  • Every listing is reviewed

    We check registration with the Colorado Secretary of State and confirm details with the owner before adding a Verified badge.

  • Standard industry codes

    Businesses are classified with 2022 NAICS codes, so our data lines up with Census and SBA research.

  • Free and fair

    No business pays to be listed or to rank higher. Every business gets the same profile.

Community impact

Who Biz Tiendita is for.

Neighbors and shoppers

An easy way to keep money local and discover the businesses next door, in the language you prefer.

Business owners

Free visibility online, plus a clear path to funding, consulting and training that can help them grow.

Students and researchers

Open, well-documented data on Colorado small businesses for coursework, research and community planning.

Own a small business in Colorado?

Listing is free. Send us your details and a few photos. We check them, then your business shows up in search and on the map.

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