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Explorer Track

Applications for the Explorer track are now closed. Please check back in early 2025 for information on next year's program and application.

Applicants interested in the Explorer Track must meet the following requirements:

  • Consumer product retailer

  • Be in good standing with all state and local taxing and regulatory authorities

  • Must have an existing storefront elsewhere in Colorado, which has been in operation for at least two years. No more than three storefronts total.

  • Annual gross revenue of less than $2 million in 2023, for each operating storefront.

Applicants must share:

  • State of Colorado Certificate of Good Standing

  • Profit and Loss Statement or comparable financial statement to demonstrate 2023 gross annual revenues for existing storefront operations

  • Describe how your business will “reimagine downtown”: Tell us how your store meets this objective, specifically, how your products will reflect the legacy of Colorado producers and/or growing cultural diversity and global connectivity of Denver.

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EXPLORER

The Explorer Track is for experienced Colorado-based retail store operators interested in testing out a reduced-cost storefront location in downtown Denver. This year's Popup Denver program will choose TWO businesses to receive the $25,000 grant and at least six months of abated rent.

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