Programs abound for local startups

The northern Front Range is a great place to start a business.

Pro-business attitudes in local government and plentiful resources have made it that way, according to Frank Pryor of the Small Business and International Development Center in Fort Collins.
From software companies to brew pubs, the ferment is being fed by a variety of small programs throughout the region that help people convert good ideas into good business.
Several programs aim at teaching entrepreneurial skills to young people.
The Women’s Development Council, a statewide organization, co-sponsors with The Colorado Women’s Business Office a program called Young Women of the West…