ARCHIVED  May 1, 1997

Matrix gets first-hand lesson in global piracy

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FORT COLLINS – It’s pretty common for a company to start business stateside and then either expand sales internationally or move operations overseas.

Steve Brown, president of Matrix Investment Corp., did things the other way around. His company was founded in El Salvador, then eventually moved to the United States with corporate headquarters in Fort Collins.

The 16-year-old company continues to have extensive operations and sales in Central America, however. And now, after enduring some hard lessons in international piracy and spending an extensive amount of money to litigate against plagiarism, Matrix is ready to move on.

Company officials expect to relocate this…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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