BizWest Media

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BizWest Media is a regional B2B media company covering Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado, operating a WordPress-based news platform, monthly print newspaper, proprietary data products, and a portfolio of awards and conferences serving business decision-makers and B2B marketers.

Company typePrivate
Founded2010
HeadquartersBoulder, United States
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2B
OfferingDigital Commerce or Content

What BizWest Media does

BizWest Media LLC operates a regional business news platform serving the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado markets, a combined geographic area with population exceeding one million people spanning Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer, and Weld counties plus Brighton and Westminster. The company was formed in 2010 through consolidation of the Boulder County Business Report (founded 1982) and Northern Colorado Business Report (founded 1995), with the publications officially merged in March 2014 to create the BizWest brand. Approximately twelve staff operate from Fort Collins, Colorado, across editorial, advertising, audience development, and accounting functions, with co-owners Jeff Nuttall (Publisher) and Christopher Wood (Publisher/Editor) maintaining direct founder control.

The product portfolio centers on BizWest.com, a WordPress-based news portal delivering breaking business news plus in-depth monthly features, supported by specialized sub-brands including Breaking Ground (real estate development coverage), EconoWatch (economic monitoring), Book of Lists (annual industry rankings), and DataBank (searchable database of companies and individuals with unlimited downloads). The company also publishes a monthly print newspaper, distributes a suite of daily and weekly email newsletters (BizWest Daily, BizWest Sunday, Nonprofit Report, Research Colorado, Morning Report, Women in Business), operates over a dozen annual events including Mercury 100, IQ Awards, Women of Distinction, 40 Under Forty, and the Northern Colorado Economic Forecast, and produces custom publications. Coverage spans 13 named industries including aerospace, agribusiness, banking, bioscience, cannabis, clean tech, energy, health care, real estate, and technology.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: advertising sales across print, digital, newsletter, and event placements sold by a dedicated sales team; event sponsorships for awards programs and conferences; recurring subscriptions for print and digital access priced at $15/month (Print + Digital) to $300/year (DataBank); and content licensing through a partnership with Prairie Mountain Media for syndication into regional daily and weekly publications. Customer segments span business decision-makers across the regional market and B2B marketers seeking access to an affluent, educated business audience, with named industry verticals in banking and finance, real estate and construction, technology, and healthcare.

BizWest Media firmographics

Firmographics

Name: BizWest Media
Legal name: BizWest Media LLC
Website: https://bizwest.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2010
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Short description: BizWest Media is a regional B2B media company covering Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado, operating a WordPress-based news platform, monthly print newspaper, proprietary data products, and a portfolio of awards and conferences serving business decision-makers and B2B marketers.
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BizWest Media industry classification

Industry

Product category: Regional Business Media
NAICS: Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper Publishers (51311)
SIC: Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)
akta.pro primary industry: Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)
akta.pro secondary industries: Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ), Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

Regional business news
B2B media publishing
Business journalism
Trade publication media
Subscription advertising

Where BizWest Media is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Boulder
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

BizWest Media business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Digital Commerce or Content
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Advertising Sales: Sell media advertising in numerous print and digital products with sponsorships of website and newsletters. Multiple ad formats available including newspaper, magazine, digital billboard, fixed leaderboard, prestitial, right rail, email blast, and social media placements.
Event Sponsorships: Sell event sponsorships for awards programs and conferences including Mercury 100 & IQ Awards, Women of Distinction, 40 Under Forty, Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference, Northern Colorado Economic Forecast, and others.
Subscriptions: Sell subscriptions for print and digital access including Print + Digital ($15/month or $158/year), Digital Only ($17/month or $180/year), and DataBank access ($300/year). Group plans available for organizations of 5+ users.
Content Licensing: Revenue from licensing agreement allowing content to be republished in regional daily and weekly publications owned by Prairie Mountain Media.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Monthly	Print + Digital Monthly
Subscription	Annual	Print + Digital Annual (12% off)
Subscription	Multi-year contract	Print + Digital 3 Years (40% off)
Subscription	Monthly	Digital Only Monthly
Subscription	Annual	Digital Only Annual (12% off)
Subscription	Multi-year contract	Digital Only 2 Years
Subscription	Annual	DataBank Annual
Subscription	Annual	Group Plans

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

BizWest Media product offering

Product offering

Core offering

BizWest Media is a regional business-to-business multimedia publishing company that produces daily digital business news, a monthly print newspaper, data products (Book of Lists and DataBank), and signature events and awards for the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado region. It sells print and digital subscriptions to business professionals, advertising and sponsorships to B2B marketers, and licenses content to regional publications.

Product overview

BizWest Media operates a multi-platform business journalism ecosystem centered on its core website (BizWest.com) and print newspaper. The company offers a platform-plus-products architecture consisting of the main BizWest.com news portal, supported by specialized sub-brands Breaking Ground (real estate vertical) and EconoWatch (economic data), combined with data products including the Book of Lists and DataBank database. Additional offerings include a suite of editorial newsletters, print publications, custom publication services, and events/awards programs. Revenue derives from media advertising, event sponsorships, and subscriptions across digital and print channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Breaking Ground: Website covering new real estate developments in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado
EconoWatch
Book of Lists
DataBank

Products and services

BizWest.com Digital News Platform Main business news website serving business decision-makers in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado region with breaking daily news, in-depth features, industry coverage, and multimedia content.
Breaking Ground Premium vertical news platform covering new commercial and residential real estate developments in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado region, including a bi-annual print publication.
EconoWatch Economic monitoring and analysis product tracking the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado regional economy with news and data.
Book of Lists Annual publication of exclusive industry rankings of top companies and most-influential business leaders across major industries in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado region.
DataBank Searchable subscription database on companies and individuals with unlimited downloads of all BizWest lists and rankings and an interactive digital Book of Lists.
BizWest Print Edition Monthly business newspaper delivered by mail to subscribers, featuring award-winning editorial content, in-depth coverage, and special publications covering Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado.
BizWest Events and Awards Annual portfolio of conferences, awards programs, and networking events covering business growth, real estate, economic forecasts, women in business, and industry recognition across the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado region.
Custom Publications Bespoke publication services for businesses and organizations, including custom magazines, directories, branded content, and media guides.

Companies that use BizWest Media

Customer profile

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

BizWest Media technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

BizWest Media partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

Prairie Mountain MediaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLicensing agreement allowing BizWest content to be republished in regional daily and weekly publications owned by Prairie Mountain Media, providing additional revenue stream and content distribution.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

BizWest Media competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Denver Business Journal: Denver's flagship business journal, published by American City Business Journals. Competes directly with BizWest for Colorado business decision-maker readership, advertising, and event sponsorship, though at metro-Denver scale rather than Boulder Valley/Northern Colorado.
ColoradoBIZ Magazine: Statewide Colorado B2B/regional business magazine with print editions, digital coverage, and events serving business decision-makers. Most direct competitor to BizWest as a Colorado B2B trade publication targeting executives.
Bisnow: National B2B commercial real estate newsletter-and-events publisher. Closely comparable to BizWest's Breaking Ground sub-brand model: regional CRE newsletters monetized via subscriptions and event sponsorships.
Industry Dive: B2B trade digital publisher running dozens of vertical newsletters for business professionals. Highly comparable GTM: newsletter-led B2B media targeting specialized professional audiences with subscription and sponsorship revenue.

Broad incumbents

American City Business Journals: Parent of Denver Business Journal and 40+ U.S. metro business journals. The dominant incumbent in U.S. regional B2B business media, offering overlapping capabilities in print, digital, events, and data products at national scale.
The Denver Post: Colorado's largest regional daily newspaper with dedicated business coverage. Operates as a broad incumbent in Colorado news with overlapping business audience, though at much larger scale than BizWest.

Regional players

Greeley Tribune: Local daily newspaper serving Greeley and Weld County, the same Northern Colorado market BizWest covers. Overlaps BizWest on regional news and advertising, though as a general-interest paper rather than a B2B trade publication.
Longmont Times-Call: Boulder County-area daily newspaper covering the same territory as BizWest's Boulder Valley beat. Comparable regional news and local advertising reach, though focused on general journalism rather than B2B trade content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

BizWest Media financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

BizWest Media leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

BizWest Media funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

BizWest Media M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about BizWest Media

What does BizWest Media do?

Is BizWest Media a public or private company?

BizWest Media is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was BizWest Media founded?

BizWest Media was founded in 2010. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is BizWest Media based?

BizWest Media is headquartered in Boulder, United States, in the North America region.

How does BizWest Media make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Advertising Sales are the primary driver. The others are event Sponsorships, subscriptions and content Licensing.

Who are BizWest Media's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Denver Business Journal, ColoradoBIZ Magazine, Bisnow and Industry Dive. Broad incumbents are American City Business Journals and The Denver Post. Regional players are Greeley Tribune and Longmont Times-Call.

Does BizWest Media have an API?

No public API is recorded for BizWest Media.

What industry is BizWest Media in?

BizWest Media's product category is Regional Business Media. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAJAEAM, Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines, with a secondary code of MPAJADAJ, Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C). Its NAICS code is 513120 and its SIC code is 2721.