A private business club · Est. Colorado Springs

Where Colorado Springs
small business builds what's next.

The ACA isn't another networking group. It's a private business club at 905 Garden of the Gods Road where small business owners share work, share wins, and help each other navigate what's next — including the AI shift reshaping how every small business gets found.

24-hour member access Weekly workshops BDTs · Socials · Town Halls

§ 01 — Who We Are

Real relationships.
Real referrals. Real programming.

For decades, the ACA has been a place Colorado Springs entrepreneurs come to find each other — not to pitch, not to chase carrots, but to actually build relationships that lead to real work.

In 2026, the way small businesses get found is shifting fast. AI is changing how people search, how they choose, how they decide who to trust. Most small business owners don’t have a playbook for that yet. We’re building one — together — with the team at DVMH Group as our strategic partner.

We bring the room, the relationships, and seven decades of small business DNA. They bring the brand intelligence, the AI craft, and the production capability. The chapter doesn’t lose what makes it the ACA. It gains what comes next.

For our members

24-hour club access, BDTs, monthly socials, weekly workshops on brand and AI, and a chapter that has your back.

For the community

Open workshops, town-hall events, and partnerships with the Colorado Springs Health & Fitness Expo, Pikes Peak SBDC, UCCS, and more on the way.

§ 02 — What’s On the Calendar

Drop in. Sign up. Show up.

The chapter calendar lives below. BDTs, workshops, socials, member events — if it’s on the calendar, it’s open to you.

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The ACA-COS public Google Calendar will appear here once Karrie confirms the calendar source. Get notified when events are added →

§ 03 — Activities & Programs

The recurring shape of the chapter.

Daily

24-hour access

Use the 905 Garden of the Gods space any time you need a workspace, meeting room, or a quiet office.

Recurring

BDTs

Business Development Teams — small accountability and referral circles that meet on a recurring cadence.

Monthly

Members’ social

Open networking, drinks, no pitch decks. The way it should be.

Weekly · In development

AI & brand workshops

One-hour focused workshops on brand, AI, content, operations — free for members, drop-in rate for non-members.

Monthly · In development

AI marketing town hall

An in-studio conversational show with members and guests — recorded right here at the chapter.

Ongoing

Member 1:1 conversations

Fifteen minutes with Mike or Chewie to tell us what’s working, what isn’t, and what you want from the chapter.

§ 04 — Community Events

Two big ones coming up.

Volunteer signups for both go through the form below.

Tuesday · July 7, 2026

Vendor Success Studio — Session 2

Hosted at the ACA

A three-session program built by DVMH Group for the vendors of Sandi Griffin’s Colorado Springs Health & Fitness Expo. Session 2 lands at the ACA — live brand build, brief delivery, and a room full of regional small business owners. We need ACA volunteers to help us run a great evening.

See the full Studio →

August 22–23, 2026 · Great Wolf Lodge

CS Health & Fitness Expo

Volunteer slots open

We’re recruiting ACA volunteers for two roles — staffing the Vendor Success Booth alongside the DVMH team, and covering vendor booths so the small business owners working the floor can step away for meals and breaks. A great way to meet the broader CS small business community.

Visit the Expo site →

§ 05 — Your Next Step

Tell us how you want to plug in.

One form. Whether you want to attend, present, speak, volunteer, or learn about membership — this gets it to the right person at the chapter.

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The Tally form will appear here once it’s created. Until then, email mdevousjr@dvmh.group and we’ll get back to you within 48 hours.

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