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Awards

Finalist Recognition for 2007 Small Business of the Year from the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. As a part of the event, a short firm biography was produced. Click on the image below to view the video.

An Award of Excellence from the Small Business Administration for our work on an innovative nationwide market research project.
A special award from the Parker Fire Protection District in recognition of a research project conducted in Douglas County, Colorado.
Finalist Recognition for a community service award from the Denver Business Journal

In 2007, the Denver Business Journal included Corona Research on its list of the 25 fastest growing small private businesses in Colorado, based on three-year revenue trends.
In 2005, the Denver Business Journal included Corona Research on its list of the 25 fastest growing small private businesses in Colorado, based on three-year revenue trends.
In 2004, the Denver Business Journal included Corona Research on its list of the 20 fastest growing small private businesses in Colorado, based on three-year revenue trends.
In 2003, the Denver Business Journal included Corona Research on its list of the 20 fastest growing small private businesses in Colorado, based on three-year revenue trends.
In 2002, the Denver Business Journal included Corona Research on its list of the 20 fastest growing small private businesses in Colorado, based on three-year revenue trends.
Corona was recognized as the 17th-largest management consulting firm in the Denver metro area for 2002. While that award category was discontinued after 2002, Corona has doubled in size since that time.

Official Market Research and Evaluation Firm of the Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organizations.
Our staff’s work has been quoted widely, including radio and newspaper interviews and references to our work in the following publications:

Karla Raines, Principal, is a member of Leadership Denver 2008
Member of Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Member of Downtown Denver Partnership
Member of Marketing Research Association
Member of Denver Advertising Federation until that organization ceased operations
Member of Colorado Nonprofit Association
Member of Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau
Sponsor of Colorado Ag in the Classroom 2007-2008
Sponsor of the Women's Foundation of Colorado 20th Anniversary Denver Luncheon (Silver level sponsor)
Karla Raines, Principal, is a member of the Advisory Board for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network/Denver. When they came to her in early 2008 seeking strategic planning facilitation she gladly said "yes." Karla will be providing strategy consulting and facilitation services throughout the year.
Corona staff members volunteer their time at Schenck Elementary School as part of the DPS Foundation's School Partners Program.
Past or current volunteer member of many community boards and committees, including the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment's Child Fatality Review, the Denver Business Series, Social Venture Partners, College Summit, and the Rocky Mountain Research and Prevention Institute.
Kevin Raines, the firm's president, serves as an adjunct faculty member at a local university, teaching a required market research course for a graduate program in public relations.

Small Business Development Center through the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce on Effective Marketing Research in the Hispanic Population
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts on Strategic Planning
Colorado Nonprofit Association's Fall 2007 Conference on How to Win Grants and Change Society with Good Evaluations
Colorado Nonprofit Association's Fall 2006 Conference on Competitive Strategies for Nonprofits
Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau's Build a Better Business Series on Customer Service
Alternative Funding Foundation Group 2006 Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies on Building Capacity via Research and What to Look for When Hiring a Consultant
Denver Metro Chamber on Lifecycles, Hiring and Other Hot Issues
Bacchus and Gamma Peer Education Network on Campus Drinking and Driving
Colorado Municipal League on How to Hire a Consultant