Business Development Training Academy

WAYFINDING: Changes to A-Bridge/ Ansbacher Hall

A-Bridge and Ansbacher Hall will be closed for overnight construction activities from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights, through the opening of the East Checkpoint in Q3 2025. During closures, all travelers must use concourse trains to journey to and from the Terminal.

Changes Coming to A-Bridge/Ansbacher Hall

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APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 BDTA PROGRAM ARE OPEN!

A/E/C Concourse 100 – Cohort 4

Concessions 101 – Cohort 2

Applications for the above classes close January 31, 2025

A/E/C Concourse 200 – Cohort 3

Concessions 201 – Cohort 1

The BDTA supports small businesses during the lifecycle of their business at DEN by providing trainings at all transitional points of the business

The Training Academy gives small business the information and skills they need to submit proposals and win contracts with DEN in the areas of Construction, Professional Services, Goods and Services, and Concessions. The three primary goals of the Training Academy are to create, education, and cultivate an environment where small businesses can grow and connect with other businesses, DEN staff, and industry groups.

Who is BDTA for?

BDTA is for architects, engineers, construction contractors, professional services and goods and services companies.

BDTA is a tiered approach program for certified small businesses to grow their company from an entry level of never having worked at DEN to pursuing work as a prime at DEN and beyond into other markets and airports.

The focus is on increasing knowledge about DEN, strengthening partnerships and growing the small business. The academy helps build a pipeline for certified small businesses to learn about opportunities and ultimately graduate from DSBO’s certified program. As a result of these modular trainings, the airport is able to increase the pool of certified firms ready, willing and able to do work and be successful at DEN.

Get the Training you Need to Bid on Opportunities at DEN

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Who should attend?

Small business firms in the architecture, engineering, construction, professional services, goods and services and concessions industries. Companies must be a certified small firm in good standing with the City and County of Denver and Colorado Department of Transportation.

Target Audience

Senior level / decision makers of the organization.O

Disclaimer

Participation is not required to be awarded a contract or subcontract work at DEN, and participation does not guarantee the award of any contract or subcontract work at DEN.

Programs and Courses

BDTA Offers two programs, each with three tiers to serve your business depending on your level of experience. Click the program link below to learn more about the program tiers.

Concourse A/E/C Program Concessions Program

Course Calendar

January 31^st 2025	Applications close for Concessions 101 and Concourse 100
February 21^st 2025	Acceptance letters sent for Concessions 101 and Concourse 100
March 4^th 2025	Joint Orientation Concourse 100 and Concessions 101	Concourse 100 will meet every Tuesday starting March 11^th Concessions 101 will meet every Thursday starting March 13^th
May 2^nd 2025	Applications close for Concourse 200 and Concessions 201
May 23^rd 2025	Acceptance letters sent for Concourse 200 and Concessions 201
June 3^rd 2025	Concourse 200 Orientation	Concourse 200 will meet every Tuesday starting June 10^th
June 5^th, 2025,	Concessions 201 Orientation	Concessions 201 will meet every Thursday starting June 12^th
July 29^th 2025	Concourse 200 Capstone presentation
August 7^th 2025	Concessions 201 Capstone presentation
Aug-25	Graduation	Location and date are TBD more information will be available in class

BDTA Photos

Here are additional photo galleries of BDTA courses:
2022
Concourse 100 Graduation 2022 Concourse 100 Orientation 2022
2023
Concourse 100 Orientation 2023 Concourse 100 Graduation

Denver International Airport BDTA Training Academy Group Photo

DEN business development course classroom

DEN BDTA Training Course men shaking hands

Testimonials

It’s not enough to say because I have experience, I am capable of working at Denver International Airport. You must understand the “Process of working at the Airport.” The Business Development Training Academy is designed to help your organization understand and implement each process step resulting in a successful partnership with DEN.

— W.T. Boykin Jr. “Chip”, Director at N.A.A.C.P. Economic Development Center

I am so very glad to see DEN is developing a training program for the companies interested in doing work at the airport. DEN has been a wonderful incubator for my business where we grew and thrived over the years, but it has been a very rough ride full of lessons learned. The Business Development Training academy will allow companies to gain knowledge so they can prepare and equip themselves with the necessary tools to succeed in their business endeavors with the airport. I wish a program like this existed when I started my journey, it would have been a smoother, less stressful and more profitable ride.

— Monika Celado-Stenger, President/CEO at Servitech, Inc.

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