COLORADO SPRINGS — Veteran owned businesses are being celebrated across the country in part of National Veterans Small Business Week. It’s recognized by the Small Business Administration, and News5 wanted to highlight local veteran-owned businesses.
Red Leg Brewing company began in 2013 as a small business a few miles away from its current location on the west side of town. Today, it sits on 2 1/2 half acres of land. The owner, Todd Baldwin says he had a big vision and stuck to it, which were traits he learned in the military.
“I wanted to be an entrepreneur in using the skills I learned in the army and apply it,” said Baldwin. “I wanted to control my future as best I could, and what better way to do it than having a having a brewery?”
Baldwin is a U.S. Army veteran who served from 2006 to 2009. He took a military mindset and transitioned that to owning a business.
“Being able to take that risk, being able to put it on the…
