Denver Startup Week is the once-a-year opportunity for the city’s 373 startups has to demonstrate its … well, coolness. The chance for startups to both get engaged with the local innovation community, as well as wave the loud-and-proud banner to spread word of Denver’s burgeoning role in modern entrepreneurship.

Above, Colorado Technology Association CEO Erik Mitisek chats with Chase Business Banking CEO Scott Geller about Denver’s “entrepreneurial renaissance" — how the country’s 28.2 million small businesses contribute to big business, Chase’s approach to building relationships with tech-savvy 'preneurs, the future of payment management and highlights the obvious (but appreciated) fact that all big businesses (like Chase) were themselves little fish in a big pond at one point or another. Chase already claims a service relationship with four million small businesses; catch the video convo to hear their pitch for small businesses moving forward. (Particularly, skip to 17:50 to hear Geller discuss”energy" and "growing" role in driving small businesses.)

The conversation is part of Denver Startup Week’s Basecamp series, a lineup of innovation workshops, job fairs, happy hours, live-broadcast conversations and — yes — a ping pong tournament to cap it off this Friday — all sponsored by Chase, spanning Sept. 15-19.