The Small Business Finance Forum at Auraria campus was one of a series that traveled throughout the state in December to help small businesses survive the ongoing financial crisis.  Investment firms clamored for attention at the Tivoli Building near the Pepsi Center in Denver just before Christmas. Walking past Chase and Wells Fargo, I stepped into a crowded suit-dominated function last Tuesday. Booths lined the room representing nearly every bank and credit union in the city of Denver. Counseling sessions were going…