Larimer County Small Business Development Center

Resource Links

State Resources

• Colorado Business Resource Guide

  Start-Up Checklist & Entry Options Legal Structure and Registration Income and Property Tax Colorado Sales Tax Employer Responsibilities Bookkeeping Sources of Assistance

  Choosing Advisors Business Planning Marketing Business Financing Liabilities and Insurance Trademarks, Copyrights, & Patents Important Phone Numbers

• Colorado Business Page

  Business/Corporate Licensing Regulatory Agencies State Purchasing and the BIDS system

  Employer Information Unemployment Taxes Worker's Compensation

• Department of Revenue
  • County, City, and Special District Tax Rates
  • Business Registation Forms
  • Trade Name Search
  
  
• Secretary of State Business Center
  • Incorporation Forms and Information
  • Business Entities Database Search
  • Electronic filing of Business Reports
  
  
• Department of Public Health and Environment (Small Business Assistance Program)
  
  
• Licensing and Regulations by Occupation
  
  
• Colorado Enterprise Fund
  
  
• Colorado Business Resource Center - 1-970-339-6427
  
  
• SBDC Business Hotline                    - 1-303-592-5920
  
  The Hotline will send you (free of charge) the Colorado Business Resource Guide and appropriate tax forms for your start-up business

Federal Resources

• IRS Tax Center
  
  
• Small Business Administration
  
  
• IRS Help For Small Businesses

  Starting a Business Forms and Publications Employment Taxes Employer Id Numbers (EIN)

  Tools to Meet Tax Requirements Online Classroom Free Online Filing Other Resources

• Department of Labor
  • Employment Standards
  • Employment Law Questions
  • OSHA Help For Small Businesses
    
    
• Business Groups
  • National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)

Local Resources

• City of Fort Collins
  • Business Page
  • Business Resource Guide
  • Development Review
  • Purchasing Bids and Proposals
  • Building and Zoning
    
    
• Larimer County
  • Sales Tax
  • Larimer County Workforce Center
  • Health
  • Building
  • Compass Home Page
    
    
• Business Groups
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Virtual Business Incubator
  • Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC)
  • Fort Collins Downtown Business Association

Education and Market Research Resources

• Front Range Community College
• Colorado State University
• Census Data - Population and Economic
• Business Data and Statistics
• Federal Statistics
• Fort Collins Public Library - Business Databases

Last modified on Thursday, Jan 24, 2008