Larimer County Small Business Development Center

Resource Links

State Resources

• 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions about Starting a Business
• 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

• State of Colorado
  • Starting A Business
  • Doing Business with the State
  • Bringing Business to Colorado
  • Business Regulations
  • Licenses and Permits
  • Updating Business Info
  • Taxes
    
    
• Department of Revenue
  • Sales Taxes
  • County, City, and Special District Tax Rates
  • Business Registation Forms
  
  
• Secretary of State Business Center
  • Trade Name Search
  • 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 Pages
  • Berthoud
  • Estes Park
    
    
  • Fort Collins
    • Business Page
    • Development Review
    • Purchasing Bids and Proposals
    • Building and Zoning
      
      
  • Johnstown
  • Loveland
  • Timnath
  • Wellington
  • Windsor
    
    
• Larimer County
  • Sales Tax
  • Larimer County Workforce Center
  • Larimer County Business and Enterprise
  • Health
  • Building
    
    
  • Planning
    
    
• Chambers of Commerce
  • Berthoud
  • Estes Park
  • Fort Collins
  • Johnstown and Milliken
  • Loveland
  • Wellington
  • Windsor
    
    
• Business Groups
  • Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative
  • 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
• Poudre River Public Library - Business and Non-Profit Center
• Poudre River Public Library - Business Databases
• Larimer County Compass - data about social, economic and environmental issues
  
  

Last modified on Friday, Mar 12, 2010