Resource Categories
| Business and Technical Assistance | Starting A Business |
|
| |
| Business and Technical Assistance |
| Small Business Administration |
| The Small Business Administration (SBA)'s mission is to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses, and by helping families and businesses to recover from national disasters. Programs include small business technical and financial assistance, contracting assistance, disaster recovery and programs focused upon entreprenuers. |
| sba.gov |
| |
| Federal Tax Info |
| The Internal Revenue Service has information regarding the personal and business tax implications of starting your own business. For more information contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 or www.irs.gov. |
| www.irs.gov |
| |
| Colorado Tax Info |
| For information regarding Colorado personal and business taxes, please contact the Colorado Department of Revenue at 1-303-238-3278, or www.taxcolorado.com. |
| www.taxcolorado.com |
| |
| International Trade |
| The International Trade Office is part of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. The Trade Office assists Colorado companies in selling products and services to international markets. Specialists offer export counseling in a variety of areas including sales and marketing, foreign contracts, and shipping and documentation. For more information call 1-303-892-3850 or contact the ITO website at www.state.co.us/oed/ito. |
| www.state.co.us/oed/ito |
| |
| Business Consulting |
| The Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network is dedicated to helping small businesses throughout Colorado achieve goals of growth through expansion, innovation, increased productivity, management improvement and success. The SBDC network combines information and resources from federal, state, and local government with those of the education system and the private sector to meet the specialized and complex needs of the business sector. The SBDC service centers provide free one-on-one counseling services in the areas of business research, marketing, new business feasibility analysis, business plan preparation, finance packaging and other small business topics. For more information call the SBDC at 970-943-3147 or 970-943-3159. |
| www.state.co.us/oed/sbdc |
| |
| Business Law |
| BusinessLaw.gov is a new website designed to help small businesses find, understand, and comply with the federal, state, and local laws and regulations that impact their operations. Users can educate themselves on the state and local laws where they operate, including those dealing with hiring and managing employees, taxes, and zoning. Go to www.businesslaw.gov for more information. |
| www.business.gov |
| |
| Colorado Information Resources |
| The Colorado Information Resource homepage contains useful information about services and regulatory responsibilities of all state agencies. As a small business owner, this resource will allow you to download federal and state publications and applications for registration purposes. |
| www.colorado.gov |
| |
| Technical Research |
| The Business Research and Information Network (BRAIN)is a direct computer link through the NASA Industrial Application Center to 1,800+ national and international database files. The Colorado University Business Advancement Center (CUBAC),the operator of BRAIN, is a business research, information and technology commercialization center of the University of Colorado at Boulder. It provides access to business, market, and technical information from hundreds of public and private resources. For more information contact CUBAC at 5353 Manhattan Cr., Suite 202, Boulder, CO 80303, or call (303) 554-9493. |
| www.colorado.edu/cubac/ |
| |
| Demographic Information |
| The Census Bureau of the United States Department of Commerce offers statistical profiles of an area and general social and economic demographics such as population composition, age, income, education and industry of employed persons. A library is located on the premises for research at 6900 W. Jefferson Ave., Lakewood, CO 80235-2032, (303) 969-7750. |
| www.census.gov |
| |
| Chambers of Commerce |
| Local chambers of commerce can provide business development and real estate information and various community facts. Call the Business Assistance Center at (303) 592-5920 or 1-800-333-7798 for the number to your municipal chamber. |
| www.state.co.us/business_dir/chambers.html |
| |
| Copyrights |
| Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. For an application form or more copyright information, contact the Copyright Office-Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC 20559-6000, (202) 707-3000, or visit the U.S. Copyright Office at www.loc.gov/copyright/ |
| www.loc.gov/copyright/ |
| |
| Patents |
| A patent is a government granted property right to control a technology for a period of 20 years. It allows you exclusive rights to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale or selling the invention in the United States, or importing it into the United States. Patents may be issued for items which are new, useful, and non-obvious, and patents may be granted for any machine, process, composition of material or design that is novel. You may receive an application form by contacting the U.S. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231, (703) 308-4357 or 1-800-786-9199 or download it straight from the internet at www.uspto.gov/ |
| www.uspto.gov/ |
| |
| Back to Top |
| |
| Starting A Business |
| Small Business Administration |
| The Small Business Administration (SBA)'s mission is to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses, and by helping families and businesses to recover from national disasters. Programs include small business technical and financial assistance, contracting assistance, disaster recovery and programs focused upon entreprenuers. |
| sba.gov |
| |
| Federal Tax Info |
| The Internal Revenue Service has information regarding the personal and business tax implications of starting your own business. For more information contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 or www.irs.gov. |
| www.irs.gov |
| |
| Licensing |
| The Colorado Business Assistance Center has comprehensive information on federal, state, and local business licensing requirements. For information call (303)592-5920 or 1-800-333-7798 if outside the 303 or 720 area codes. |
| |
| Legal Name Registration |
| For information regarding reserving and registering corporate and business names, contact the Colorado Secretary of State's office at 1-303-894-2200 or their website at www.sos.state.co.us. |
| www.sos.state.co.us |
| |
| Colorado Tax Info |
| For information regarding Colorado personal and business taxes, please contact the Colorado Department of Revenue at 1-303-238-3278, or www.taxcolorado.com. |
| www.taxcolorado.com |
| |
| Business Plans |
| The Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network is dedicated to helping small businesses throughout Colorado achieve goals of growth through expansion, innovation, increased productivity, management improvement and success. The SBDC network combines information and resources from federal, state, and local government with those of the education system and the private sector to meet the specialized and complex needs of the business sector. The SBDC service centers provide free one-on-one counseling services in the areas of business research, marketing, new business feasibility analysis, business plan preparation, finance packaging and other small business topics. For additional information, call (970)943-3157 or (970) 943-3157 |
| www.coloradosbdc.org |
| |
| International Trade |
| The International Trade Office is part of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. The Trade Office assists Colorado companies in selling products and services to international markets. Specialists offer export counseling in a variety of areas including sales and marketing, foreign contracts, and shipping and documentation. For more information call 1-303-892-3850 or contact the ITO website at www.state.co.us/oed/ito. |
| www.state.co.us/oed/ito |
| |
| Business Law |
| BusinessLaw.gov is a new website designed to help small businesses find, understand, and comply with the federal, state, and local laws and regulations that impact their operations. Users can educate themselves on the state and local laws where they operate, including those dealing with hiring and managing employees, taxes, and zoning. Go to www.businesslaw.gov for more information. |
| www.business.gov |
| |
| Colorado Information Resources |
| The Colorado Information Resource homepage contains useful information about services and regulatory responsibilities of all state agencies. As a small business owner, this resource will allow you to download federal and state publications and applications for registration purposes. |
| www.colorado.gov |
| |
| Technical Research |
| The Business Research and Information Network (BRAIN)is a direct computer link through the NASA Industrial Application Center to 1,800+ national and international database files. The Colorado University Business Advancement Center (CUBAC),the operator of BRAIN, is a business research, information and technology commercialization center of the University of Colorado at Boulder. It provides access to business, market, and technical information from hundreds of public and private resources. For more information contact CUBAC at 5353 Manhattan Cr., Suite 202, Boulder, CO 80303, or call (303) 554-9493. |
| www.colorado.edu/cubac/ |
| |
| Demographic Information |
| The Census Bureau of the United States Department of Commerce offers statistical profiles of an area and general social and economic demographics such as population composition, age, income, education and industry of employed persons. A library is located on the premises for research at 6900 W. Jefferson Ave., Lakewood, CO 80235-2032, (303) 969-7750. |
| www.census.gov |
| |
| Chambers of Commerce |
| Local chambers of commerce can provide business development and real estate information and various community facts. Call the Business Assistance Center at (303) 592-5920 or 1-800-333-7798 for the number to your municipal chamber. |
| www.state.co.us/business_dir/chambers.html |
| |
| Back to Top |
