Businesses
 

 

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Financing options

You can subscribe to the Colorado Governor's Office of Economic Development and International Trade's (OEDIT) eNewsletter. www.AdvanceColorado.com.

 

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American's With Disabilities Act, Federal Citizen Information Center

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Basics, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, March 2004

Bankruptcy FAQ's, US Bankruptcy Court

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

Bankruptcy: What Happens When Public Companies Go Bankrupt, by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (Chapter 7 and 11 Bankruptcy)http://www.sba.gov/

BBB

Better Business Bureau

Business assistance; business plan; financing; small businesses; chambers; associations

United StatesSmall Business Association

Colorado Business Resource Guide, The

ColoradoBusinessAssistancehttp://www.state.co.us/oed/bao/index.htmlCenter

Colorado Small Business http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/oed/sbdc.htmlDevelopmenthttp://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/oed/sbdc.htmlCenter

Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade

SCORE (Counselors to America’s Small Businesses)

SCORE – Pueblo office

Colorado SBDC Network (market research & planning; technology research and development; sources of credit and financing; sales promotion; publicity and advertising; management & personnel development; international trade assistance; government procedure assistance; Internet and e-commerce; business plan assistance) (most seminars are $25) Pueblooffice: (719) 549-3224; email: Caroline.Parra@pueblocc.edu

Entrepreneurs Help Page

Company formations, business registrations

Colorado Business Resource Guide, The

Colorado companies, How do I know which type of business is best for me, by the Colorado Secretary of State

Colorado companies, Conducting Business in the State of Colorado (a checklist for new businesses), by the Colorado Secretary of State

See also starting a business (includes a discussion on the different types of entities)

Choosing Between a LLC and a Corporation, by Anne Lane on AllLaw.com

Alternate Forms of Incorporation, by Anne Lane on AllLaw.com

Choosing the Best Structure for Your Business, by Rebecca Berlin on AllLaw.com

Free Complete Toolkit for Boards, by Designed by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD

Management Library by Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC

See also Tax

Copyrights

What is a copyright? USPTO

U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress

Credit

A Guide to Business Credit, for Women, Minorities and Small Businesses, by the Federal Reserve Board (July 26, 2001 )

For a description of credit card features and guidance on how to file a complaint, see Choosing a Credit Card, by the Federal Reserve Board (October 2004)

Employer Information

Credit Reports - For an explanation of the legal steps you must take when using credit reports to hire or evaluate employees, see Using Consumer Reports, What Employers Need to Know, by the Consumer Response Center , Federal Trade Commission (1997)

Fairmeasures Corporation, Legal Training; Employer Handbook; on-line wrongful termination information, etc.

elaws,  by the U.S. Department of Labor

Colorado , Woman-owned businesses

Colorado Women’s Business Office

ColoradoFederation of Business and Professional Women

 

Housing, Section 8 (See Colorado Dept of Local Affairs, Dept of Housing)

 

Identity Theft Can Devastate Your Business, by Yan Ross on AllLaw.com

Incubators

Colorado:

Pueblo, Colorado Business & Technology Center

Boulder, ColoradoTechnology Incubator

Internal Revenue Service, see Tax

Minority-owned businesses

Colorado Minority Business Office

Southern Colorado Business Links

Colorado Small Business State Profile

Minority Chambers of Commerce

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Asian Chamber of Commerce

Latino Chamber of Commerce of Colorado

Associations

Rocky Mountain Inventors Association

Misc.

Business cards on-line

 

Newsletters

Colorado - The Governor's Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) has launched a series of eNewsletters focused on various business interests. You can subscribe at no charge to any or all of them by visiting www.AdvanceColorado.com See also technology

NonProfit Companies

Kintera.com (funding information)

Information Non Profit Center, by The Evergreen State Society. From this site, you can find answers to organization, management, regulation, resources, development and funding issues.

See also, Management Library; Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC

See also, Free Complete Toolkit for Boards, by Designed by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD

The Volunteer Legal Handbook or What to Do Til the Lawyer Comes,, by James D. Dewitt (11/12/200)

Nonprofit Good Practice

Funding (see also grant writing): Government Grants; Colorado Grants Gateway; Guidestar (on-line tax returns of most foundations); MinorityGrants; HispanicGrants; SmallBusinessGrants; Community Grants; National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases; The Foundation Center; From the Heart Productions (links to funding organizations); FreeGrantSearch.com; Minority Business Grants, from einfonews.com's website; various grants from eelink.net; The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Specific Company Grants Available: Sun Micro Systems; Corning

Grant Writing: Grant Application Basics, by NAID Research Funding; Various Grant Leads, by UMass Amherst Libraries; Proposal Writing Short Course, by The Foundation Center; EPA's Grant Writing Tutorial;- Grant Opportunity Resources (direct links to government grants), by SBC Knowledge Network Explorer; non-profit guide's Grant Writing Tools; Grant Writing Tips Sheet, by National Institute of Health, Office of Extramural Research; Grant Writing Tutorial, by The Research Assistant; Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal, by S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D. (2004)

Hispanic Magazine Article on Funding, by Bridget McCrea (Jan/Feb 2004) (provides leads to names of companies that provide grants)

(See also Smart Growth Research Page)

Federal Citizen Information Center

Small Businesses

Financing (see also business assistance; nonprofit companies, see NonProfit Companies)

Financing options, see The Colorado Business Resource Guide

Business Lending Center ( Pueblo ) 1104 Main , Pueblo , CO81003(719-545-8680; fax 719-545-9908; mail@scedd.com)

Venture Zone

Capital Hunter (the research firm for the private equity market) From this site, you can track money trails to newly-funded companies

Colorado- ColoradoVenture Capital Association

ColoradoHousing and Finance Authority – Commercial Division

RockiesVenture Club

Colorado Office of Economic Development – Revolving Loan Fund

Pueblo Economic Development Corporation

SEC Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents

For a guide on how to raise capital and comply with the U.S. Federal securities laws, see Q&A: Small Business & the SEC

See also A Guide to Business Credit, for Women, Minorities and Small Businesses, by the Federal Reserve Board (July 26, 2001)

For non-profit companies, see Nonprofits.

Forms

The Entrepreneur's Help Page Legal Forms

Government, U.S.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) buys a wide variety of products and services for federal agencies. To learn about contracting with GSA, see Doing Business with GSA, by U.S. General Services Administration (1999) 

 

Patents

For general information, see General Information Concerning Patents, by the Federal Citizen Information Center

See also U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Products and businesses

Geneva Communications, Ltd. Help find it – multiple searches for products and businesses

Research

Global Learning Resources

Starting a Small Business

For information on how to create a business plan, research your market, price your products and services, and raise money for your business, see Facts About Starting a Small Business, by the Small Business Administration

Start a Business (includes a discussion on the different types of companies), by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

See also business

How to Start a Business Government Contracts

 

Tax

U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury

IRS Forms & Publications, main page

IRS Publications & Notices, main page

Income Taxes for Small Businesses by BusinessTown.com

Travel Preparation

Personal Security for the American Business Traveler Overseas, released as a brochure by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), November 1995

Technology

· ColoradoTechnology Community Newsletter

Website

· Important Aspects to Consider in Your Website Agreement, by Chris Hinson on AllLaw.com

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