Research Guides: Colorado Economic Development Database: Entrepreneurship

What is Entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurship is about starting, maintaining, and growing a business. To be an entrepreneur in Colorado, you'll need to register your company, make a business and marketing plan for it, get it properly insured, learn how it will be regulated by the state, and know where to go to get help if you need it. You can learn all of that by using the links below.

How to Register, Start, and Maintain a Business

Checklist for New Businesses in Colorado
MyBizColorado
MyBizColorado is the fastest way to register and manage a business. This is the official filing tool for the State of Colorado.
Small Business Administration (SBA) - Plan Your Business
Learn how to write your business plan, calculate your startup costs, establish business credit and fund your business, get market research and competitive analysis, and find out how to buy an existing business or franchise.
Small Business Administration (SBA) - Grow your Business
Learn how to get more funding, expand to new locations, merge and acquire businesses, become a federal contractor, and export products. Also learn about managing businesses owned by minorities, Native Americans, women, veterans, and LGBTQ individuals, as well as businesses in rural areas.
IRS Tools and Resources to Help Small Businesses

Business Support Resources

Colorado Chamber of Commerce
Minority Business Office of Colorado
Provides information and services to help members of minority groups start their own businesses.
Colorado Secretary of State - Helpful Links for Businesses
Includes links to local, private sector, state, and national business organizations.
Denver Economic Development & Opportunity
Its mission is to create an economy "that works for everyone by supporting local and global business development, workforce development programs, and stabilization efforts in diverse neighborhoods".

Sample Business & Marketing Plans

Colorado Business and Economic Development Resources, by County: L-Y

Colorado Business and Economic Development Resources, by County: A-K

Colorado Business and Economic Development Resources, Statewide and by Region

Economic Development Commission of Colorado
A state-wide, non-profit organization dedicated to economic development across Colorado.
Central Plains Region:
Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties.
Central Western Slope Region
Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties.
Denver Region
Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, and Jefferson counties.
Golden Plains Region
Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma counties.
Northern Colorado
Loveland, Estes Park, Greeley, and Ft. Collins.
Northern Colorado Region
Larimer and Weld Counties.
Northwestern Colorado Region
Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt counties.
Pikes Peak Region
El Paso, Park and Teller counties.
Pueblo Region
Pueblo County.
Raton Basin Region
Las Animas and Huerfano Counties.
Rocky Mountain Resort Region
Eagle, Grand, Jackson, Pitkin and Summit counties.
San Luis Valley Region
Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande and Saguache county.
Southeast Colorado Region
Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, and Prowers counties.
Southern Colorado Economic Development District
Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Lake, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo, and Prowers counties.
Southwestern Colorado Region
Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma and San Juan counties
Upper Arkansas Region
Lake, Chaffee, Fremont and Custer counties.