Brighton Small Business Resource Center
The Brighton Small Business Resource Center (BSBRC) is a unique place designed to help you with your business research and planning needs.
The BSBRC provides:
- Information on consumer trends and business issues.
- Regulatory business start-up requirements to help you grow your business.
Starting a New Business
The following document has a list of frequently asked questions when starting a new Business in the City of Brighton.
Doing Business with the City of Brighton
http://209.43.125.90/egov/docs/1149085432_681152.pdf
For Information on writing a Business Plan:
SBA (Small Business Administration) - http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
The Brighton Small Business Resource Center also co-hosts a Business Plan Writing workshop twice a year. Call our staff to get more information or to sign up for the class. These sessions are designed as a hands-on focus in assisting entrepreneurs develop a business plan.
For more information, contact our office, tsanchez@brightonco.gov 303-655-2155 or contact Ben Weeda at Micro Business Development at 303.308.8121 - http://www.microbusiness.org/
April Session
BEDC would like to assist small business owners on create a successful businesses. If you are interested in taking a Business Plan Writing class please click here to download the flyer. It will be held April 3, 10, 17, 24 and May 1. The cost for attending this class will be $100 dollars. We do offer some tuition assistance depending on the availability of funds. Click here to download the application.
Listed below, are several web sites, addresses and/or telephone numbers that may help to answer questions or to obtain information or forms in starting or relocating a business in Brighton.
Colorado:
Obtaining a State Business License:
Colorado Business License form- filing a business with the State of colorado http://www.revenue.state.co.us/PDF/cr0100.pdf
Colorado Department of Revenue,
1375 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80261.
Call Center, Telephone: 303-238-7378
http://www.revenue.state.co.us
Office hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., M - F.
- Colorado State Tax Forms
- www.revenue.state.co.us/TPS_Dir/wrap.asp?incl=salestaxforms
- Sales Tax Rate Tables
- www.businesstax.state.co.us/calculator
- Colorado Department of Revenue
- www.revenue.state.co.us or 303-238-7378
- For more information on: Doing Business with the State of Colorado:
- http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/doingbusrev.htm
- Conducting Business in the State of Colorado (A Checklist for New Businesses)
- http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/conducting_business.htm
- Filing a Document with the Secretary of State of Colorado
- http://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/FileDoc.do
- Division of Registrations
- http://www.dora.state.co.us/registrations/index.htm
- Secretary of State Service Manual:
Don’t know how to navigate this web site? This online manual will help.
- http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/No_Paper_Required_Business.pdf
Choosing the Best Ownership Structure for Your Business
When you start a business, you must decide whether it will be a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company. Which of these structures is right for your business depends on the type of business you run, how many owners it has, and its financial situation. No one choice suits every business: Business owners have to pick the structure that best meets their needs.
http://www.nolo.com/
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/chooseco.htm
Registering your business:
- Secretary of State
- www.sos.state.co.us/ - 303-894-2200
Obtaining an EIN or information on filing your Federal income taxes:
- Internal Revenue Service
- www.irs.gov - 303-446-1675
For Information on Adams County:
Adams County
www.co.adams.co.us
Adams County Economic Development
http://www.adamscountyed.com/
City of Brighton Information Resources:
- Brighton Economic Development
- http://www.brightonedc.org/ - 303-655-2155
- Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce
- www.brightonchamber.com - 303-659-0223
- City of Brighton City Clerk
- http://www.brightonco.gov/department/?fDD=5-0 - 303-655-2013
- City of Brighton Finance Department
- http://www.brightonco.gov/department/?fDD=14-0 - 303-655-2006
- City of Brighton Sales Tax Department
- Office hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., M - F. 303-655-2041
State Regulated Businesses
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/conducting_business.htm
BEDC Investor Banks With Small Business Loan Programs
1st Bank
Jeff King
Executive Vice President
303-920-5250 Direct
410 E. Bromley Lane
Brighton, CO 80601
Jeff.king@efirstbank.com
Guaranty Bank
Glen Gude
2707 E. Bromley Lane
Brighton, CO 80601
303-637-9797
Glen.gude@gbankonline.com
Union Colony Bank
Candi Lock
1600 E. Bridge St.
Brighton, CO 80601
303-654-9746
clock@unioncolonybank.com
Valley Bank and Trust
Valerie Espinosa Martinez
Valley Bank & Trust
4900 E. Bromley Lane
Brighton, Co 80601
Phone: (720) 685-1690
vespinosamartinez@valleybankandtrust.com
Wells Fargo
Kevin Kildow
15 S. Main Street
Brighton CO 80601
303-655-3110
kevin.kildow@wellsfargo.com
Top Business Websites
Government Sites
Small Business Administration Home –
http://www.sba.gov (Spanish version:
www.sba.gov/espanol)
By far the most important site for small business. Through it, you can reach:
- The Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO)
- Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
- Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), and many more.
Small business internet resource
A long list of online resources by category - http://sbdc.deltacollege.org/startup/netresources.html
Employment Law/Tax Law
Business Data/Research Support/Labor Information
Doing Business/Non-Labor Regulations
Selected Non-Government Business Resources
General Info
Business Plans
Small Business General/Consulting
Home Based Business Ideas
Start-up For Home Based and Small Business
Home Office/Home Business Support
Business Networking
Financing/Financial Information
Economic Development Organizations
Brighton Economic Development Corporation
Susan Stanton
Executive Director
36 S. Main, 2nd Floor
Brighton, CO 80601
303.655.2154
sstanton@brightonco.gov
Real Estate and Development
Marketing
Leadership/Problem Solving/Management
Technology/Technology Support
Business Books
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