Brighton Small Business Assistance Center
The Brighton Small Business Assistance Center (BSBAC) is a unique place designed to help you with your business research and planning needs.
The BSBAC provides:
- Information on consumer trends and business issues.
- Regulatory business start-up requirements to help you grow your business.
Business Plan Classes
Need assistance creating a business plan? Join us in one of our Business Plan Writing Workshops. We currently have a class scheduled from Tuesday, March 16th trough Tuesday, April 13th from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Small Business Assistance Center in Sutie 140 at the Brighton Learning and Resource Campus, 1850 E. Egbert St., Brighton, CO This workshop is designed with the business owner in mind. The sessions run consecutively for five weeks but business owners can start the class at any point during the course and continue the course during the following session which is usually scheduled to begin within two to three weeks after the completion of each class. Both daytime and evening classes are offered continuously.
If you are interested in taking a Business Plan Writing class please call or e-mail Teri Sanchez, Coordinator at: 303-655-2150 tsanchez@brightonedc.org The cost for attending this class will be $120 dollars which includes materials, one-on-one counseling and follow-up until each participant has a completed business plan.
If you cannot attend, the SBA has information on writing a business plan and many resources on starting a business:
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
Business Workshops, Seminars and Classes at the BSBAC
(classes listed below)
The Brighton Small Business Assistance Center sponsored by Saunders Construction, Inc. hosts workshops, business lunch and learn sessions, seminars, webinars and other opportunities to learn how to start or grow your business or ways to re-evaluate your current business situation.
Strategy Academy and Quarterly workshops are $35.00-$45.00 and Business Plan Workshops are $120.00. Webinars and special speaker prices may vary. Contact our office for a full schedule for to schedule an appointment: 303-655-2150 or by e-mail: tsanchez@brightonedc.org
July Classes:
Customer Service Begins and Ends with an "A"ttitude
Topic: Customer Service
Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Facilitator: Mark E. Bittle, strategic business planner, owner of Progressive Impact
This presentation facilitates how to strategically develop "Wow" customer service, while creating customers for life who will continue to keep your pipeline full.
Unlock your organization's potential to increase revenue, awareness, and "Wow" customer service toward increased profits.
Mark Bittle of Progressive Impact touches on the foundational perspectives that often times get over-looked, under-developed, and/or are not worth the foundation that they are paved upon. During this two hour presentation, we are going to focus on perfecting the level of service that goes above and beyond the call of duty, while staying within budget and having your customers telling their friends and coming back for more.
Co-Sponsor(s): Brighton Economic Development Corporation
Seating is limited, register today!
Fee: $ 55.00
Brighton Chamber and BEDC members: $10.00 (Value Priced!)
Upcoming Class Schedule
Starting a New Business
The following links will connect small business owners to the necessary links to register a business, find a business licence with the City of Brighton, and other useful business start-up information for planning and starting a small business.
Doing Business with the City of Brighton
http://www.brightonco.gov/egov/docs/1164237799959.htm
For Information on writing a Business Plan:
SBA (Small Business Administration) - http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
The Brighton Small Business Assistance Center also co-hosts a Business Plan Writing workshop starting January 12th from 4 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.. Call our staff to get more information or to sign up for the class. These sessions are designed as a hands-on writing workshop to assist entrepreneurs develop a business plan.
For more information, contact our office, tsanchez@brightonedc.org or call 303-655-2150.
10 Steps for opening a business:
http://www.startupnation.com/steps/55/3751/1/1/create-life-plan.htm
Quick Links to forms:
Listed below, are several web sites, addresses and/or telephone numbers that may help answer questions or to obtain information and specific forms in starting or relocating a business in Brighton.
SBA (Small Business Administration)
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
Colorado:
Obtaining a State Business License:
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
BEDC Investor Banks
Brighton Banks with Financing options for small businesses
Valley Bank & Trust Co.
Valerie Espinosa
4900 E. Bromley Lane
Brighton, CO 80601
Phone: 720-685-1690
vespinosamartinez@valleybankandtrust.com
Wells Fargo Bank
Kevin Kildow
15 S. Main Street
Brighton CO 80601
303-655-3110
kevin.kildow@wellsfargo.com
First Bank of Adams County
Jeff King
Executive Vice President
410 E. Bromley Lane
Brighton, CO 80601
303-920-5250
Jeff.king@efirstbank.com
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co.
Glen Gude
2707 E. Bromley Lane
Brighton, CO 80601
303-637-9797
Glen.gude@gbankonline.com
First National Bank
Candi Lock
1600 E. Bridge St.
Brighton, CO 80601
303-654-9746
clock@firstnationalbank.com
Additional sites to assist you in starting your small business:
Government Sites
Small Business Administration Home – http://www.sba.gov
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
www.ssa.gov (Social Security Information)
www.irs.gov (tax laws and reporting forms—business and personal)
Business Data/Research Support/Labor Information
www.census.gov
www.uspto.gov (patents, trademarks, intellectual property)
www.ntis.gov (technical information for contractors and bidders)
www.nist.gov (standards, data for contractors)
www.bls.gov (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Doing Business/Non-Labor Regulations
www.epa.gov (environmental regulations)
General Information
Business Plans
Small Business General/Consulting
Buying a Franchise
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
Real Estate and Development
Marketing
Leadership/Problem Solving/Management
Technology/Technology Support
Business Books
RECURSOS PARA LOS NEGOCIOS:
CENTRO DE LA AYUDA DE LA PEQUEÑA EMPRESA DE BRIGHTON
El Centro de la ayuda de la Pequeña Empresa de Brighton (o BSBAC, siglas en inglés de The Brighton Small Business Assistance Center), tiene como fin apoyarlo a usted en sus actividades de investigación y planeamiento de negocios.
El BSBAC:
Brinda información sobre las tendencias del consumidor y asuntos de negocios.
Señala los requisitos reglamentarios para la puesta en marcha de un negocio, coadyuvando al crecimiento de su negocio.
CONTÁCTENOS: Desarrollo Económico de Brighton, tsanchez@brightonco.gov 303-655-2155
Inicio de un nuevo negocio
El documento siguiente contiene una lista de las preguntas que se hacen con mayor frecuencia relacionadas con la puesta en marcha de un nuevo negocio en la ciudad de Brighton.
Realización de negocios con la ciudad de Brighton
http://www.brightonco.gov/egov/docs/1164237799959.htm
Para información sobre cómo formular un Plan de Negocios:
Para más información, contacte a nuestra oficina por correo electrónico, escribiendo a tsanchez@brightonedc.org o llamando al 303-655-2155
El Centro de la ayuda de la Pequeña Empresa de Brighton también es uno de los patrocinadores del seminario para la formulación de un Plan de Negocios que se lleva a cabo dos veces al año. Llame a nuestro personal para obtener más información o para inscribirse a dicho seminario.
Estas sesiones tienen por objeto asistir en forma práctica a los empresarios para que desarrollen un plan de negocios
http://www.sba.gov/espanol/Primeros_Pasos/
A continuación se da una lista de varios sitios web, direcciones y números de teléfono donde podrá encontrar respuesta a sus preguntas u obtener formularios o información sobre las formas de iniciar o reubicar un negocio en Brighton.
Estado de Colorado:
www.state.co.us
Obtención de Licencia de Negocios del Estado:
Presentación de Formulario de Licencia de Negocios para Realización de Negocios con el Estado de Colorado
http://www.revenue.state.co.us/PDF/cr0100.pdf
Departamento de Ingresos de Colorado
1375 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80261.
Llame al Centro, Teléfono: 303-238-7378.
www.revenue.state.co.us/
Horas de Oficina: De 8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., de lunes a viernes
Información sobre Impuestos de Colorado
www.revenue.state.co.us/TPS_Dir/wrap.asp?incl=fyi_index_rev
Formularios de Impuestos del Estado de Colorado
www.revenue.state.co.us/TPS_Dir/wrap.asp?incl=salestaxforms
Tablas de Tasas del Impuesto a las Ventas
www.businesstax.state.co.us/calculator
Para más información sobre: Realización de negocios con el Estado de Colorado:
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/doingbusrev.htm
Realización de Negocios en el Estado de Colorado
(Lista de comprobación de nuevos negocios)
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/conducting_business.htm
Presentación de Documentos ante el Secretario de Estado de Colorado
303-894-2200
http://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/FileDoc.do
Registro de su negocio:
www.sos.state.co.us/
División para Registros
http://www.dora.state.co.us/registrations/index.htm
Manual de Servicio del Secretario de Estado: ¿No sabe cómo navegar en este sitio web? Este manual en línea le ayudará.
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/No_Paper_Required_Business.pdf
Elección de la mejor forma legal de constituirse como empresa
Cuando se inicia un negocio, uno debe decidir si se constituirá como propietario único, sociedad colectiva, sociedad anónima o sociedad de responsabilidad limitada. El decidirse por una de estas formas de constitución dependerá del tipo de negocios que opere, del número de propietarios del negocio, y de la situación financiera. Ninguna forma en particular se puede aplicar por igual a todos los negocios. Los propietarios de negocios tienen que escoger la forma legal que más se adapte a su caso.
http://www.nolo.com/
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/chooseco.htm
Obtención de un Número de Identificación Patronal (o EIN, por sus siglas en inglés) o de información sobre cómo presentar su declaración de impuestos a la renta federal:
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov
303-446-1675
Para información en el Condado de Adams:
www.co.adams.co.us
303-659-2100
Desarrollo Económico del Condado de Adams
http://www.adamscountyed.com/
Información demográfica de la ciudad de Brighton:
Desarrollo Económico de Brighton
www.brightonedc.org 303-655-2155
Cámara de Comercio
www.brightonchamber.com 303-659-0223
Secretario de la Ciudad de Brighton
www.brightonco.gov 303-655-2000
Departamento de Finanzas de la Ciudad de Brighton
www.brightonco.gov 303-655-2006
Departamento de Ventas de la Ciudad de Brighton Horas de oficina:
De 8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., de lunes a viernes 303-655-2000
State Regulated Businesses
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/conducting_business.htm
Bancos de progamas de prestamos a la pequena empresa - Inversionistas de BEDC
Valley Bank & Trust Co.
Valerie Espinosa
4900 E. Bromley Lane
Brighton, CO 80601
Phone: 720-685-1690
vespinosamartinez@valleybankandtrust.com
Wells Fargo Bank
Kevin Kildow
15 S. Main Street
Brighton CO 80601
303-655-3110
kevin.kildow@wellsfargo.com
First Bank of Adams County
Jeff King
Executive Vice President
410 E. Bromley Lane
Brighton, CO 80601
303-920-5250
Jeff.king@efirstbank.com
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co.
Glen Gude
2707 E. Bromley Lane
Brighton, CO 80601
303-637-9797
Glen.gude@gbankonline.com
First National Bank
Candi Lock
1600 E. Bridge St.
Brighton, CO 80601
303-654-9746
clock@firstnationalbank.com
SITIOS WEB DEL GOBIERNO – Small Business Administration
PORTADA – www.sba.gov En Español: www.sba.gov/espanol/
Sin duda, el sitio web más importantes para la pequeña empresa. A través del mismo, podrá contactarse con:
La Oficina de Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO),
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC),
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), y muchos más.
Recursos de Internet de la Pequeña Empresa – Una larga lista de recursos en línea por categoría
http://sbdc.deltacollege.org/startup/netresources.html
Derecho del Empleo/Derecho Tributario
www.ssa.gov (Información del Seguro Social)
www.irs.gov (derecho tributario y formularios de declaración de impuestos personal y de negocios)
Información sobre Datos de Negocios/Apoyo de Investigación/Asuntos Laborales
www.census.gov
www.uspto.gov (patentes, marcas registradas, propiedad intelectual)
www.ntis.gov (información técnica para contratistas y postores)
www.bls.gov
www.lmi.cdle.state.co.us
Regulaciones sobre la realización de negocios/no laborales www.fed.world.gov (bases de datos sobre diferentes actividades)
www.epa.gov (regulaciones medioambientales)
www.state.co.us/oed/index.cfm (Oficina de Desarrollo Económico del Estado de Colorado)
www.mi.cdle.co.us (información laboral del Estado de Colorado)
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