Owning a business is both exciting and intimidating.
With SCORE Denver, you have lots of support. Browse these tools and find resources to help you make decisions on starting or growing your enterprise.
- Business Plans/Startup Assistance (12) Apply Business Plans/Startup Assistance filter
- Strategy & Planning (12) Apply Strategy & Planning filter
- Marketing, Public Relations & Sales (9) Apply Marketing, Public Relations & Sales filter
- Financing/Capital (7) Apply Financing/Capital filter
- Legal Issues (7) Apply Legal Issues filter
- Technology (5) Apply Technology filter
- Accounting & Cash Flow (4) Apply Accounting & Cash Flow filter
- Franchising (4) Apply Franchising filter
- Operations (4) Apply Operations filter
- Tax Planning (4) Apply Tax Planning filter
- Customer Relations (3) Apply Customer Relations filter
- Human Resources (3) Apply Human Resources filter
- Buying or Selling a Business (2) Apply Buying or Selling a Business filter
- Government Regulations & Contracting (1) Apply Government Regulations & Contracting filter
- International Trade (1) Apply International Trade filter
- Product Development & Manufacturing (1) Apply Product Development & Manufacturing filter
- Minority Entrepreneurs (2) Apply Minority Entrepreneurs filter
- Veteran Entrepreneurs (2) Apply Veteran Entrepreneurs filter
- Women Entrepreneurs (2) Apply Women Entrepreneurs filter
- Encore (50+) Entrepreneurs (1) Apply Encore (50+) Entrepreneurs filter
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Starting Your Business in Colorado
Key steps for starting a business in Colorado and links to business plan templates. Read more
Types of Businesses
Information and links on franchises/licenses, and out-of-state, import/export, web-based, veteran-owned, minority-owned, disadvantaged, and home-based businesses. Read more
Financing Your Business
Business funding links and information including SBA programs, SBIC's, micro-lenders, grants, crowdfunding, incubators, banks, and venture/angel capital. Read more
Legal Issues and Government Resources
Appropriate legal structure for your business, U.S./Colorado/local government resources, hiring employees, licenses/permits, taxes, and buying, selling, and closing a business. Read more
Protect Your Business and Professional Services
Information on bonding, insurance, and intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks, patents), accountants, lawyers, insurers, purchasing, website designers, and trade groups. Read more
Local Reference Links and Information
Other information and links to business resources. Read more
Non-Profits
Steps to set-up a non-profit organization to comply with federal and Colorado requirements, samples of Articles of Incorporation/By-laws, and funding sources. Read more
Sales Basics for Beginners
Key advice on how to sell your product or service including leads and prospecting, gaining attention, features and benefits, buying signals, the close, and followup after the sale. Read more
Business Check-Up Brochure
SCORE Denver’s Business Check-Up Program is offered to provide owners and chief executives an independent evaluation as to how their business is doing. Read more