Contact your city hall or county clerk to obtain necessary business licenses or other special licenses, such as a liquor license.

Determine if local zoning is appropriate for your business use.

Check that you have all of the federal, state and local tax information and forms:.

Obtain your wage withholding account number from the Colorado Department of Revenue.

Obtain your federal tax identification number from the IRS.

Understand the tax implication of the entity you are using for your business.

Establish a business bank account and credit card.

Contact your accountant for bookkeeping and account management.

Create a business plan, budget, cash flow projections, and determine working capital needs.

Determine if and how you will be selling stock.

Are you going to apply for вЂњSвЂќ corporation status?

Document buy-sell agreements between shareholders if applicable.

Patent and Trademark Office for information on state and federal trademarks and copyright.

If applicable, contact the Secretary of State and the U.S.

More information on filing a trade name with our office can be found on our FAQs. To file a trade name with the Colorado Secretary of State, go to your entity record and file a statement of trade name.

Decide if you are going to do business under a name other than the entity name.

Determine which officers are authorized to sign checks.

Elect new directors if applicable, appoint officers, and adopt bylaws.

Hold a first meeting of directors/shareholders or managers.

More information on periodic reports can be found on our FAQ. This may require filing an annual periodic report with our office.

Maintain your record at the Colorado Secretary of StateвЂ™s Office to avoid delinquency and higher filing fees.

The SecretaryвЂ™s office sends all business reminders electronically, so itвЂ™s important to keep an active email address on file.

Subscribe to email notifications to receive important reminders related to your new business.

Some of these items may not apply to your business orВ situation, and there may be other considerations not listed here.ДЇor more help with starting a business, see the Colorado Business Resource Book.

There are many federal, state, and local requirements for doing business in Colorado.В The following is a checklist of general issues that you may want to consider as you set up your business.

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