How to Start a Business in Colorado
by Entrepreneur PressFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-12-01
Publisher(s): Entrepreneur Press
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Summary
This series covers the federal, state, and local regulations imposed on small businesses, with concise, friendly and up-to-the-minute advice on each critical step of starting your own business.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Setting Up Your Business | p. 1 |
| Initial Business Considerations | p. 3 |
| The Entrepreneurial Archetype | |
| Some Serious Self-Evaluation | |
| Your Experience and Motivation | |
| Methods of Getting into Business | |
| Research, Research, Research | |
| Successfully Marketing Your Product or Service | p. 19 |
| Public Relations or Marketing First? | |
| Define Your Key Audiences | |
| Build a Public Relations Strategy | |
| How to Market Your Positive Image | |
| Your Smart Business Plan | p. 36 |
| Get Help Before You Begin | |
| Essential Components of a Smart Plan | |
| Sample Business Plan | |
| Obtaining the Financing You Need | p. 78 |
| Some Factors a Lender Will Consider | |
| Basic Types of Funding | |
| Lending Sources | |
| Essential Finance and Accounting Methods | p. 93 |
| Types of Accounting Systems | |
| Financial Accounting | |
| Management Accounting | |
| Accounting Documentation | |
| Effective Human Resources Management | p. 109 |
| Hiring | |
| Alternatives to Hiring Employees | |
| Your Company's Policies and Procedures | |
| Employee Orientation | |
| Monitoring Your Employees' Performance | |
| Your Disciplinary Action Policy | |
| Benefits Packages | |
| Insurance Matters | p. 133 |
| What Is Risk Assessment? | |
| Types of Insurance | |
| When You Have Employees | |
| Workers' Compensation Insurance | |
| Shopping for Coverage | |
| Setting up Your Office | p. 147 |
| Managing Your Incoming Mail | |
| Avoiding the Telephone Traffic Jam | |
| The Home-Based Office | |
| Personal Information Managers | |
| Select the Best Location | |
| Operating in Colorado | p. 165 |
| Your Business Structure | p. 167 |
| Five Factors | |
| Sole Proprietorship | |
| General Partnership | |
| Limited Partnership | |
| Corporation | |
| General (C) Corporation | |
| S Corporation | |
| Foreign Corporation | |
| Close Corpration | |
| Professional Corporation | |
| Not-for-Profit Corporation | |
| Handling Corporate Formalities | |
| Limited Liability Company (LLC) | |
| Limited Liability Partnership | |
| Legal Form Checklist | |
| Business Start-up Details | p. 184 |
| Naming Your Business | |
| One-Stop Center | |
| State Licenses | |
| Local County and City Permits | |
| Environmental Permits | |
| Registering to Pay Taxes | |
| Start-up Details Checklistt | |
| Your Duties As an Employer | p. 197 |
| Fair Employment Practices | |
| Reporting Wages | |
| Anti-Discrimination Laws | |
| Independent Contractors | |
| Withholding Taxes | |
| Safety and Health Regulations | |
| Environmental Regulations | |
| Employer Duties Checklist | |
| Sources of Business Assistance | p. 221 |
| Federal Resources | |
| State Resources | |
| Private Sources of Help | |
| Welcome to Colorado | p. 232 |
| Get to Know the Demographics of Colorado | |
| Incentives for Doing Business in Colorado | |
| Research and Development, Financing, and Support Services | |
| Lifestyle | |
| Forms You'll Need to Get Started | p. 245 |
| Federal Agency Contacts | p. 275 |
| State and Private Agency Contacts | p. 281 |
| State Loan Programs | p. 287 |
| Index | p. 291 |
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