Colorado Business Startup Guides
Opening a Business in Boulder, Colorado
Contemplating starting a business in Boulder, Colorado? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Boulder.
What Business Are You Starting?
An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. If you are struggling with what type of business to start, read Good Business Ideas.
If you still are not sure what type of business to start, peruse the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our Starting a Lamp Shade Machinery Business guide or our How to Start a Racquetball, Handball, & Squash Courts Construction Business guide.
Remember that your new business will be in Boulder. Some businesses will do better in Boulder than others. Don't forget to review Boulder demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.
Boulder, Colorado Demographic Information
Boulder has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Boulder demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Boulder.
Businesses
As a new Boulder entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Boulder for each business category. By looking at this chart, you can get a general sense for how much competition there is in the business niche that you are pursuing.
Businesses
Naming the Business
Making the right decision when choosing a company name is very important. There are many decisions you'll make now that you can change later, but changing a company name years down the road is not very easy. So, choose a good company name at the outset.
Pick a company name that isn't too generic. If you do a search engine search for your proposed name and a billion results come up, you may want to reconsider the name. It's much easier to come up in the search engines when your name is fairly unique.
To get up to speed on what makes for a good company name, we encourage you to read this useful article: Naming a Company.
As a final piece of advice, remember that because you are starting a business in Boulder, it's imperative that you check now that you will be the only Colorado company using the business name you have chosen.
Don't Skip the Business Plan
Creating a business plan is critical in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Simply put, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Starting a business without a business plan
To learn more about business plans, read Find Sample Business Plans Online. A great resource for business planning assistance is the face-to-face free consulting available from your local SCORE chapter in Colorado.
Marketing Your New Venture
To grow your Boulder business, you need a excellent marketing plan.
There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Advertising on Google discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.
Increase Your Entrepreneurial Knowledge
Good entrepreneurs recognize that what they know now may not be enough to ensure their future success.
With your business being located in Boulder, Colorado, you will want to take advantage of the learning programs at local Colorado educational institutions. We also recommend you look into networking groups or organizations in which Boulder entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.
Interviews With Boulder Entrepreneurs
We're compiling a number of interviews with Boulder entrepreneurs. Enjoy!
Moving Forward
Most new Boulder businesses underestimate the number of challenges they will face.
Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.
We are here to help Boulder businesses to be successful. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Boulder, neighborhood development and overall economic health.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Boulder, Colorado
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Boulder.
- Resources for Boulder, Colorado Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Boulder entrepreneurs.
- Colorado Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Colorado.
- Colorado Small Business Development Center - The Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network is dedicated to helping small businesses throughout Colorado achieve their goals by providing free confidential counseling and various training programs.
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