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Opening a Business in Brighton, Colorado
Contemplating starting a business in Brighton, Colorado? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Brighton.
What Type of Business Should You Start?
An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. To help you decide on a business type, we encourage you to read Finding Your Niche in Life.
For step-by-step instructions on starting a variety of business types, visit the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our How to Start an Ethnic Jewelry Retail Business guide or our How to Start a Paving Consultants Business guide.
Remember that you are starting a business in Brighton. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Brighton. Don't forget to review Brighton demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.
Brighton, Colorado Demographic Information
Brighton has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Brighton demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Brighton.
Businesses
As a new Brighton entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Brighton 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
Should You Franchise?
Visit the business district of Brighton and you'll conclude that many business owners have opted to buy a franchise, rather than starting a business on their own. But is franchising the right option for you?
We highly recommend you evaluate the possibility of your buying a franchise opportunity. This site has dozens of articles on franchising, such as Evaluating Franchise Opportunities. Become a franchising expert of sorts by reading more of our Articles on Franchising.
You can find franchise opportunities by browsing our Franchise Opportunities Directory.
Representative franchise opportunities include Boloco Inspired Burritos and Homewatch Caregivers. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Seafood Restaurant Franchises and Baby Franchises.
Note on Brighton Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Brighton.
Choosing a Business Name
A good company name can give a big boost to a new startup. It might seem like an easy thing to do, but there are many things to consider when naming a business.
We strongly advocate that you make sure the ".com" domain name is available for your company name. Every business needs a strong Web presence these days, and having a non ".com" domain means somebody else may outrank you in the search results for your own company name.
To get up to speed on what makes for a good company name, we encourage you to read this useful article: Naming a Company.
There's one other important factor when naming a business. Since you are starting a business in Brighton, it's very important that you make sure your company name has not already been claimed by another Colorado business.
Company Formation in Brighton, Colorado
It's essential that you form your business as a legal structure. Without a legal structure for the business, you can be held personally liable for the actions, debts and obligations of your company.
When forming a company, you will select one of many company types, such as a corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership or other structure.
Incorporating is a very common way to legally create a business entity. Of course, you have to decide which type of corporation to form and where to incorporate. Just because you are starting a business in Colorado, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in Colorado. As it turns out, you are allowed to incorporate in the state of your choosing. For example, it's very popular to incorporate in Delaware, and incorporating in Nevada has become very trendy as well. Don't forget, though, that you will have to register as a foreign entity in all states that you do business in.
There's a lot to know about forming a company. We recommend you read some of the educational articles about company formation that are availabe on our site, such as Avoiding Personal Liability in Business. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. On a final note, since you will be starting a business in Brighton, Colorado, our web page covering Incorporating in Colorado may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Colorado.
Marketing Your New Startup
Whether your goal is to attract Brighton customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you need a solid marketing plan.
There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Promoting an Online Business is a good read to get your marketing juices flowing. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.
Building Up Your Sales
Being able to sell is a key enabler to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Brighton or are selling to customers throughout Colorado, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.
So what does it take to bring in more prospects and close more business? The good news is we can help you to make selling a big competitve advantage for your new firm.
Compensating Sales People offers some helpful tips on how to sell. It's one of several good articles on our site regarding Entrepreneurial Selling.
Next Steps
You have a dream -- starting a business in Brighton. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.
Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.
We are here to help Brighton businesses to be successful. We have a wealth of experience in business start-ups, financing, marketing, sales and more...and we've made all of our knowledge available to you.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Brighton, Colorado
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Brighton.
- Resources for Brighton, Colorado Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Brighton 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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