Colorado
Colorado Business Resource Guide
The Colorado Business Resource Guide is one of the most successful and comprehensive business start-up guides in the nation. The Colorado Business Resource Guide is made possible by a collaborative effort between federal and state business assistance agencies and the private sector.
Contact the Colorado Enterprise Fund for information on small business financing up to $250,000.
Community Credit Counseling Services (Denver)
Community Credit Counseling Services is a non-profit credit counseling company servicing Colorado.
Consumer Credit Counseling Services (Denver)
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Denver (CCCS) is a community service organization providing financial education, quality credit counseling, and debt management services.
Denver Business Assistance Center
The Denver Business Assistance Center (BAC) one-stop information center, is available to navigate through licensing, permitting, regulatory issues while offering research tools and community resources to help with the successful start, growth and management of a small business.
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
With a membership that spans the seven-county metro region and includes 3,000 businesses and their 300,000 employees, the Chamber is an advocate for both small and large businesses at the local, state and federal levels.
The Denver Metro SBDC is a resource that provides you with the necessary knowledge and guidance that your company needs to thrive in a competitive business environment.
Denver Office of Cultural Affairs
The mission of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) is to advance the arts and culture in the City and County of Denver.
Denver Office of Economic Development
Visit the Denver Office of Economic Development for information on topics including site selection for your business, doing business with the City and labor market information.
The Denver Public Library offers the Biz Boost program, a valuable resource on market research. To learn more about the Biz Boost program please visit Bizboost@denverlibrary.org
Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute
National
Annual Credit Report Request Service
This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. This free annual credit check was mandated by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act signed into law in December 2003 by President Bush.
Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO)
The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) supports the development of strong and effective US microenterprise programs to assist underserved entrepreneurs in starting, stabilizing, and expanding businesses.
Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is America's premier independent charity evaluator. They help charitable givers make intelligent giving decisions by providing in-depth, objective ratings and analysis of the financial health of America's largest charities.Charity Navigator awarded ACCION New Mexico four out of a possible four stars for demonstrating exceptional financial health and outperforming most of its peers in its efforts to manage and grow its finances in the most fiscally responsible way possible. Please click on the link to review this four star rating: www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/7904.htm
Small Business Administration (SBA)
The U.S. Small Business Administration, established in 1953, provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run and grow their businesses.
New Mexico
Albuquerque Economic Development (AED)
Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc. (AED) is a private, non-profit organization designed to recruit quality companies to the Albuquerque Metro Area.
Annual Credit Report Request Service
This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. This free annual credit check was mandated by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act signed into law in December 2003 by President Bush.
Asian Women in Business (AWIB)
Asian Women in Business is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1995 to assist Asian women to realize their entrepreneurial potential.
Association of Commerce & Industry of New Mexico (ACI)
The Association of Commerce & Industry of New Mexico (ACI) is the statewide, legislative advocate of business interests. ACI is accredited by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to serve as the state chamber.
Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO)
The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) supports the development of strong and effective US microenterprise programs to assist underserved entrepreneurs in starting, stabilizing, and expanding businesses.
The Business Resource Center
The Business Resource Center helps entrepreneurs grow their small businesses by providing a range of useful information including business-related news, tips, articles, ideas, templates, worksheets and sample business plans.
Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is America's premier independent charity evaluator. They help charitable givers make intelligent giving decisions by providing in-depth, objective ratings and analysis of the financial health of America's largest charities.Charity Navigator awarded ACCION New Mexico four out of a possible four stars for demonstrating exceptional financial health and outperforming most of its peers in its efforts to manage and grow its finances in the most fiscally responsible way possible. Please click on the link to review this four star rating: www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/7904.htm
Consumer Credit Counseling Services
Consumer Credit Counseling Services provides budget counseling, educational programs, debt management assistance and housing counseling. Counseling is available online and by telephone - in Spanish and in English.
EBS Initiative: Empowering New Mexico's Business Spirit
The EBS Initiative is a northern New Mexico service partnership of twenty organizations supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to increase access to resources for entrepreneurs. It is the public and private sectors uniting to create an environment that encourages an entrepreneurial mindset, models and rewards entrepreneurial risk-taking, and holistically supports the establishment and growth of small businesses. In addition, the EBS Initiative provides a platform on which educational, governmental and policy-centered organizations will contribute to creating and maintaining a seamless, effective and comprehensive support structure for potential and practicing entrepreneurs.
Enchantment Land Certified Development Corporation
The Enchantment Land Certified Development Corporation (ELCDC) is a certified development company licensed by the SBA to administer SBA 504 programs in New Mexico. The SBA 504 program provides fixed asset financing from $50,000 to $1.5 million.
The Loan Fund
The Loan Fund provides loans and technical assistance to entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations that provide positive social benefits to their communities.
Metro New Mexico Development Alliance
Economic Development and Business relocation information.
My Own Business, Inc.
Access a free online educational business course to help anyone interested in starting a business. The course includes topics ranging from "Deciding on a Business" to "Writing a Business Plan" to "e-Commerce."
New Mexico Community Capital
New Mexico Community Capital provides equity capital and management resources to qualifying businesses throughout New Mexico, particularly in under-invested areas.
New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD)
A statewide resource offering information and assistance for getting your New Mexican business started.
New Mexico Native American Business Development Center
New Mexico Native American Business Development Center NMNABDC provides management and technical assistance statewide to qualified Native American individuals and minority individuals in such areas as business development, capital development, marketing, procurement and contracting, accounting systems and organizational development, and business information systems.
New Mexico Private Investors
NMPI provides opportunities to obtain outstanding financial returns by investing in early-stage technology and life sciences companies. NMPI is currently seeking to provide equity funding to high tech, high growth companies in amounts from $100K to $1MM.
New Mexico Small Business Development Center Network (NMSBDC)
The New Mexico Small Business Development Center Network of 18 service centers statewide helps entrepreneurs succeed by providing assistance with writing business plans, marketing, bookkeeping, computer skills and other needs.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to providing entrepreneurs with free, confidential face-to-face and email business counseling. Business counseling and workshops are offered at 389 chapter offices across the country.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) - Albuquerque
Details and information on upcoming workshops with SCORE in the Albuquerque area.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
The U.S. Small Business Administration, established in 1953, provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run and grow their businesses.
Taos County Economic Development Corp.
Taos County Economic Development Corp. provides a resource and research center for small businesses, commercial kitchen, technical assistance, and business plan writing.
WESST Corp.
The Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Team facilitates the start-up and growth of women and minority-owned businesses throughout New Mexico.
*These links are just a sample of the websites available to assist small businesses.