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Government Resources

Key Departments in State, Federal & Local Government
 

 

Senate Joint Resolution 09-046 - Desgination of April 28 as Equal Pay Day
Click here to view the document. 

IRS Small Business & Self Employed Tax Center
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html

This section offers a broad range of resources across federal and state agencies, as well as industry/profession specific information for self-employed entrepreneurs, employers and businesses.

Learn how you can apply for federal stimulus funding - The Office of Management & Budget instructed federal departments and agencies to begin drafting rules on implementation of the $787 billion Recovery Act...click here for more.

Read about HB 1224- Eliminate Gender Discrimination in Individual Health Insurance by Rep. Sue Shaffer and Senator Morgan Carroll --  and how Colorado Women get their health insurance.  http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/353/documents/women&healthinsurance.pdf

Also, visit: www.denvergov.org to view an updated bill list “2009 Legislation Affecting Women” - link in upper right hand corner. For more information on the Denver Women's Commission, visit www.denvergov.org/women.

Click on https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&tab=searchresults&mode=list&_filt=rec for information on the 2009 Recovery Act.

Impact of "Card Check" on the Labor Peace Act by MSEC - click here 

Economic Stimulus Bill - click here for highlights

Track every dollar spent with the stimulus money - visit www.recovery.gov

Governor Ritter’s economic development package - click here

How a Bill Becomes Colorado Law
Click here to view this document. 

STATE
 
Colorado State Government
www.colorado.gov

Colorado General Assembly
www.leg.state.co.us

Colorado Secretary of State
www.sos.state.co.us

Voting Information 
www.elections.colorado.gov

Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/OEDIT/OEDIT/1162927366334

Small Business Development Center
http://denversbdc.org/

  Minority Business Office

www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/OEDIT/OEDIT/1165009699718

Colorado Business Resource Guide

www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/OEDIT/OEDIT/1154721645662

State of Colorado Office of Certification
www.dot.state.co.us/eeo/certification/ocindex.htm

State of Colorado Permits & Licenses Index
www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CO-Portal/CXP/1185353121493

State Purchasing Office, Division of Finance & Procurement
www.gssa.state.co.us

University of Colorado Business Advancement Center
www.colorado.edu/cubac

RTD FasTracks Public-Private Partnerships
www.rtd-fastracks.com/main_91


FEDERAL

Federal Business Opportunities
www.fedbizopps.gov 

Federal Government Grants
www.Grants.gov 

National Women's Business Council
www.nwbc.gov

Online Women's Business Center
www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html

Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov

Small Business Development Center
www.sba.gov/sbdc

SCORE (Senior Core of Retired Executives)
www.score.org

U.S. Business Advisor (includes information on financing)
www.business.gov

U.S. Census
www.census.gov

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
www.uschamber.com

U.S. Department of Commerce: Basic Guide to Exporting
www.unzco.com/basicguide/index.html

U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Service
www.ita.doc.gov/cs

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Export Promotion Services' Trade Event List

www.export.gov/comm_svc/tradeevents.html

U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Information Center

www.ita.doc.gov/td/tic/

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

www.bls.gov

U.S. Department of Labor-Women's Bureau

www.dol.gov/wb

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

www.uspto.gov

Women-21

www.women-21.gov

Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training

www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/wnet.html


LOCAL


Denver Mayor's Office of Contract Compliance
www.denvergov.org/mocc

City and County of Denver
www.denvergov.org

Denver Public Library
http://denverlibrary.org/

Denver Public Schools
fm.dpsk12.org

SCORE (Senior Core of Retired Executives) - Denver Office
www.scoredenver.org

Small Business Administration - Denver
www.sba.gov/co/

 

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL OFFICIALS

 
Governor Bill Ritter
136 State Capitol, Denver CO 80203-1792
Ph: 303-866-2471
Fx: 303-866-2003
Web: www.colorado.gov/governor

Lt. Governor Barbara O'Brien
130 State Capitol, Denver CO 80203-1792
Ph: 303-866-2087
Fx: 303-866-5469

Attorney General John W. Suthers
1525 Sherman St., 5 th Fl., Denver CO 80203
Ph: 303-866-4500
Fx: 303-866-5691

Sec. of State Mike Coffman 

1700 Broadway 
Denver CO 80298
Ph: 303-894-2200
Fx: 303-869-4860

Treasurer Cary Kennedy
140 State Capitol, Denver CO 80203
Ph: 303-866-2441
Fx: 303-866-2123

Contact your legislators:
House Rep. & Dem. Offices 303-866-2904
House fax number 303-866-2218
Senate Republican offices 303-866-4866
Senate Rebublican fax 303-866-2012
Senate Democrat offices 303-866-4865
Senate Democrat fax 303-866-4543