Colorado Business Express

New Secretary of State Bernie Buescher got right to work in his new role, making an announcement with Governor Ritter this week about Colorado Business Express, a new web service to provide Colorado business owners a single site where they can easily access all information necessary to interact with state government.  Until now, businesses had to contact each agency separately to get the same information.  With the new system, business owners can use Colorado Business Express to access the Secretary of State’s website to register their business entity, and get information on how to apply for a state sales tax license from the Department of Revenue or an unemployment insurance identification number from the Department of Labor and Employment.  The new service also links directly to the Internal Revenue Service’s online system, allowing users to quickly get a Federal Employer Identification Number.  Also, people who use the website will be linked to the Office of Economic Development and International Trade to obtain additional information about doing business in Colorado.  The year-long project was a collaboration of five state departments and Colorado.gov, the state internet portal. This is the first time a project of this magnitude has been undertaken jointly by these agencies to benefit the business community.  The new website is accessible at www.colorado.gov/cbe.