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Even tough times can be opportunities.
Energy prices have been tumbling down for a while now, reaching record lows. This has been great news for many consumers, who are paying less at the pump to fill up their cars. Despite the bad market for oil and gas, speakers at the Colorado Oil & Gas...
When Facebook Doesn’t “Like” Your Pot Shop Page…
Recently Facebook started shutting down the pages of legal marijuana businesses around the country, and Colorado’s cannabis retailers were captured in their net, along with legitimate medical dispensaries in other states.
Small Business Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is one of those issues we often hear about when it comes to employees, but what about small business owners and entrepreneurs?
Craft Beer is a Billion-Dollar Economic Driver in CO
According to a study released by the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business in association with the Colorado Brewers Guild, small, locally-owned breweries had an overall economic impact of 1.15 billion dollars on the Colorado Economy for the year of 2014, and it employs over 6,000 workers in Colorado.
Colorado’s New Workforce Development Package
The question the legislators were trying to answer was, essentially, How do we stream more high-school and college graduates into the Colorado workforce, especially in fields where they are desperately needed, like technology?
The Arrival of Sales Tax on Amazon Purchases in Colorado
Colorado recently became one of 28 states required to pay sales tax on purchases made on Amazon. The gigantic online retailer used to famously side-step sales taxes, but as needed distribution centers were opened in additional states to fulfill orders and delivery demand, Amazon agreed to apply the tax.
U.S. Privacy Policy Laws and Do Not Track
Most websites offer a privacy policy, but did you know that few states have any laws regulating privacy policies of private entities? Nebraska and Pennsylvania consider any false or misleading statements in privacy policies illegal under their deceptive and fraudulent...
Deconstructing Payroll Taxes for Your Small Business
If your small business employs people, no matter how few, you’re required to withhold payroll taxes from their paychecks and pay federal, state, and local taxes.
Full-strength Beer and Wine: Why Aren’t They in My Local Grocery Store?
Yet even though Colorado is one of the top states in the nation when it comes to craft and micro brews — just take a look at how breweries have sprung up like summer dandelions in Denver, Boulder, and the surrounding areas — the laws around selling beer higher than 3.2% alcohol by weight in grocery stores is still in effect.
Paying Quarterly Taxes for Your Small Business
Estimated tax payments are usually owed if you expect to pay $1000 or more when you file your return. These payments are based on a quarterly schedule established by the IRS, who prefers that individuals and small businesses pay taxes almost as quickly as they earn income.


Federal Injunction Currently Suspending Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements
Federal Injunction Currently Suspending Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....
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