Welcome to Southeast Colorado Small Business Development Center
The plentiful grasslands, historical sites, and growing economy in the Southeast region of Colorado allow businesses a wide spectrum of opportunity to flourish with economic success. Our community is proud to support, and maintain, business success within many different realms of the workforce. Such professions include:
farming, agriculture, manufacturing, recycling and waste removal, technology, engineering, construction, nursing, accounting, education, cosmetology, machinery, artistry, hospitality, real estate, and much, much more.
Welcome to Our Beautiful Home!
Photo Credit: Paul Arelleno
How Do We Help Businesses?
The Southeast Colorado Small Business Development Center offers business consulting and training that maximizes the economic potential of entrepreneurs within our region. Our mission is to help existing and new businesses grow and prosper. Our goal at the Small Business Development Center is to help emerging and existing entrepreneurs gain control of their business operations. We provide free guidance and counseling in all aspects of funding and developing small business. We strive to help grow and start businesses. While we cannot eliminate risk, we work to minimize it by helping clients write comprehensive business plans, conduct financial forecasts, strategize marketing tactics, apply for funding, and improve operations. Let us help maximize your business potential.
No-cost, confidential one-on-one consulting
Meet with business consultants that understand your situation to devise a personalized action plan… for FREE!
Hands-on,
innovative
workshops
Maximize your knowledge about business practices by attending a hands-on educational workshop.
Grants and
funding
database
Explore our diverse databases to learn about grants and funding opportunities near you.
Free
E-Learning
Videos
Engage in FREE online training videos to help start and grow your business!
Interactive
Resource
Tools
Explore our FREE interactive resource tools to help you learn everything you need to know to start and grow a business.
All Services Offered by SECO SBDC:
Additional Startup Resources That Could Help Your Business
Small Business Navigator
Statewide hotline for questions about starting your business. (303)-592-5920
Occupational License Database
Database containing state and federal regulations for businesses in the state.
Colorado Business Resource Book
The most comprehensive guide to starting a business in Colorado
Colorado SBDC TechSource
Direct Assistance to technology ventures and advancement
Connect2DOT
A program designed to help small businesses in the transportation industry.
Small Manufacturer's AdvantEDGE
Integrated support to small manufacturers across Colorado.
MyBiz Colorado
The official filing tool for the state of Colorado
Leading Edge
The Colorado SBDC Network's flagship strategic planning series
Get to know Southeast Colorado and Explore a County Near You!
Discover Southeast Colorado!
Romance is a risky business for tarantulas in Southeastern Colorado, but the great migration must happen! Youtuber, 9News explores one of Colorado’s greatest love stories- Colorado’s Great Tarantula Migration. Fall in love with Southeast Colorado as we give you a front row seat!
Fox31 Denver’s Ashley Michael briefly describes the natural beauties and wonders of La Junta, Colorado. From galloping antelope, world famous cantaloupes, and love sick night-crawlers- Southeast Colorado has it all! Experience the past with one of North America’s largest dinosaur track migrations, and make new memories for the future and attend Colorado’s yearly Great Tarantula Migration! Welcome home.
Youtuber, Tyler Lee, takes viewers through an intimate look at Lake Pueblo State Park, home to one of Southeast Colorado’s best boating, fishing, hiking, and fishing sites.
Pikes Peak Region Attraction presents: The Royal Gorge- a narrative description of America’s Highest suspension bridge, a legendary feat of engineering that is world renowned.
YouTuber, NPS Inventory and Monitoring, examines Bent’s Fort National Historic Site in, “Part 1 of a Series Examining the Connections Between Humans and Nature Along the Santé Fe Trail.”
YouTuber, Jeremy Weathers’, “Spotlight on Southeast Colorado,” was produced for Southeast Rural Philanthropy Days in Trinidad, Colorado, September 24th-26th, 2014.
“COLORADO: Lamar to La Junta, A Santa Fe Trail Itinerary” by YouTuber, TravelingJules: “Come explore the Canyons and Plains of Southeast Colorado near Lamar and La Junta with Travel Video Journalist, Juliana Broste, aka TravelingJules. On this action packed three-day road trip, we’ll see dinosaur footprints in Picket Wire Canyon (4:02), the largest dinosaur track site in North America (4:43)! We’ll visit Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site (0:33) — it’s like being in a living museum. This is where traders, trappers, travelers and Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes peacefully traded goods along the Santa Fe Trail. We’ll also visit the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site 2:26 and learn about an event that changed the Great Plains forever. We’ll also take a hike in Vogel Canyon (5:56) to see rock art and make friends with the wild tarantulas. All this, and more...only in Colorado!”a
The Southeast Colorado Power Association’s YouTube channel- Renewables and You! presents, “Southeastern Colorado renewable energy projects.”
Youtube Documenter, Moviesauce explores the history of what Coloradoans call “a modern day castle” and interviews both, it’s ecentric creator, and his closest family and friends. Bishop’s castle is a self-built castle located in Beulah, Colorado and was built by the notoriously outspoken, John Bishop. Along-side his branded zaniness, John’s awe inspiring creativity has cemented Bishop’s Castle as a must-see in Southeast Colorado.
If I want to open a business in tourism in Southeast Colorado- who do I contact?
Otero County:
Pamela Denahy, Director of Tourism/Events Coordinator
City of La Junta, Colorado 81050
www.LaJuntaEvent.com
info@visitlajunta.net
P: (719) 384-5991
F: (719) 384-7231
Las Animas County:
Trinidad Tourism Board
309 Nevada Ave.
Trinidad, Colorado 81082
P: (719) 846-9512
marty.hackett@colorado.com
Bent County:
Bent County Development Foundation
322 Amb Thompson Boulevard
Las Animas, Colorado 81053
(719) 456-0452
Kiowa County:
Economic Development Foundation
1311 Maine St # 11
Eads, Colorado 81036
Baca County:
Office of Economic Development
29400 US Highway 287
Springfield, Colorado 81073
P.O. Box 95
P: (719) 335-2244
Bacaed@bacacountyco.gov
Crowley County:
Crowley County Chamber of Commerce
631 Main Street / PO BOX 332
Ordway, Colorado 81063
(719) 276-5225
chamber@corlweycounty.net
Prowers County:
Prowers Economic Development
223 South Main
Lamar, Colorado 81052
(719) 931-2144
Director@prowers.pep.org
Southeastern Colorado:
Southern CO Economic Development District
1104 North Main Street
Pueblo, Colorado 81003
(719) 545-8680
Discover all the natural beauties and tourist attractions Southeast Colorado has to offer:
All entities attached to and supported by The Southeast Colorado SBDC:
Tap to view a list of related entities.
- Bent County, CO
- America’s SBDC
- Otero Junior College
- Crowley County, CO
- City of La Junta, CO
- SCEDD
- Downtown Trinidad
- Small Business Administration
- Phil Long Enterprise
- Grow with Google
- Kiowa County Economic Development Foundation
- La Junta Chamber of Commerce
- Otero County
- Prowers County, CO
- Baca County, CO
- Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
- CO Department of Local Affairs
- CO Department of Education
- National Legal Aid and Defender Association
- CO SBDC
- SECED.net
- Colorado Secretary of State
- Colorado Department of Revenue
- Association of National Advertisers
- United States Small Business Administration
- American Marketing Association
- Colorado Economic Development
- Certified Small Business Communities
- Small Town Project
- Southeast CO Chambers of Commerce
- Community Libraries
- Legal Aid
- Small Business Insurance
- Google Services
- Constant Contact
- Lawdepot.com
- All other online entities
- Colorado Resource Book
- TechSource
- Connect2DOT
- Small Manufacture’s AdvantEDGE
- LeadingEdge
- Occupational License Database
- Grants.gov
- Small Business Navigator
- LeadingEdge
- MyBizCO
- SBIR Colorado 303-427-1312 ext. 201
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