Colorado Business Licenses

We help you obtain and maintain licenses for your business or nonprofit nationwide

General Colorado Guides & Resources

These guides provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for starting a business or nonprofit, registering with state authorities, and establishing a compliant organization.

Business Resources:

Annual Report / Periodic Report

Fast easy instructions and affordable support for filing your Colorado periodic report (annual report).

Construction License

Get your Colorado construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.

Energy Licensing

Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Colorado. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.

How to Form an LLC

Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Colorado. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.

How to Incorporate

Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Colorado. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.

Licensing Resources

Colorado Business Licensing Guides and Information.

Start a Business

Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Colorado today! Our affordable formation services are state-specific.

Nonprofit Resources:

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization

Total cost, time, and how to start a nonprofit in Colorado. Instruction and services to assist with your non-profit formation.

Nonprofit Compliance

Comprehensive solutions (and free resources) to help manage your fundraising, tax exemption, license renewals, and other nonprofit compliance activities in Colorado, and across the US.


Colorado Business Licenses for Regulated Industries

Our licensing guides provide a wealth of information including requirements, filing instructions, fees, timelines to licensure, and more for a range of industries and activities.


Colorado Corporate Filings

These web pages provide detailed information on state filings required to form an entity, register a name, gain authority to operate, maintain good standing, and more.


Colorado Tax Filings

Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.


Colorado State Licensing Agencies

Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Colorado that a business should check for business license requirements.

  • State Board of Registered Psychotherapists
  • Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
  • Board of Nursing
  • Dental Board
  • Department of Agriculture - Industrial Hemp Program
  • Department of Agriculture - Nursery Program
  • Department of Agriculture - Seed Program
  • Department of Health Care Policy & Financing
  • Department of Labor and Employment
  • Department of Public Health & Environment - Asbestos Program
  • Department of Regulatory Agencies - Division of Insurance
  • Department of Regulatory Agencies - Electrical Board
  • Department of Regulatory Agencies - State Plumbing Board
  • Department of Revenue
  • Department of Revenue - Liquor Enforcement Division
  • Department of Transportation
  • Division of Real Estate
  • Electrical Board
  • Medical Board
  • Office of Acupuncture Licensure
  • Office of Athletic Trainers
  • Office of Audiology Licensure
  • Office of Barber and Cosmetology Licensure
  • Office of Boxing and the Boxing Commission
  • Office of Direct-Entry Midwifery Registration
  • Office of Funeral Home and Crematory Registration
  • Office of Hearing Aid Provider Licensure
  • Office of Massage Therapy Licensure
  • Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration
  • Office of Occupational Therapy
  • Office of Outfitters Registration
  • Office of Private Investigator Licensure
  • Office of Respiratory Therapy Licensure
  • Office of Speech-Language Pathology Certification
  • Office of Surgical Assistant & Surgical Technologist Registration
  • Office of the Attorney General - Collection Agency Regulation (CAR) Program
  • Passenger Tramway Safety Board
  • Podiatry Board
  • Secretary of State
  • Secretary of State - Business & Licensing Division - Durable Medical Equipment Program
  • Secretary of State (Charities)
  • State Board of Accountancy
  • State Board of Addiction Counselor Examiners
  • State Board of Landscape Architects
  • State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners
  • State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
  • State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners
  • State Board of Optometry
  • State Board of Pharmacy
  • State Board of Psychologist Examiners
  • State Board of Social Work Examiners
  • State Board of Veterinary Medicine
  • State Physical Therapy Board
  • State Plumbing Board

Colorado Local Business Licences

Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Colorado that a business should check for local business license requirements.

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  • Cheyenne County
  • Clear Creek County
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  • Crowley County
  • Custer County
  • Delta County
  • Denver County
  • Dolores County
  • Douglas County
  • Eagle County
  • El Paso County
  • Elbert County
  • Fremont County
  • Garfield County
  • Gilpin County
  • Grand County
  • Gunnison County
  • Hinsdale County
  • Huerfano County
  • Jackson County
  • Jefferson County
  • Kiowa County
  • Kit Carson County
  • La Plata County
  • Lake County
  • Larimer County
  • Las Animas County
  • Lincoln County
  • Logan County
  • Mesa County
  • Mineral County
  • Moffat County
  • Montezuma County
  • Montrose County
  • Morgan County
  • Otero County
  • Ouray County
  • Park County
  • Phillips County
  • Pitkin County
  • Prowers County
  • Pueblo County
  • Rio Blanco County
  • Rio Grande County
  • Routt County
  • Saguache County
  • San Juan County
  • San Miguel County
  • Sedgwick County
  • Summit County
  • Teller County
  • Washington County
  • Weld County
  • Yuma County

City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood

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  • Agate
  • Akron
  • Alamosa
  • Allenspark
  • Alma
  • Anton
  • Arapahoe
  • Arvada
  • Aspen
  • Aspen Park
  • Ault
  • Aurora
  • Austin
  • Avon
  • Bailey
  • Basalt
  • Bayfield
  • Bellvue
  • Bennett
  • Berthoud
  • Bethune
  • Black Forest
  • Black Hawk
  • Boulder
  • Breckenridge
  • Briggsdale
  • Brighton
  • Broomfield
  • Brush
  • Buena Vista
  • Buffalo Creek
  • Burlington
  • Byers
  • Calhan
  • Campo
  • Canon City
  • Carbondale
  • Castle Pines
  • Castle Rock
  • Cedaredge
  • Centennial
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  • Cherry Hills Village
  • Cheyenne Wells
  • Clifton
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  • Dacono
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  • Del Norte
  • Delta
  • Denver
  • Dillon
  • Dinosaur
  • Divide
  • Dolores
  • Dove Creek
  • Dumont
  • Dupont
  • Durango
  • Eagle
  • Eastlake
  • Eaton
  • Edwards
  • Elbert
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  • Grant
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  • Greenwood Village
  • Grover
  • Guffey
  • Gunnison
  • Gypsum
  • Hartman
  • Haxtun
  • Hayden
  • Henderson
  • Highlands Ranch
  • Holyoke
  • Hot Sulphur Springs
  • Hotchkiss
  • Hudson
  • Hugo
  • Hygiene
  • Idaho Springs
  • Idledale
  • Ignacio
  • Indian Hills
  • Jamestown
  • Jefferson
  • Joes
  • Johnstown
  • Julesburg
  • Keenesburg
  • Ken Caryl
  • Kersey
  • Keystone
  • Kiowa
  • Kittredge
  • Kremmling
  • La Jara
  • La Junta
  • La Salle
  • Lafayette
  • Lakewood
  • Lamar
  • Laporte
  • Larkspur
  • Las Animas
  • Leadville
  • Limon
  • Littleton
  • Livermore
  • Lone Tree
  • Longmont
  • Louisville
  • Louviers
  • Loveland
  • Lyons
  • Mancos
  • Manitou Springs
  • Mead
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  • Merino
  • Mesa
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  • Moffat
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  • Mosca
  • Nederland
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  • North Washington
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  • Nucla
  • Nunn
  • Oak Creek
  • Otis
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  • Pagosa Springs
  • Palmer Lake
  • Paonia
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  • Pine
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  • Pueblo
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  • The Pinery
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  • Towaoc
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  • U.S. Air Force Academy
  • Vail
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