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State Agencies

All states have a web site with links to their economics, business, development, labor, and other business related departments. To gather information specifically on your state, go to one of the following web sites to begin your research. Generally the departmental pages are easy to navigate, but it is also useful to use the web site's search engine to help you find specific topics. State web sites will include official forms as you go through the process of registering or incorporating your company.

Not to be missed:

• Check out Arizona's Step-by-Step Checklist to Start, Operate, and Grow a Business in Arizona, http://www.azcommerce.com/BusAsst/SmallBiz/, and the Entrepreneur's Edge, a resource guide filled with all the tools you'll need to get started.
• Check out Colorado's Forms List, http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/forms_main.htm. Here you'll find everything from assignment of a trademark to instructions for a merger.
• Check out New Mexico'sFilm Office and learn more about current films in production, calls for cast and crew and detailed information about great incentives, http://www.newmexico.gov/business.php.
• Check out Utah's link on Relocating to Utah. Here you'll find great state economic and market statistics, http://business.utah.gov/business/
• Check out Wyoming's Financial Resources Guide. Thinking of renovating a historic building for your operation? Look into their preservation tax credits, http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/pdf/financial/additional_programs06.pdf

In addition to the interesting and useful links listed above, you can find much more at these official web sites:

Arizona

• http://www.azcommerce.com/Home
• http://www.azsos.gov/
• http://www.cc.state.az.us/
• http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/ref/busi/azbus.html#tobi

Colorado

• http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/main.htm
• http://www.colorado.gov/colorado-doing-business/
• http://www.state.co.us/oed/business-resource-guide/index.cfm

New Mexico

• http://state.nm.us
• http://www.newmexico.gov/business.php

Utah

• http://www.utah.gov/
• http://business.utah.gov/business/

Wyoming

• http://wyoming.gov/
• http://wyoming.gov/state/business_and_industry/chamber.asp
• http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/contacts/contacts_regional.aspx

State Data Centers

Generally State Data Centers have a librarian on staff who can work with you to provide specialized assistance. State Data Centers also have annual conferences where you can get the latest training in finding statistical information.

• U.S. Census Bureau State Data Center Program http://www.census.gov/sdc/www/
• Arizona http://www.workforce.az.gov/default.asp?pageid=125
• Colorado http://dola.colorado.gov/dlg/demog/index.html
• New Mexico http://www.unm.edu/~bber/
• Utah http://www.governor.utah.gov/DEA/DataCenter.html
• Wyoming http://eadiv.state.wy.us/wsdc/wsdc.asp

Federal Regional Depository Libraries

Don't forget that your regional depository libraries and their helpful staff can help you locate the resources we've mentioned throughout this guide.

• Arizona http://www.lib.az.us/is/feddocs/depositories.cfm
• Colorado http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/de/index.htm
• New Mexico http://www.stlib.state.nm.us/for_libraries_more.php?id=204_0_14_0_M87
• Utah http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/modalldep.cgi?cmd+UT
• Wyoming http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/sis/wyfdlc/fdlib.html