Tools, guidance, and support Business Resources
Looking for help with licensing, permitting, grants, startup support, financing, training, or federal small business tools? Start here and explore resources designed to help businesses grow and operate more effectively.
City & County Resources
Local tools for procurement opportunities and public-sector connections.
State Resources
Colorado programs for financing, expansion, workforce training, and startup support.
Federal Resources
National programs for loans, counseling, tax guidance, grants, and export assistance.
Support for businesses at every stage.
Whether you are starting out, expanding, hiring, bidding on contracts, or looking for capital, the right resource can make the next step easier. This page is built to help businesses quickly find practical tools from trusted local, state, and federal partners.
A curated business resource guide
The Aurora Chamber’s Business Resources page is designed to point businesses toward credible programs and agencies that can help solve real operational needs. Instead of hunting across multiple websites, you can start with a cleaner guide organized by level: local, state, and federal.
The current resource page highlights support related to bid opportunities, loan programs, job growth incentives, job training, startup guidance, tax compliance, grants, and export financing.
Resource Categories
The current Aurora Chamber business resource guide is organized around three primary categories to help users find the right level of support quickly.
City & County
Local opportunities and public-sector entry points for businesses looking to engage at the city or county level.
- Bid opportunities
- Public purchasing visibility
- Aurora-connected access points
State of Colorado
Programs supporting business growth, training, relocation, startup navigation, and access to capital.
- Loan funds
- Job growth incentives
- Training grants
- Startup guidance
Federal
National-level resources for small business financing, compliance, counseling, grants, and export support.
- SBA programs
- Tax resources
- Federal grants
- Export financing
City & County Business Resources
The current Aurora Chamber page highlights local bid access through Aurora’s purchasing system.
City of Aurora Bid Opportunities
Aurora uses the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System to manage bid opportunities, giving businesses a place to identify contracting opportunities with the city.
Visit Resource →State Business Resources
These state-level resources currently featured by the Aurora Chamber focus on financing, workforce development, business expansion, startup guidance, and contract-readiness support.
Colorado Revolving Loan Fund
A loan program intended to help small to medium-sized Colorado businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Visit Resource →Strategic Fund Job Growth Incentive
Supports business expansion or relocation projects where Colorado is competing with other states for the opportunity.
Visit Resource →Skill Advance Colorado Job Training Grant
Helps businesses and nonprofits create customized job training for employees.
Visit Resource →Colorado Business Resource Book
A step-by-step guide to starting a business in Colorado, useful for founders and early-stage operators.
Visit Resource →Bid Advance Response Program
A mentoring program intended to help minority- and women-owned businesses compete more effectively for contracts.
Visit Resource →Federal Business Resources
The current page also points businesses toward federal support for financing, tax compliance, grants, counseling, and export readiness.
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Provides counseling, capital, and contracting support for small businesses.
Visit Resource →SBA 7(a) Loan Program
Loan support for working capital, equipment, and real estate needs.
Visit Resource →SBA Microloan Program
Offers loans up to $50,000 for small businesses and childcare centers.
Visit Resource →IRS Small Business & Self-Employed Center
Tax filing and compliance resources for business owners and operators.
Visit Resource →Export-Import Bank (EXIM)
Financing tools intended to help U.S. businesses export products globally.
Visit Resource →Don’t see what you need?
The current page invites users to contact the Aurora Chamber if they do not see the answer they need. That is a smart feature to keep. This section gives you a stronger visual callout for it and reinforces that the Chamber can help point businesses in the right direction.
Helping businesses find the next right resource
From startup guidance to financing tools to workforce and contracting support, the Aurora Chamber can help businesses connect to practical resources that move work forward.