Whether you're starting a business, expanding, relocating, or investing in Archuleta County, PSCDC can help you navigate financing, incentives, local requirements, technical assistance, and the right connections. We help you understand your options, find the right people and resources, and uncover opportunities you may not know are available.
Have an idea but not sure what comes next? We can help you think through your business concept, understand local requirements, identify financing and support resources, and connect with the right partners to move from idea to launch.
Depending on where you are in the process, these resources can help you take the next step.
Growing a business often means making decisions about space, staffing, financing, training, and next-stage opportunities. We can help you identify the resources, partners, and programs that support expansion and long-term growth.
Depending on your goals, these resources can help you plan and support your next stage of growth.
Archuleta County offers businesses a growing market, regional connections, available development opportunities, and a quality of life that supports workforce attraction and retention. We can help you find the right location, understand zoning and development requirements, explore incentives, assess workforce needs, and connect with the people and resources that can help make your move successful.
Whether you need capital to start, expand, purchase equipment, improve a property, or support working capital, we can help you explore financing options and connect with lenders and loan programs that fit your needs.
These resources can help you understand available loan programs, prepare for financing, and identify the type of lender or financing that may be the best fit.
Grants and incentives can help reduce the cost of starting, expanding, or investing in a business, but availability and eligibility vary. We can help you identify programs worth exploring, understand where they fit, and connect you with the organizations that administer them.
Enterprise Zone and Opportunity Zone programs are both designed to encourage investment in designated areas, but they operate differently and provide different types of tax benefits. Colorado’s Enterprise Zone program offers state income tax credits for qualifying business activity and contributions, while the Opportunity Zone program is a federal tax incentive tied to qualifying long-term investment in designated areas.
PSCDC maintains an approved Enterprise Zone Contribution Project. Qualifying contributions to that project may be eligible for Enterprise Zone tax-credit certification.
State (Colorado)
Benefit
State income tax credits
What qualifies
Qualifying business investments and activities in designated areas, including certain job creation, employee training, capital investment, and contributions to approved Enterprise Zone projects
Guidance
Region 9 Economic Development District, the Southwest Colorado Enterprise Zone administrator, provides guidance on eligibility, certification, and program requirements
Federal
Benefit
Federal tax benefits, depending on the structure and timing of the investment
What qualifies
Qualifying long-term private investment in designated areas
Guidance
See Opportunity Zone incentives in the resources below
For program details, eligibility, maps, and certification guidance, start with these resources.
Coming soon: PSCDC is developing a Small Business Navigator Program to provide entrepreneurs, start-up businesses, and existing businesses with a single point of access to business support.
The program will offer one-on-one advising, business and financial planning, marketing assistance, succession planning, resource referrals, financing connections, and access to microgrants as funding allows. It is designed to help businesses start, stabilize, grow, and build long-term sustainability.
PSCDC works with local, regional, and statewide organizations whose programs and expertise support businesses, workers, housing, infrastructure, and economic development.
Have a question, need help finding the right resource, or not sure where to begin? Reach out to our team, or schedule a conversation with Emily.
Email: emily@pagosaspringscdc.org
Phone: 970.264.3023
