newly minted legal associate is to do research for a company, incorporated in California, that wants to open a retail outlet in Colorado. Bigfoot Sock Company Inc, a California corporation, designs, manufactures and wholesales socks and other clothing. Sales have grown substantially so now the executive team has decided that they want to open retail stores and have chosen the college town of Boulder, Colorado as a location to launch their first store.

Try to find out what a California corporation needs to do in order to operate in Colorado. Find out the difference between a "domestic" and "foreign" entity to determine whether or not this applies. If so, what kind of paperwork Bigfoot will need to file with the Colorado Secretary of State in order to get started?

Check the Colorado Secretary of State website and some of the other resources below and prepare preliminary information for our meeting with our client Bigfoot Sock Company scheduled next week to discuss the process. Briefly outline the steps and make a checklist for our client meeting.