Business Information

Sheridan County has a progressive business climate conducive to working with the most current technology. The County’s vitality can be attributed to the aggressive, free-market thinking of its business community, as well as to an environment which encourages cottage industry entrepreneurs to thrive in a competitive marketplace.

 

Our Economic Development Committee - a combined group from the City of Sheridan, County of Sheridan, Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce, and Forward Sheridan - has developed a "business relocation guide," with data specially geared toward those considering Sheridan County as a new place of business. Click here for a copy of the guide. 

 

We also have two organizations in particular that are ready and waiting to provide business assistance (in most cases, at low or no cost), to help businesses start, grow and expand in Sheridan County ~

Wyoming Business Council - Northeast Region, (307) 675-1012 (Sheridan) or (307) 689-1320 (Gillette), www.wyomingbusiness.org. Contact: Dave Spencer, dave.spencer@wyo.gov. Information and advice on business permitting, business relocation, commercial real estate, co-op advertising program, co-op marketing program, and developing business-ready sites and buildings. Loans and grants. 

Wyoming Entrepreneur, (307) 682-5232, www.wyen.biz. Contact: Susan Jerke, sjerke@uwyo.edu. A partnership between the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Business Council, and the U.S. Small Business Administration, providing services from a network of three programs at the University of Wyoming. Offering a number of consulting specialties in areas such as selling to the government, business plans, marketing plans, financial health checkups, business valuation, eCommerce, succession planning, international trade, tourism marketing, market research, business ethics, social media, and QuickBooks. 


Local governments in Sheridan County recognize the needs of the business and industrial community and are working in concert with partners such as the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce to adopt and refine business-friendly policies. The Sheridan City Council and Sheridan County Commissioners, as well as our economic development organization, Forward Sheridan, are active in community development, promoting a healthy business climate while encouraging and assisting in the expansion and retention of existing industry and business within Sheridan County.