Graniteford Finance, a small-business funding broker in Casper, WY, lists free business resources for Casper, WY and Natrona County: Advance Casper for economic development, the Casper Area Chamber of Commerce, the Wyoming SBDC Network for advising, the SBA Wyoming District Office, and the Wyoming Secretary of State and Department of Revenue for registration. Graniteford Finance is not affiliated with them.
How to use this directory
Start with the question you have. If it is about growing or relocating a business in the county, start with economic development. If it is about a business plan, projections or getting ready to borrow, start with small business advising. If it is about forming an entity, tax accounts or liens, go to the state offices. If you want to compare actual funding options and put a request in front of lenders, that is where a broker like Graniteford Finance fits.
Graniteford Finance is not affiliated with any organization listed here, and none of them endorses us. Descriptions come from each organization's own website, checked on 2026-10-15.
Economic development
Advance Casper
Advance Casper describes itself as Natrona County economic development. Economic development organizations typically work with businesses expanding, relocating or starting in their area and can point owners to local programs and contacts. Ask them directly what they offer for a business of your size.
Chamber of commerce
Casper Area Chamber of Commerce
The Casper Area Chamber of Commerce is the local chamber for the Casper, WY area. Chambers are membership organizations; they are useful for local connections, referrals to accountants and attorneys, and information about the local business community. Membership terms are set by the chamber.
Free small business advising
Wyoming SBDC Network
The Wyoming Small Business Development Center Network provides small business advising across the state. Small Business Development Centers typically help with business plans, financial projections and preparing to apply for financing. We could not confirm the location of the regional office that serves Natrona County from the network's website, so contact the network to find your adviser.
Federal: the SBA
SBA Wyoming District Office
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Wyoming District Office says it serves all 23 counties in Wyoming. The SBA backs loans made by participating lenders and connects owners with counseling partners; it is the place to ask about SBA-backed loans, which Graniteford Finance does not arrange. Grants for for-profit small businesses are uncommon; treat any offer of easy grant money with caution and ask the SBA or SBDC what is real.
State offices that hold your records
- Wyoming Secretary of State: business entity formation and status, and UCC filings. Start at the Start a Business page; entity searches and UCC records are on the Wyoming Secretary of State Business & UCC pages.
- Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division: sales and use tax registration, through the Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division registration page.
Partners check both sets of records. Our guides on good standing and UCC searches explain what they look for.
City and county government
The City of Casper and Natrona County each have their own offices and websites, which handle local licensing, permits and property matters for businesses within their jurisdiction. Evansville, Mills and Bar Nunn are separate incorporated towns in Natrona County with their own town governments. Contact the government where your business actually operates.
The Casper, WY license and sales tax checklist sets out which office holds which record.
What the local business base looks like
Natrona County had 3,071 employer establishments in 2023, 55.0 percent with fewer than five employees (U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023), and 8,060 businesses without employees in 2024 (U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024). Most of the people using these resources are running very small businesses. More figures are on our Casper, WY page.
Questions to bring to an adviser
A first meeting with an adviser goes further when you arrive with specific questions. These are the ones that most often shape a later funding request:
- Are my financial statements in a form a lender can read, and what is missing?
- Do my projections hold up, and what assumptions would a lender question?
- How much of my own money should go into this project?
- Is my business structure, sole proprietorship, LLC or corporation, right for borrowing?
- Which records should I clean up before applying?
Bring your last tax return, a current profit and loss statement and a few months of bank statements. Advisers can only work with what they see.
When to call a funding broker instead
Advisers help you get ready; they do not usually place funding requests with lenders. When you know what the money is for and want to compare the funding types side by side, or you are weighing a specific offer, call Graniteford Finance. For the fuller document list a lender asks for on a larger request, see business term loans. The rest of our guides sit in the guide library.
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