Keep yourself informed on Federal, State,
and Municipal laws and codes which govern your business. Find information
on those agencies that may provide financial support.
City
of Lakewood
Pierce
County
Washington
State
Washington is lucky in that it started early on the
web and has consistently been a leader is on-line access to state
government information. They are currently beginning to offer service
on-line as well.
Agencies
and sites of special interest to business:
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Business
Page
Government,
WA State
Attorney
General, Office of the
Community
Trade and Economic Development (CTED)
Business
Loans
- Community Development Finance
Employment
Security, Department of
Information
Services, Department of --
Procurement
Announcements
Insurance
Commissioner, Office of the
Labor
& Industry, Department of
Labor
and Industries, Department of
-- Locate
Contractors, Electricians and Plumbers in Washington State
Legislature
Legislative
Information
Licensing,
Department of
License
Information Management System (LIMS)
"Licensing
library" providing information on federal, state, county and city
licensing. The system was developed for IBM-compatible systems with a
minimum configuration of: IBM-compatible 386 with Windows 3.1, or better
(or Windows 95), 4 megabytes of RAM, 4 megabytes of disk storage.
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Revenue,
Department of
Secretary
of State, Office of the
Transportation,
Department of
The following links are of special interest to
business: Electronic
Tax Filing (ELF)
Customize the excise tax form,
make automatic calculations; find current rules and rate information. The
excise tax payment is sent simultaneously through Electronic Funds
Transfer when the tax return is submitted via the Internet.
Trade
Center
State
Business Records Inquiry
Provides status of businesses
registered with Washington State Department of Revenue.
Starting
a Business -- guidance from Washington state government.
The
Business Development Program
Works to attract new investment;
assist in creation of family-wage jobs; and serve as a business advocate;
relocating or expanding.
Doing
Business with Washington State
Works to attract new investment;
assist in creation of family-wage jobs; and serve as a business advocate;
relocating or expanding.
Minority
and Women's Business Enterprises
Enhances economic vitality by
creating an environment which mitigates the effects of race and gender
discrimination in public contracting and promotes economic development and
growth.
Contracts
for Information Technology
Optional-use master contracts for
information technology equipment, software, and services maintained by
Department of Information Services.
Contracts
for goods and services
Optional-use contracts for goods
and services maintained by Department of General Administration. Federal
CapWeb
Electornic
Commerce Resource Center (ECRC)
Census
Bureau
Government
Printing Office (GPO) -- US Government Regulations
Nonprofit
Gateway
Patent
and Trademark Office
Postal
Service -- Business Information
Small
Business Administration (SBA)
Created by Congress in 1953 to
help America's entrepreneurs form successful small enterprises.
Service
Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) -- List of Washington Offices
SCORE
Electronic Mail Counseling
Senate
Social
Security Administration (SSA)
White
House
White
House Briefing Room
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