Small Business Resources
INCOME
$42,356
PATENTS
1.71
Per 1,000 workers
EDUCATION
31%
College Degree or Higher
UNEMPLOYMENT
8.5%
December 2011
TOT. EXPORTS
$53.2B
 

As a Washington state business, you have a host of federal, state and local programs available to help you start and grow your business, including one-on-one personal business counseling, state agency customer service representatives and help lines.

 
Small Business Counseling Services
  • SCORE is an organization of retired business executives and owners who volunteer to advise small business free of charge. Make an appointment with a counselor to review your business plan, advise you in business planning, financial analysis, marketing, expansion, exporting and other business needs.
  • Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) have counselors with broad-based skills and significant experience as business owners or managers. They are certified and provide one-on-one confidential assistance at no charge for management and technical affairs.
Small Business Information

Business centers serve all regions of the state providing a variety of resources and one-stop small business planning and research centers.

  • Doing Business in Washington
  • Office of Minority & Women's Business Enterprises
  • Secretary of State Corporation Division
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