Starting a New Business

Business Start Up

• SBA Small Business Readiness Assessment Tool
• Doing Business in Washington
• Start a Business: 50 Things You'll Need to Do
• Nolo's Ten Tips for New Small Businesses
• AllBusiness.com
• Microsoft Startup Center
• SmallBizU
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Vetbiz.org

Business Planning

• Determine your business structure (ownership type)
• Choose your business name
• Create your business structure
• Get licenses and environmental permits
• Next steps
  SBA 8(a) Business Development
• Starting a Business Internal Revenue Service
• Washington State Department of Licensing

Washington State has set up the following five steps to get you started:

Financial Planning

• Financing Your Biz Budget Calculator
• Tax Year IRS Tax Year Explanation
• Set Up An Accounting System
• BizInfo Accountant Directory

Home Based Business

• Home-Based Business
• Home-Based Working Moms
• Home-Based Business Information
• Working Solo?

Legal Assistance

• Start a Business: 50 Things You'll Need to Do
• Nolo's Ten Tips for New Small Businesses
• Municipal Research and Service Center City and County Regulations
• Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Washington State Regulations

Business Plans

• Business Plans Submitted to the MOOT Competition
• BizPlanIt Virtual Business Plan
• Business Plans and Profiles Index
• Business Plan Tutorial Template

Business Licenses

• Washington State
• Bothell
• Brier
• Edmonds
• Kenmore
• King County (unincorporated)
• Lynnwood
• Mill Creek
• Monroe
• Mountlake Terrace
• Mukilteo
• Shoreline
• Snohomish County (unincorporated)
• Woodinville
• Woodway

Business Planning and Managing

• BizToolkit (Sample business plans and financial calculators)
• BUZGate (Free and low-cost business planning, funding, marketing, and more)
• Center for Business Planning (Resources and strategy evaluation)
• The Idea Cafe (Problem-solving for small business owners)
• My Own Business (Online course for entrepreneurs)
• MyStrategicPlan.com (Business strategies, plans, mission statements, and more)
• Startupventuretoolbox (Tools and assistance to organize ventures)

Minority and Women

• The Entrepreneurship Center
• Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine
• Center for Women's Business Research
• National Association of Women Business Owners
• The National Black Chamber of Commerce
• United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• United States Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce