Helpful information for small businesses:
Business Seminars: SCORE offers one-day workshops and seminars throughout the year in Vancouver, Washington. Click here to learn more.
Business Tips: A selection of articles (written by SCORE Vancouver volunteer consultants) containing valuable business tips is available here.
Business Tools: We sell several cost-effective tools (books, CD-ROMs, software) to help your small business succeed. Details here.
Business Licences & Taxes: Department of Revenue, 8008 NE Fourth Plain, Suite 320; Vancouver, WA 98668; (360) 260-6176. Registers individuals and businesses with the Department of Revenue. Exempt: Businesses grossing less than $12,000 per year; businesses not selling items at retail; businesses not performing services for which retail sales tax must be charged.
For more information about business licenses, go here.
Employee Regulations:
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• Department of Labor & Industries, 312 SE Stonemill Dr., Suite 120 Vancouver, WA 98684; (360) 896-2300, (800) 547-8367. Provides information and assistance with worker safety and health, industrial insurance and labor laws.
• Employment Security District Tax Office (website), 5411 E. Mill Plain, 3-C, Vancouver, WA 98661; (360) 735-5050. Provides information and assistance with Unemployment Insurance (UI) Tax Laws including employer reporting requirements, tax rates, record keeping, etc.
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Business Research:
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• Fort Vancouver Regional Library (website) offers information and services to help small businesses and has access to business databases available only to subscribers.
• Small Business Administration (website) has loan info and other relevant business resources.
• SCORE - National Office (website) offers useful tips.
• Washington State Small Business Development Center (website) offers several services including counseling to qualifying businesses.
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Business Networking:
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• Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce: (website) provides leadership, networking, advocacy and resources to more than 1,100 Clark County businesses.
• Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce (website) serves the greater Kelso-Longview Area.
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These organizations have provided links to our site:
• Charles Young, CPA: (website) Vancouver, WA firm offers a variety of accounting, tax, and consulting services for businesses and individuals. Chuck Young, CPA is its principal and is also a SCORE volunteer. There are several articles about business and tax planning on his website.
• City of Vancouver (website) lists city services, events and other information.
• The Columbian (website) is Vancouver's newspaper of record. You'll find an article about SCORE's Vancouver office and some client success stories here.
SCORE - Vancouver Chapter
TBG 232; 1933 Fort Vancouver Way; Vancouver, WA 98663
(360) 699-1079
E-mail: scorevan at iinet.com
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to providing entrepreneurs and small business owners with confidential, free business help. Our Vancouver, Washington consultants are experienced business owners and consultants who volunteer their time, offering free business advice to any small business owner or prospective business owner. This Chapter serves Vancouver, WA and Longview, WA as well as Clark County and Southwest Washington - your source for free business advice and consulting. We provide business consulting, management advice and marketing help for business owners of small to mid-size companies in the Vancouver, WA area. SCORE has been consulting for over 40 years. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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