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BUS 245 Web Links

CANVAS

           http://wvc.instructure.com

Official business link to the US government

           https://www.usa.gov/business

Employment data

            http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.wa.htm

            http://www.census.gov/

 

Small Business Administration

            http://www.sba.gov/

SBA's Startup Guide

https://www.sba.gov/business-guide

 

Marketing

            http://www.sba.gov/

            Freestanding Sign Gallery  


FREE Online Marketing Course

 

 

 

 

            http://www.ideasiteforbusiness.com/

 

 

Hiring people:

a.      Minimum wage: http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm. 

b.      I-9 form: http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm. Navigate from this page to I-9 form.

c.      New Hires reporting: http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/dcs/employers.shtml. Navigate to the employers section.

d.      W-4 completion: http://www.irs.gov/. Type in “W-4” in the forms and publications search window. 

 

Washington State Agencies:

  1. Access Washington State: http://access.wa.gov/.
  2. Employment Security: http://fortress.wa.gov/esd/portal/. Check out the Minimum wage link, English/Spanish minimum wage poster and rules for hiring teenagers.
  3. Labor and Industries: http://www.lni.wa.gov/. Follow the Business link and check out the required posters in both English and anther language. 
  4. Business taxes: http://dor.wa.gov/content/doingbusiness/. Check out Industry Specific Tax Guides and information for Internet Businesses.  From the home page, follow the link to New Business Information and then to Local Sales Tax flyer.  From the home page navigate to Business and Occupational Tax.

 

General data on Okanogan County:

  1. Census Bureau Home page: http://www.census.gov/. From this page navigate to Okanogan County census data. 
  2. Okanogan County: http://www.okanogancounty.org

 

General resources:

  1. Small Business Administration: http://www.sba.gov/.
  2. Free information online: http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/.
  3. Franchise information: http://www.franinfo.com/.
  4. Wall Journal Start-up page: http://www.startupjournal.com/.
  5. Cash flow program: http://www.bygpub.com/finance/CashFlowCalc.htm.
  6. Wenatchee Business Journal  http://www.businessjournal.org/wbj/