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The Small
Business Guide

The Small Business Guides provides helpful information, links to valuable resources, and outlines the steps for starting and operating a business in Washington state. The Small Business Guide is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Samoan, Somali, Tagalog, NEW Ukrainian, and as two volumes in Braille Ready Format Braille - Volume 1 and Braille - Volume 2.

The Business Guide includes sections that will help you plan, run, grow, or close a business in Washington State.