Gregoire Proposes Strategy to Help Small Businesses Print E-mail
governoer_gregoireOne-stop shop for business licensing, taxes proposed.

Governor Gregoire proposed a strategy that she says will help small businesses and spur business growth in the state of Washington.

Gregoire said work is underway to implement a one-stop shop where businesses can access information on business licensing and paying B&O taxes.

"For Washington businesses, especially small businesses (sic) owners who operate with little help, paying state and local B&O taxes is at best complicated and at worse a nightmare," Gregoire said in a statement released by the Department of Commerce. "At the very least, this reform will be a paperwork killer. It will save businesses money and aggravation, reduce state and local government red tape and make Washington a friendlier place to set up a business."

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