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FAQ - How to Start a Business

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Corporations & Charities Filing System (CCFS)

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A Domestic Business means your business will be a Washington Business and does not have a UBI number.

A Foreign Business means your  business is already registered in a different state or country and has not previously been registered with the the Office of the Secretary of State.

 

Domestic Business

Foreign Business