Starting or Relocating a Business in Washington City

Washington City is a great place to start a business for many reasons:


• Labor costs are among the most competitive in the nation, partly as a result of extremely low absenteeism and turnover rates;
• Some of the most affordable utilities in the county;
• Relatively low facility and construction costs;
• Educated labor pool;
• A favorable tax climate that promotes growth and opportunity;
• Advanced telecommunications infrastructure, vast energy reserves and readily available water supplies.
• Another reason? Business start up and operations information is abundant.

What Do I Need In Order To Do Business In Washington City?

• Register Your Business Name With The State of Utah  or
         Use The New One Stop Registration: https://secure.utah.gov/osbr-user/user/welcome.html
  
• Washington City Business License Application - Choose from: Standard or Home Based Business (pdf form)
• State of Utah Tax ID Number - http://tax.utah.gov
  

Links to websites that can help you achieve success.

Be sure to look through each site and see if there is something there that can be benificial to you.

• State of Utah Business Information Website – www.utah.gov/business
  
• Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development - http://business.utah.gov
  
• US SBA Small Business Planner – www.sba.gov
  
• Dixie Business Alliance - www.dixiebusinessalliance.com
  
• Washington County Economic Development Council - www.dixiebusinessalliance.com/wcedc
  
• Utah Small Business Development Center - www.utahsbdc.org (part of Dixie Business Alliance)
• SCORE Website (Service Core of Retired Executives) – www.score.org
  
• Seed Dixie - www.dixiebusinessalliance.com/seed
  
• The Dixie Technical Association - www.dixietechs.com
  
• Dixie Angels (Investor Group) - www.dixieangels.com
  

Additional Resources

• U.S. Government Business Website – www.business.gov
  
• City of Washington Website - www.washingtoncity.org
  
• Washington County Website - www.washco.utah.gov
  
• Commercial Realtors (See Business Directory)
• Legal Council (See Business Directory)
• Commercial Lenders (See Business Directory)