It’s been another one of those weeks where the job of job creation has to give way to actually doing my own job. My daughter suggested seeking out a bookkeeping and payroll company to take me through the process and handle the paperwork. She holds such a position for a large organization, and she does it so indispensably that she

For three weeks I’ve been trudging through the foothills of job creation, getting acclimated to the terminology. Last week I settled into base camp and followed advice from the Governor’s Office of Regulatory Assistance (ORA), which recommended “looking at Section 2 of the Grow chapter at http://www.ora.wa.gov/business.asp.”  A sensible mountaineer is willing to study the guidebook before attempting to summit

There’s a story about the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) enforcement inspector who comes to a ranch to check on the working conditions. He walks up to the rancher and says, “I need to talk to your staff.” The rancher replies, “There’s only one fellow who works on the ranch. He’s on duty seven days a week, is up

Last week’s article ended with a question emailed to the Office of Regulatory Assistance. An efficient staff member replied the same day. I asked, “How do I know if our business is already licensed to be an employer and I need to re-file my Business License?” Her answer suggested that I read the ORA guidance on the subject. Of course,

This is the first in a series of posts on what it takes to create a simple job. In a Seattlepi.com blog post in April, I explored the idea of creating a new job on our family ranch and boiled the options down to: Option A:  Comply with significant regulations, recordkeeping and tax requirements; create a job and cut unemployment