Checklist for starting a new business in Washington State
Thursday, April 9, 2009 – 4:07 pmThe Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) released the 2009 Guide for Small Business in Washington State. (more…)

The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) released the 2009 Guide for Small Business in Washington State. (more…)
11,000 business books are published in the United States each year. That’s a lot of jabbering to sift through. Stacked on top of each other, 11,000 books would be about as tall as the Paulson Building here in downtown Spokane. And tucked somewhere in that tower is the solution to your current business problem. (more…)
In terms of their success, The Beatles and Bill Gates have something in common. Hard work and dedication to be sure, yet there was something more nebulous working in the background: luck. (more…)
As the social media world continues to grow, the task of keeping tabs on what others may be saying about you, your business, or your community becomes increasingly important. (more…)
For a number of years the Spokane Public Library has purchased a copy of Bond’s Franchise Guide. (more…)
If you’re a veteran car renter, it’s likely you routinely decline the rental company’s offer of additional insurance coverage, smug in the knowledge that you’re not wasting money… (more…)
Here at the library it is our job to connect people to the right information. That often takes the form of networking. (more…)
If you find yourself looking for back issues of the Spokane Journal of Business, know that with a valid Spokane Public Library card you have access to a database that allows for searching, reading and printing full-text articles going back to August 15, 1991. (more…)
One of the more common business questions that we get here with the library has to do with legal forms and where to find them. (more…)
Marketing, in all its various forms, may be the best bet in weathering the current economic slowdown… (more…)