Washington compliance for minority-owned startups

I researched Washington state compliance for minority-owned startups by querying official state sources and city procurement resources to collect formation, registration, tax, employer, and certification requirements. Key findings collected (below) will support a comprehensive blog/newsletter covering: entity formation (SOS), state tax registration and B&O tax (DOR), UBI/business license application, workers’ compensation (L&I), unemployment insurance (ESD), Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) employer responsibilities, OMWBE certification eligibility & application, and local WMBE/municipal procurement (Seattle). I gathered verbatim excerpts and links from the authoritative pages listed in citations_excerpts to support each compliance point. The summarized requirements in the final content will reference these sources.