Apparently, I am a list guy! I am blogging on 2 top 100 lists in the same day, but honestly this is interesting reading. I love the Pacific NW and now I have even more reasons to love it!
As a small business owner myself, I know the Pacific NW is a great place to live and operate my business. In fact, many of my friends and acquaintances are small business owners too.
Fortune Small Business and cnnmoney.com have compiled a list of what they consider to be the best 100 places to live and launch. Below, you will find a list of the 8 locations in Oregon & Washington that made the grade.
#1 Bellevue, Wa
#6 Portland, Or
#27 Bellingham, Wa
#40 Olympia, Wa
#48 Corvallis, Or
#77 Spokane, Wa
#87 Bend, Or
#96 Eugene, Or
I do, however, find a glaring omission to this list. Vancouver, Wa should be at the top. Vancouver affords small business owners some amazing benefits, the largest of which, is the absence of income tax. You have the proximity to downtown Portland that rivals most of the suburbs, with the absence of that huge tax. Sure, they do have a B&O (Business & Occupation) tax, but it is a mere fraction of the income tax we pay in Oregon.
Vancouver and the surrounding area (Camas, Washougal, Woodland, Ridgefield,) also house many of the people who work in the Portland area, placing a large volume of potential customers right in your backyard.
Now, for the disclaimer. I am not a tax expert, and this advice should in no way be taken as tax advice. I strongly recommend consulting an expert tax lawyer or accountant before making tax related decisions.
Click on this link to read the entire article.
Travis Wolfe operates WhiteWolfe Mortgage serving the Pacific Northwest. As a local mortgage professional and real estate investor, he has been active in the real estate community since 1997. He provides residential and commercial real estate loans, as well as providing aide to persons facing foreclosure. He can be contacted by phone at (503) 367-1109 or (360) 606-5223.
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