Center for Small Business
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The Center for Small Business focuses on improving the state’s small business climate through researching and analyzing ways to improve the taxation and regulation of small businesses in order to encourage economic development. Since 2001, WPC’s Small Business Center has held conferences, roundtables and forums to help educate small business owners, as well as glean policy recommendations from those that make up the economic backbone of the state economy. |
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Washington Policy Center Comments on WAC 296-62-095 – Heat-related Illness Rule
Carl Gipson comments on the new Heat Related Illness WACs, designed to help prevent on-the-job injuries due to excessive exposure to high temperatures in an outdoor environment. The heat-related illness (HRI) administrative code (WAC 296-62-095) is a regulation that still has several holes in it and could cause confusion among small businesses and employers. Read WPC’s comments here >> | |
24 Ways to Improve the State's Small Business Climate Last November, several hundred small business owners convened at Washington Policy Center’s Statewide Small Business Conference to discuss and rate policy recommendations in order to improve the state’s small business climate. Eight breakout sessions sought small business owners’ feedback on policy proposals in access to affordable health care, transportation, tax reform, workers' compensation, eminent domain abuse, data security, streamlined sales tax, and the state's new paid family leave program. |
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The Center for Small Business
Since 2001, the Center for Small Business has focused on improving
Washington's small business climate by providing public policy recommendations
from small businesses to policymakers. The Center provides accurate
information and analysis on the state's regulatory climate, tax structure,
health insurance systems, transportation infrastructure, and more. The Center
holds conferences, issue forums, legislative briefings, and testifies before
the state legislature by invitation. In order to provide the public with
timely research the Center publishes studies, Policy Notes, opinion
editorials, and Legislative Memos. 
Director Carl Gipson
Carl Gipson is the Director for the Center for Small Business. He was formerly Director of Communications and Operations for Washington Policy Center. He regularly writes opinion pieces, Legislative Memos, and Policy Notes focusing on current small business issues. Carl holds a degree in Political Science from Western Washington University.
Contact Information
For questions or for more information from the Center for Small Businessplease e-mail cgipson@washingtonpolicy.org.