Roadway to Starting a Business
Understand the steps you need to take to register and license your business in the state of Washington with the Secretary of State and Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service.
Tanya Gookin
Department of Revenue
As an employee of the Department of Revenue, Tanya Gookin has more than 7 years’ experience in state business licensing. She started in customer service helping businesses apply and maintain their state business license. She is now the Business License Trainer and educates potential and existing businesses with their licensing needs.
Danielle Hart
Department of Revenue
As an employee of Revenue, Danielle Hart has more than 14 years’ experience in state licensing. She started in a leadership role and led a customer service team helping businesses apply and maintain their state business license. She is now a Business License Trainer and educates potential and existing businesses with their licensing needs.
Constance Parbon, Charities, Nonprofits and Public Affairs Administrator
Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division
Constance Parbon is the Charities, Nonprofits, and Public Affairs Administrator under the Washington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Division.
She has been with the division for 7 years and within this time she aided in the 2017 implementation of the online Corporations and Charities Filing System “CCFS”. Constance continues to collaborate with IT development to further enhance and incorporate statutory changes within CCFS.
She assists customers, business partners, and the AG’s office with their needs pertaining to filing, the system and the division. In addition, Constance works towards expanding education and outreach throughout Washington State for small businesses regarding state compliance and Nonprofits and Charities regarding state compliance and internal governance.