I'm scrolling through indeed. It's all 3 years experience, 5 years experience required. Licenses required. Blah blah. There don't seem to be any unskilled labor jobs which are what I always used to fall back on.
The jobs I have applied for don't respond. Farms don't seem to hire. There's various hard labor jobs but they only pay like 14 an hour.
All the old people parrot this "nobody wants to work" crap.
Well, where the fuck can I find some real motherfucking work that doesn't pay less than a living wage? Fucking 1 br apts are 1800+ a month and I'm not paying that on 500 a week.
1. It starts with the Secretary of State and forming a corporation. You choose the form (LLC, Corp, non-profit).
2. Pay the fee and wait for approval.
3. After approval you go to Department of Revenue and open an account. Apply for a reseller permit.
4. Pay fee and wait for approval.
5. You might need to get an EIN from the IRS at some point in here. Costs nothing.
6. Open an LNI account and an ESD account. These are to pay workers comp and unemployment.
7. Get a bank account for the business.
8. Insurance. Get it for your business and vehicles. Washington requires a bond. A $12000 bond Costa like $125 per year.
This is all easy to do even in a draconian shit hole like Washington.
Accounting software can be had for cheap. Quick books is spendy but is industry standard for small business. LedgerSMB is free if you host it and cheap if you pay for hosting. You can also pay someone to keep your books. Apache OFBiz is easy to install, self host, and is free. Most accounting software is subscription based.
Gusto is great for payroll. You can run payroll yourself but it is better to make someone do it for you. Payroll I found is the biggest PITA. Gusto is like $60 per month for a couple employees.
Trade licensing is your greatest challenge in Washington. There are some things that don't require a license. Driving an excavator or being a general contractor are license free.
Business ideas abound. Starting a business is the easy part. Delivering a product or service is also easy. Getting customers can be difficult.
Above all, just make connections. Meet people. Press the flesh. Connections are how you grow your business. It is about knowing people. Referring other businesses, even business who aren't clients yet. Just building your company network is the most important thing you can do. It pays dividends.