FEDERAL INFORMATION   You need a Employer ID Number, also known as a Federal Tax ID Number if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions:   Do you have employees? Do you operate your business as a corporation or partnership? Do you withhold taxes on income, other than wages, paid to a non-resident alien? Do you have a Keogh plan? Are you involved with any of the following types of organizations? 1.       Trusts, except certain types of certain grantor-owned revocable trusts, IRAs, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Returns 2.       Estates 3.       Real estate mortgage investment conduits 4.       Non-profit organizations 5.       Farmers' cooperatives 6.       Plan administrators Click on the following link for information on how to obtain a Employer ID Number: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html   STATE INFORMATION   For a Guide to Starting a Business in Oregon, contact:   Oregon Secretary of State 255 Capitol Street, NE, Suite 151 Salem, OR 97310-1327 (503) 988-2200 http://www.filinginoregon.com/index.htm   Click on "Start a New Business" and see page 14 for a New Business Checklist.   To register your business with the State and for license information: http://licenseinfo.oregon.gov/?fuseaction= link_class& class_list=13902,13899,13974,13901,13898,13975,13976,13977,13980,13983,13956,13944& class_name=Business%20registration& LinkType=P   CITY INFORMATION   To obtain a Business License with the City of Redmond:   City of Redmond PO Box 726 716 SW Evergreen Redmond, OR 97756 (541) 923-7710 Fax: (541) 548-0706 http://www.ci.redmond.or.us/internet/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=891&Itemid=607     OTHER RESOURCES   Central Oregon Community College: Redmond Campus             COCC Redmond offers confidential business advising services to existing and start-up businesses.   Central Oregon Community College: Redmond Campus 2030 SE College Loop Redmond, OR 97756 (541) 504-2900 http://www.cocc.edu/sbdc/Starting-Your-Business/   Redmond Economic Development       Redmond Economic Development is a private, non-profit corporation established in 1987 as a partnership between private business and the public sector to encourage economic development in the city of Redmond, Oregon. Redmond Economic Development's Mission is to create prosperity through community and business development.   The  Action Plan to accomplish this is to increase the quality and number of jobs as well as capital investment in the community.    Redmond Economic Development 446 SW 7th Street Redmond, OR 97756 (541) 923-5223 Fax (541) 923-6442 http://www.redap.org/index.html SCORE Business Consulting SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is America's premier source of  free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs. http://www.score.org/explore_score.html