The Great City of Sultan

Come Live, Work, and Play in the
Great City of Sultan

It is the City of Sultan's mission to promote growth and create jobs in a manner that meets the needs of the community while strengthening the City's economic viability. Sultan will accomplish this task through strategic recruitment practices, continuous assessment of community needs, the establishment of crucial partnerships and routine analysis of current economic trends that impact our region. Our goal is to make Sultan a city of choice for business with an incomparable quality of life for its citizens.

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General Information
Development is happening in Sultan. The purpose of the City of Sultan's Economic Development Department is to promote economic growth and create jobs in a manner consistent with the desires of the community. We do this through strategic recruitment practices, assessment of community needs, establishment of partnerships and analysis of local, state, and national economic trends.

The following services and resources are provided by the Economic Development Department.

Business Assistance

Free Resources

Small Business Administration
SCORE - Free Business Counseling
NW Women's Business Center
Snohomish County Economic Development
Snohomish County Government Contracts
Sky Valley Chamber of Commerce
Legal Information
Snohomish County Planning and Development Sales - Contact Brent Lambert

Demographics

Population Growth
	2000	2007	2010 Est.
Population	3344	4530	4818
% of Growth Since 2000		35.47%	44.9%

Things that impact the population and population projections are the revision of political boundaries (Sultans Urban Growth Boundary), Public Utilities (available connections to existing systems), retail businesses (food, clothing, entertainment, etc.), available healthcare (families & elderly), traffic, job opportunities, education, etc.

Business Licenses

A master business license application for the State of Washington and a business license application for the City of Sultan may be obtained on the State of Washington Department of Licensing website.

Business licenses are required if your place of business is within the City limits. The licenses take one to two weeks and cost $75. An annual renewal is required and costs $50.

Community Maps

Downtown Business Map