DVR only pays for self-employment services that are required for you to achieve an employment outcome when you meet the conditions outlined in WAC 388-891A-1100, and:

1. (1) Start-up costs for your self-employment must only include those costs related to operating the business;
2. (2) Start-up costs must be specified in your feasibility study or business plan, depending on the complexity of your small business; and

3. (3) Start-up costs that DVR may support may include, but are not limited to:

   1. (a) Licenses;
   2. (b) Stocks of goods for inventory, not to exceed the first sixty days;
   3. (c) Marketing costs;
   4. (d) Financial record-keeping systems, software, or services;
   5. (e) Security deposits or utility hook-ups at the location of your self-employment; and
   6. (f) Consultations with a self-employment business consultant who DVR approves.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, 363, 397. WSR 18-12-035, § 388-891A-1185, filed 5/29/18, effective 6/30/18.]