Government agencies help fund, regulate, and benefit from carwash industry successes. Below are some governmental and related organizations with which small business professionals regularly cooperate.

If you have questions about contacting these organizations or can offer stories from previous experiences working with local, state, or federal small business and governmental agencies, feel free to post below.

Funding and Business Ideas

US Small Business Administration (SBA)
http://www.sba.gov/index.html

America’s Small Business Development Center Network (ASBDC)
http://www.asbdc-us.org/

US Postal Service (USPS)
Direct Mailing Services
http://www.usps.com/directmail/welcome.htm

Wages and Taxes

US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wages by Area and Occupation
http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm

US Department of the Treasury
IRS Audit Technique Guide (ATG)
Retail Industry Service Stations, including Carwashes (published August 2005)
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=141494,00.html

Occupational Safety, Environmental, and Transportation Issues

US Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
National Alliance with the International Carwash Association (ICA)
http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/alliances/ica/ica.html
Chemical Safety at Carwashes
http://www.carcarecentral.com/

US Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Commercial Carwashes as Service Buildings
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/pba99/service/service.html

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance and Repair Publications
http://www.epa.gov/oecaagct/avmm.html
Carwash Strategy Recommendations
http://www.epa.gov/nps/nps_edu/stopx2.htm and then

US Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
http://www.tfhrc.gov/
FHWA Cost of Corrosion Study
http://www.corrosioncost.com/home.html

State and Local Government Agencies Contact Information

State and Local Government on the Net
http://www.statelocalgov.net/