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Starting a Business in Alpine, California

Thinking about starting a business in Alpine, California? This step-by-step guide walks you through the major decisions you should consider before opening a new business in Alpine.

Choosing the Right Company to Start

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. You might get some good ideas about what kind of business to start by reading Business Ideas That Don't Make Sense.

For in-depth how-to guides on how to start specific businesses, browse our Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our Opening a Bearings Dealers Business guide or our Starting a Nurse Midwives Business guide.

Don't forget that starting a business in Alpine has some implications. Some businesses will do better in Alpine than others. Study Alpine demographics and do a competitive analysis as part of your startup planning process.

Alpine, California Demographic Information

Alpine has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.

To give you a better feel for Alpine demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Alpine.

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
4656
5-9 Employees
1818
10-19 Employees
792
20-49 Employees
432
50-99 Employees
108
100-249 Employees
18
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
18
All Alpine Businesses
7842

As a new Alpine entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Alpine for each business category. By looking at this chart, you can get a general sense for how much competition there is in the business niche that you are pursuing.

Business Type
# of
Businesses
Advertising Agencies
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
2
Beauty Salons
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
3
Book Publishers
1
Book Stores
2
Building Inspection Services
1
Business Associations
1
Car Washes
2
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Casinos (except Casino Hotels)
2
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child Day Care Services
9
Clothing Accessories Stores
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Commercial Photography
1
Computer Systems Design Services
2
Consumer Lending
1
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convention and Visitors Bureaus
1
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Drafting Services
1
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
5
Electrical Contractors
8
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Engineering Services
2
Family Clothing Stores
7
Finish Carpentry Contractors
3
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
1
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
1
Framing Contractors
2
General Automotive Repair
5
General Freight Trucking, Local
2
General Rental Centers
1
General Warehousing and Storage
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
3
Graphic Design Services
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
1
Homes for the Elderly
2
Household Appliance Stores
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
9
Interior Design Services
1
Investment Advice
1
Janitorial Services
2
Jewelry Stores
3
Landscaping Services
11
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
14
Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
1
Machine Shops
1
Mail-Order Houses
2
Marinas
1
Men's Clothing Stores
4
Mobile Food Services
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
2
Music Publishers
1
Office Administrative Services
3
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
1
Offices of Lawyers
1
Optical Goods Stores
2
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
6
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
1
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
1
Private Mail Centers
1
Public Relations Agencies
2
Real Estate Credit
1
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
1
Residential Property Managers
1
Residential Remodelers
14
Roofing Contractors
4
Rooming and Boarding Houses
1
Securities Brokerage
1
Shoe Stores
7
Site Preparation Contractors
11
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
2
Software Publishers
1
Solid Waste Collection
1
Sports and Recreation Instruction
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
4
Travel Agencies
1
Veterinary Services
6
Video Tape and Disc Rental
3
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1
Women's Clothing Stores
9

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Alpine Business?

If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in California. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Alpine.

Before buying a business, be sure to read this article: Buying a Business.

Do You Need a Business Plan?

Writing a business plan is critical in laying a solid foundation for your business success. Indeed, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Not having a business plan will greatly reduce your chances of business success.

To learn more about business plans, read Business Plan Contests. You can also get free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in California.

Marketing Your New Venture

Whether your goal is to attract Alpine customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Billboard Advertising Costs is a good read to get your marketing ideas flowing. That's just a taste of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Improving Your Entrepreneurial Skillset

Good entrepreneurs recognize that they don't know everything.

As an entrepreneur who lives in Alpine, California, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby California universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also beneficial to see if there are any Alpine networking organizations.

What's Next?

You have a dream -- starting a business in Alpine. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.

If you choose the right business and love what you do, you will greatly increase your odds of success.

Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Alpine and throughout the United States . We have a wealth of experience in business start-ups, financing, marketing, sales and more...and we've made all of our knowledge available to you.

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