Contemplating starting a business in Beatrice, Nebraska? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Beatrice.
What Type of Business Should You Start?
An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. We recommend that you read Free Business Ideas.
To view an extensive list of business types, complete with startup instructions, spend some time in the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our Opening a Moisture Control Business guide or our How to Start a Plastic Embedments Business guide.
Don't forget that starting a business in Beatrice has some implications. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Beatrice. Don't forget to review Beatrice demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.
Beatrice, Nebraska Demographic Information
Beatrice has an active business community that includes small businesses,
mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Beatrice demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Beatrice.
| Business Size | # of
Businesses |
| 1-4 Employees |
1552 |
| 5-9 Employees |
654 |
| 10-19 Employees |
426 |
| 20-49 Employees |
306 |
| 50-99 Employees |
30 |
| 100-249 Employees |
36 |
| 250-499 Employees |
36 |
| 500-999 Employees |
6 |
| 1000+ Employees |
0 |
| All Beatrice Businesses |
3046 |
As a new Beatrice entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Beatrice 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 |
| Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores |
5 |
| Automotive Transmission Repair |
1 |
| Baked Goods Stores |
1 |
| Beauty Salons |
5 |
| Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers |
1 |
| Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores |
3 |
|
Book Stores |
1 |
| Bowling Centers |
3 |
| Business Associations |
2 |
| Cable and Other Program Distribution |
3 |
| Car Washes |
1 |
| Cemeteries and Crematories |
1 |
| Charter Bus Industry |
1 |
| Child Day Care Services |
6 |
|
Civic and Social Organizations |
7 |
| Claims Adjusting |
1 |
| Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners |
2 |
| Collection Agencies |
1 |
| Commercial Bakeries |
1 |
| Commercial Lithographic Printing |
2 |
| Community Food Services |
1 |
| Computer and Software Stores |
1 |
|
Computer Systems Design Services |
2 |
| Construction Sand and Gravel Mining |
2 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities |
1 |
| Cosmetology and Barber Schools |
1 |
| Couriers |
2 |
| Credit Bureaus |
1 |
| Credit Unions |
1 |
| Curtain and Drapery Mills |
1 |
|
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
4 |
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors |
2 |
| Electrical Contractors |
4 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1 |
| Emergency and Other Relief Services |
1 |
| Engineering Services |
1 |
| Exam Preparation and Tutoring |
1 |
| Family Clothing Stores |
3 |
|
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders |
1 |
| Fine Arts Schools |
1 |
| Finish Carpentry Contractors |
3 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers |
3 |
| Floor Covering Stores |
2 |
| Florists |
1 |
| Food (Health) Supplement Stores |
2 |
| Full-Service Restaurants |
10 |
|
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services |
3 |
| Furniture Stores |
3 |
| General Automotive Repair |
7 |
| General Freight Trucking, Local |
3 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
1 |
| General Rental Centers |
1 |
| Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores |
3 |
| Glass and Glazing Contractors |
1 |
|
Golf Courses and Country Clubs |
3 |
| Hardware Merchant Wholesalers |
1 |
| Home Health Care Services |
1 |
| Home Health Equipment Rental |
1 |
| Homes for the Elderly |
2 |
| Household Appliance Stores |
3 |
| Industrial Gas Manufacturing |
2 |
| Institutional Furniture Manufacturing |
1 |
|
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages |
14 |
| Janitorial Services |
2 |
| Jewelry Stores |
1 |
| Kidney Dialysis Centers |
1 |
| Landscaping Services |
3 |
| Lessors of Other Real Estate Property |
1 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants |
14 |
| Livestock Merchant Wholesalers |
1 |
|
Mail-Order Houses |
1 |
| Masonry Contractors |
2 |
| Men's Clothing Stores |
1 |
| Metal Stamping |
1 |
| Museums |
1 |
| Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores |
1 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
2 |
| New Car Dealers |
6 |
|
New Housing Operative Builders |
1 |
| Newspaper Publishers |
1 |
| Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing |
2 |
| Nursing Care Facilities |
3 |
| Office Administrative Services |
2 |
| Office Supplies and Stationery Stores |
1 |
| Offices of Certified Public Accountants |
4 |
| Offices of Chiropractors |
3 |
|
Offices of Dentists |
8 |
| Offices of Lawyers |
11 |
| Offices of Optometrists |
3 |
| Offices of Real Estate Appraisers |
3 |
| Optical Goods Stores |
2 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment Stores |
1 |
| Paint and Wallpaper Stores |
2 |
| Painting and Wall Covering Contractors |
1 |
|
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores |
1 |
| Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals |
1 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Stores |
8 |
| Photography Studios, Portrait |
2 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
2 |
| Plate Work Manufacturing |
1 |
| Portfolio Management |
1 |
| Precision Turned Product Manufacturing |
2 |
|
Radio Stations |
1 |
| Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing |
1 |
| Real Estate Credit |
2 |
| Residential Property Managers |
2 |
| Residential Remodelers |
3 |
| Retail Bakeries |
1 |
| Savings Institutions |
2 |
| School and Employee Bus Transportation |
1 |
|
Securities Brokerage |
4 |
| Security Guards and Patrol Services |
1 |
| Shoe Stores |
1 |
| Siding Contractors |
1 |
| Sign Manufacturing |
1 |
| Site Preparation Contractors |
2 |
| Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars |
1 |
| Solid Waste Collection |
1 |
|
Sporting Goods Stores |
2 |
| Support Activities for Forestry |
1 |
| Taxi Service |
1 |
| Temporary Help Services |
1 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters |
1 |
| Tire Dealers |
2 |
| Title Abstract and Settlement Offices |
1 |
| Tobacco Stores |
1 |
|
Travel Agencies |
2 |
| Used Car Dealers |
3 |
| Used Merchandise Stores |
3 |
| Veterinary Services |
3 |
| Video Tape and Disc Rental |
3 |
| Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters |
1 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers |
1 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
1 |
|
Women's Clothing Stores |
2 |
| Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing |
1 |
Naming the Company
Making the right decision when choosing a company name is very important. There are many decisions you'll make now that you can change later, but changing a company name years down the road is not very easy. So, choose a good company name at the outset.
We strongly advocate that you make sure the ".com" domain name is available for your company name. Every business needs a strong Web presence these days, and having a non ".com" domain means somebody else may outrank you in the search results for your own company name.
To get up to speed on what makes for a good company name, we encourage you to read this useful article: Branding Advice.
On a final note, given that you are opening a business in Beatrice, it's imperative that you check now that your company name has not already been claimed by another Nebraska business.
Don't Skip the Business Plan
A business plan is critical in maximizing the prospects of your new company. In effect, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Not having a business plan is a recipe for disaster.
To learn more about business plans, read Business Plan Mistakes. A great resource for business planning assistance is the free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Nebraska.
Where to Get Money to Start a Company
Raising money to fund your new Beatrice business is not an easy task. Bootstrapping, which means growing the business without outside funding, is the best alternative, but that's not a viable option for many startup plans.
To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as 504 Loans.
For Beatrice entrepreneurs with great ambition but a shortage of investment capital, check out our List of Nebraska Angel Investors and our List of Nebraska Venture Capital Firms.
Promoting Your New Company
To grow your Beatrice business, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.
You can learn a ton about marketing on our site. Radio Ads discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.
Moving Forward
Most new Beatrice businesses underestimate the number of challenges they will face.
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 Beatrice and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Beatrice entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Beatrice, Nebraska
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Beatrice.
- Resources for Beatrice, Nebraska Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Beatrice entrepreneurs.
- Nebraska Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Nebraska.
- Nebraska Small Business Development Center - Nebraska Small Business Development Centers provided start-up, management and technical assistance to Nebraska entrepreneurs and Nebraska small business owners from offices throughout the state.
- Beatrice, Nebraska Newspaper Ad Rates - This is a nearly comprehensive list of advertising rates for Beatrice, Nebraska newspapers, including ad costs for newspapers serving the Beatrice area.
- Beatrice, Nebraska Radio Advertising Prices - To help you in your marketing efforts, we've gathered radio advertising rates for Beatrice, Nebraska area radio stations.
- Beatrice, Nebraska Payroll Services - This list includes Beatrice, Nebraska payroll services, national payroll services for Beatrice, and helpful information on choosing a Beatrice payroll service.
- Beatrice, Nebraska Businesses for Sale - This list includes resources for buying a business in Beatrice, Nebraska, such as business brokers in Beatrice and other helpful information on how to buy a Beatrice business.
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