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Starting a Business in Beverly Hills, California

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

Beverly Hills, California Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
62100
5-9 Employees
11220
10-19 Employees
6915
20-49 Employees
3870
50-99 Employees
1560
100-249 Employees
660
250-499 Employees
150
500-999 Employees
60
1000+ Employees
60
All Beverly Hills Businesses
86595

As a new Beverly Hills entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Beverly Hills 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
Amusement and Theme Parks
1
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
1
Architectural Services
20
Art Dealers
16
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
1
Baked Goods Stores
2
Beauty Salons
86
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Boat Dealers
2
Book Publishers
2
Book Stores
1
Bottled Water Manufacturing
1
Business Associations
6
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Cafeterias
1
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores
1
Car Washes
2
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
3
Caterers
3
Child and Youth Services
3
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
7
Civic and Social Organizations
5
Claims Adjusting
1
Clothing Accessories Stores
10
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
2
Collection Agencies
3
Commercial Lithographic Printing
3
Commodity Contracts Brokerage
2
Commodity Contracts Dealing
4
Computer and Software Stores
2
Computer Systems Design Services
18
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
2
Consumer Lending
9
Convenience Stores
2
Convention and Visitors Bureaus
3
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
1
Couriers
6
Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
2
Credit Unions
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
19
Dance Companies
3
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
14
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
1
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
4
Directory and Mailing List Publishers
1
Display Advertising
1
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
6
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Educational Support Services
6
Electrical Contractors
9
Electronic Shopping
11
Elementary and Secondary Schools
4
Employment Placement Agencies
24
Engineering Services
12
Environmental Consulting Services
2
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
5
Facilities Support Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
14
Family Planning Centers
1
Fine Arts Schools
4
Finish Carpentry Contractors
2
Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
3
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
12
Floor Covering Stores
3
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
7
Food Service Contractors
3
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
3
Formal Wear and Costume Rental
2
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Full-Service Restaurants
105
Fur and Leather Apparel Manufacturing
4
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
5
General Automotive Repair
4
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
2
General Warehousing and Storage
2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
13
Grantmaking Foundations
23
Graphic Design Services
13
Hardware Stores
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
6
Home Health Care Services
8
Homes for the Elderly
3
Household Appliance Stores
3
Human Rights Organizations
2
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
58
Interior Design Services
29
International Trade Financing
2
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
7
Internet Service Providers
12
Investigation Services
4
Investment Advice
40
Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing
3
Jewelry Stores
32
Land Subdivision
9
Landscape Architectural Services
2
Landscaping Services
4
Language Schools
4
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
5
Limited-Service Restaurants
36
Limousine Service
4
Linen Supply
1
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
8
Mail-Order Houses
11
Marketing Consulting Services
40
Media Representatives
5
Medical Laboratories
13
Men's Clothing Stores
20
Miscellaneous Intermediation
34
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
29
Motion Picture and Video Distribution
17
Motion Picture and Video Production
244
Museums
4
Music Publishers
12
Musical Groups and Artists
50
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
1
Nail Salons
13
New Car Dealers
8
New Housing Operative Builders
5
News Syndicates
1
Newspaper Publishers
5
Nonresidential Property Managers
47
Office Administrative Services
62
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
4
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
81
Offices of Dentists
192
Offices of Lawyers
487
Offices of Optometrists
7
Offices of Other Holding Companies
14
Offices of Podiatrists
7
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
1
One-Hour Photofinishing
3
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
1
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
1
Optical Goods Stores
8
Outerwear Knitting Mills
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
4
Parking Lots and Garages
84
Passenger Car Rental
6
Periodical Publishers
7
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
3
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
27
Photography Studios, Portrait
13
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
1
Political Organizations
3
Private Mail Centers
7
Professional Organizations
6
Public Relations Agencies
25
Quick Printing
5
Radio Stations
6
Real Estate Credit
15
Real Estate Investment Trusts
2
Residential Property Managers
68
Residential Remodelers
13
Retail Bakeries
4
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
1
Rice Milling
1
Sales Financing
4
Savings Institutions
8
Secondary Market Financing
1
Securities Brokerage
27
Security Guards and Patrol Services
10
Shoe Stores
22
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
27
Software Publishers
6
Sound Recording Studios
5
Sporting Goods Stores
4
Sports and Recreation Instruction
2
Sports Teams and Clubs
1
Tax Preparation Services
9
Telecommunications Resellers
1
Telemarketing Bureaus
2
Telephone Answering Services
4
Temporary Help Services
17
Temporary Shelters
1
Testing Laboratories
2
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
9
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
3
Tobacco Stores
1
Tour Operators
2
Translation and Interpretation Services
5
Travel Agencies
22
Used Car Dealers
5
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
2
Used Merchandise Stores
3
Veterinary Services
2
Voluntary Health Organizations
3
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
28
Wineries
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
5
Women's Clothing Stores
53

Is a Franchise Opportunity Right For You?

Visit the business district of Beverly Hills and you'll notice that many local entrepreneurs have gone the franchising route. Evidently, there must be some significant advantages to purchasing a franchise.

Our advice is to consider franchising as an option. On our site, you can read many articles about franchising, such as How to Get More Franchisees. Get a thorough education on franchising by browsing all of our Articles on Franchising.

You can find franchise opportunities by browsing our Franchise Opportunities Directory.

Sample franchise opportunities include Bounce Party Entertainment Center and Honey Dew Donuts. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Car Wash Franchises and Healthy Alternative Foods Franchises.

Note on Beverly Hills Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Beverly Hills.

Should You Buy an Existing Beverly Hills Business?

We've created a helpful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in California. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Beverly Hills.

For anybody who wants to buy a business, we recommend reading this useful article: Buying a Business.

Picking a Company Name

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.

Companies like Starbucks, Apple, Target, Microsoft and Intuit all have strong company names that are easy to remember and have become well-loved brands. Wouldn't it be nice if your new company name got on a similar track?

For other considerations regarding naming a company, we recommend this article: Naming a Business.

As a final piece of advice, remember that because you are starting a business in Beverly Hills, it's very important that you make sure no California company has already registered the company name you have selected.

Do You Need a Business Plan?

Having a business plan is vital in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Simply put, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Starting a business without a business plan makes you more prone to becoming a business failure statistic.

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

Promoting Your New Business

Whether your goal is to attract Beverly Hills customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you need a solid marketing plan.

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Advertising on Google is a good read to get your marketing ideas flowing. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.

Never Give Up

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

Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.

Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Beverly Hills and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Beverly Hills entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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