Contemplating starting a business in Bradenton, Florida? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Bradenton.
An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. We recommend that you read Free Business Ideas.
Always keep in mind that your new startup will be located in Bradenton. If Bradenton already has plenty of the kind of business you want to start, you might want to change your plans. Don't forget to review Bradenton demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.
Bradenton has an active business community that includes small businesses,
mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Bradenton demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Bradenton.
As a new Bradenton entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Bradenton 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 |
8 |
| Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) |
2 |
| Amusement Arcades |
7 |
| Appliance Repair and Maintenance |
2 |
| Architectural Services |
14 |
| Art Dealers |
2 |
| Automotive Exhaust System Repair |
2 |
| Automotive Glass Replacement Shops |
5 |
| Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores |
29 |
| Automotive Transmission Repair |
5 |
| Baked Goods Stores |
5 |
| Beauty Salons |
66 |
| Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores |
15 |
| Blood and Organ Banks |
4 |
| Boat Building |
3 |
| Boat Dealers |
11 |
| Book Publishers |
1 |
| Book Stores |
5 |
| Bowling Centers |
1 |
| Building Inspection Services |
15 |
| Burial Casket Manufacturing |
1 |
| Business Associations |
3 |
| Business to Business Electronic Markets |
1 |
| Cable and Other Program Distribution |
1 |
| Cafeterias |
6 |
| Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores |
3 |
| Canvas and Related Product Mills |
6 |
| Car Washes |
8 |
| Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services |
13 |
| Caterers |
4 |
| Cemeteries and Crematories |
3 |
| Child and Youth Services |
6 |
| Child Day Care Services |
49 |
| Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores |
3 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
23 |
| Claims Adjusting |
10 |
| Clothing Accessories Stores |
4 |
| Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners |
8 |
| Collection Agencies |
4 |
| Commercial Bakeries |
1 |
| Commercial Lithographic Printing |
6 |
| Commercial Screen Printing |
2 |
| Commodity Contracts Dealing |
1 |
| Computer and Software Stores |
5 |
| Computer Facilities Management Services |
2 |
| Computer Systems Design Services |
27 |
| Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing |
1 |
| Concrete Pipe Manufacturing |
1 |
| Confectionery and Nut Stores |
1 |
| Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers |
2 |
| Consumer Lending |
5 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities |
5 |
| Convenience Stores |
30 |
| Convention and Trade Show Organizers |
3 |
| Cosmetology and Barber Schools |
1 |
| Couriers |
4 |
| Court Reporting and Stenotype Services |
2 |
| Credit Unions |
6 |
| Curtain and Drapery Mills |
1 |
| Custom Computer Programming Services |
27 |
| Dance Companies |
1 |
| Dental Laboratories |
9 |
| Diagnostic Imaging Centers |
15 |
| Diet and Weight Reducing Centers |
2 |
| Direct Life Insurance Carriers |
5 |
| Direct Title Insurance Carriers |
8 |
| Discount Department Stores |
3 |
| Display Advertising |
1 |
| Document Preparation Services |
6 |
| Drafting Services |
2 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
19 |
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors |
32 |
| Educational Support Services |
2 |
| Electric Power Distribution |
1 |
| Electrical Contractors |
44 |
| Electronic Shopping |
2 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
14 |
| Emergency and Other Relief Services |
1 |
| Employment Placement Agencies |
3 |
| Engineering Services |
30 |
| Environmental Consulting Services |
3 |
| Exam Preparation and Tutoring |
4 |
| Exterminating and Pest Control Services |
21 |
| Facilities Support Services |
1 |
| Family Clothing Stores |
19 |
| Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders |
1 |
| Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
2 |
| Fine Arts Schools |
6 |
| Finish Carpentry Contractors |
59 |
| Fish and Seafood Markets |
1 |
| Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers |
1 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers |
22 |
| Floor Covering Stores |
13 |
| Flooring Contractors |
21 |
| Florists |
9 |
| Food (Health) Supplement Stores |
11 |
| Food Product Machinery Manufacturing |
1 |
| Food Service Contractors |
7 |
| Footwear and Leather Goods Repair |
1 |
| Formal Wear and Costume Rental |
1 |
| Framing Contractors |
22 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement |
5 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Canning |
2 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Markets |
3 |
| Full-Service Restaurants |
126 |
| Funeral Homes and Funeral Services |
9 |
| Furniture Stores |
24 |
| General Automotive Repair |
33 |
| General Freight Trucking, Local |
15 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
2 |
| General Rental Centers |
4 |
| General Warehousing and Storage |
1 |
| Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores |
22 |
| Glass and Glazing Contractors |
3 |
| Golf Courses and Country Clubs |
13 |
| Grantmaking Foundations |
2 |
| Graphic Design Services |
7 |
| Hardware Manufacturing |
1 |
| Hardware Merchant Wholesalers |
6 |
| Hardware Stores |
2 |
| Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing |
1 |
| Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores |
6 |
| Home Centers |
3 |
| Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers |
3 |
| Home Health Care Services |
27 |
| Home Health Equipment Rental |
2 |
| Homes for the Elderly |
9 |
| Household Appliance Stores |
11 |
| Human Rights Organizations |
1 |
| Industrial Design Services |
2 |
| Industrial Launderers |
3 |
| Industrial Mold Manufacturing |
3 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages |
87 |
| Interior Design Services |
13 |
| Internet Publishing and Broadcasting |
1 |
| Internet Service Providers |
2 |
| Investigation Services |
9 |
| Investment Advice |
20 |
| Iron and Steel Mills |
1 |
| Janitorial Services |
51 |
| Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing |
2 |
| Jewelry Stores |
28 |
| Kidney Dialysis Centers |
3 |
| Land Subdivision |
11 |
| Landscape Architectural Services |
5 |
| Landscaping Services |
101 |
| Language Schools |
2 |
| Lessors of Other Real Estate Property |
35 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants |
104 |
| Limousine Service |
1 |
| Local Messengers and Local Delivery |
6 |
| Locksmiths |
3 |
| Machine Shops |
14 |
| Mail-Order Houses |
8 |
| Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers |
1 |
| Marinas |
3 |
| Marketing Consulting Services |
26 |
| Masonry Contractors |
28 |
| Media Representatives |
1 |
| Medical Laboratories |
7 |
| Men's Clothing Stores |
3 |
| Metal Window and Door Manufacturing |
3 |
| Miscellaneous Intermediation |
2 |
| Mobile Food Services |
2 |
| Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers |
15 |
| Motion Picture and Video Production |
9 |
| Motor Vehicle Towing |
5 |
| Motorcycle Dealers |
1 |
| Museums |
3 |
| Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores |
2 |
| Nail Salons |
8 |
| New Car Dealers |
19 |
| New Housing Operative Builders |
9 |
| News Dealers and Newsstands |
1 |
| Newspaper Publishers |
6 |
| Nonresidential Property Managers |
11 |
| Nursing Care Facilities |
10 |
| Office Administrative Services |
15 |
| Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers |
2 |
| Office Supplies and Stationery Stores |
7 |
| Offices of Certified Public Accountants |
40 |
| Offices of Chiropractors |
30 |
| Offices of Dentists |
71 |
| Offices of Lawyers |
125 |
| Offices of Optometrists |
14 |
| Offices of Other Holding Companies |
5 |
| Offices of Podiatrists |
6 |
| Offices of Real Estate Appraisers |
8 |
| Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers |
2 |
| Optical Goods Stores |
6 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment Stores |
1 |
| Packaging and Labeling Services |
1 |
| Packaging Machinery Manufacturing |
2 |
| Packing and Crating |
2 |
| Paint and Wallpaper Stores |
7 |
| Painting and Wall Covering Contractors |
49 |
| Passenger Car Rental |
3 |
| Payroll Services |
9 |
| Periodical Publishers |
6 |
| Pet and Pet Supplies Stores |
7 |
| Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services |
7 |
| Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals |
1 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Stores |
27 |
| Photography Studios, Portrait |
11 |
| Plastics Bottle Manufacturing |
1 |
| Portfolio Management |
4 |
| Precision Turned Product Manufacturing |
3 |
| Private Mail Centers |
10 |
| Professional Employer Organizations |
13 |
| Professional Organizations |
3 |
| Quick Printing |
6 |
| Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing |
2 |
| Real Estate Credit |
24 |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts |
1 |
| Recreational Goods Rental |
2 |
| Recreational Vehicle Dealers |
2 |
| Remediation Services |
1 |
| Residential Property Managers |
35 |
| Residential Remodelers |
67 |
| Retail Bakeries |
2 |
| Reupholstery and Furniture Repair |
5 |
| Roofing Contractors |
18 |
| Sales Financing |
2 |
| Satellite Telecommunications |
1 |
| Savings Institutions |
12 |
| Scheduled Freight Air Transportation |
1 |
| Securities Brokerage |
15 |
| Security Guards and Patrol Services |
2 |
| Septic Tank and Related Services |
2 |
| Setup Paperboard Box Manufacturing |
1 |
| Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing |
2 |
| Ship Building and Repairing |
1 |
| Shoe Stores |
16 |
| Siding Contractors |
10 |
| Sign Manufacturing |
3 |
| Site Preparation Contractors |
17 |
| Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars |
19 |
| Software Publishers |
2 |
| Solid Waste Collection |
4 |
| Solid Waste Landfill |
1 |
| Special Needs Transportation |
2 |
| Sporting Goods Stores |
13 |
| Sports and Recreation Instruction |
13 |
| Support Activities for Coal Mining |
2 |
| Support Activities for Forestry |
1 |
| Tax Preparation Services |
16 |
| Taxi Service |
2 |
| Telemarketing Bureaus |
5 |
| Telephone Answering Services |
1 |
| Temporary Help Services |
15 |
| Temporary Shelters |
4 |
| Testing Laboratories |
1 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters |
2 |
| Tile and Terrazzo Contractors |
25 |
| Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers |
1 |
| Tire Dealers |
19 |
| Tire Retreading |
1 |
| Title Abstract and Settlement Offices |
6 |
| Tobacco Stores |
5 |
| Tour Operators |
1 |
| Translation and Interpretation Services |
1 |
| Travel Agencies |
9 |
| Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing |
1 |
| Used Car Dealers |
16 |
| Used Household and Office Goods Moving |
3 |
| Used Merchandise Stores |
14 |
| Vending Machine Operators |
2 |
| Veterinary Services |
24 |
| Video Tape and Disc Rental |
10 |
| Voluntary Health Organizations |
1 |
| Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters |
4 |
| Water Supply and Irrigation Systems |
2 |
| Web Search Portals |
1 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers |
34 |
| Window Treatment Stores |
7 |
| Wineries |
2 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
12 |
| Women's Clothing Stores |
15 |
| Zoos and Botanical Gardens |
1 |
If you are headed down the path of buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.
Creating a business plan is critical in laying a solid foundation for your business success. Simply put, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Failure to write a business plan
Obtaining startup financing for your Bradenton business is a difficult chore. In fact, financing your new business may be the hardest challenge you ever face.
To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as 504 Loans.
To grow your Bradenton business, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.
As an entrepreneur in Bradenton, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.
From this point on, you control your own destiny.
We are here to help Bradenton businesses to be successful. 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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