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Starting a Business in Campbellsport, Wisconsin

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

What Business Are You Starting?

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 Free Business Ideas.

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 How to Start a Power Plant Engineers Business guide or our How to Start a Web Sites Business guide.

Always keep in mind that you are starting a business in Campbellsport. Some businesses will do better in Campbellsport than others. Make sure you fully understand Campbellsport demographics before you lock in on your business idea.

Campbellsport, Wisconsin Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
261
5-9 Employees
111
10-19 Employees
51
20-49 Employees
42
50-99 Employees
0
100-249 Employees
6
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Campbellsport Businesses
471

As a new Campbellsport entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Campbellsport 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
Bowling Centers
1
Child Day Care Services
2
Civic and Social Organizations
1
Commercial Photography
1
Commercial Screen Printing
1
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
4
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Framing Contractors
5
Full-Service Restaurants
6
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
1
General Automotive Repair
3
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
1
Homes for the Elderly
1
Hunting and Trapping
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
2
Janitorial Services
2
Landscaping Services
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
6
Machine Shops
1
Masonry Contractors
1
Meat Markets
1
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
1
New Car Dealers
1
New Housing Operative Builders
1
Offices of Chiropractors
1
Offices of Dentists
2
Offices of Optometrists
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
1
Photography Studios, Portrait
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Residential Property Managers
1
Roofing Contractors
2
Savings Institutions
1
School and Employee Bus Transportation
1
Securities Brokerage
1
Site Preparation Contractors
5
Special Needs Transportation
1
Sporting Goods Stores
1
Used Car Dealers
1
Used Merchandise Stores
1
Veterinary Services
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1

Have You Considered Franchising?

Examine a list of Campbellsport businesses and you may be surprised to see how many franchises there are in the area. Evidently, there must be some significant advantages to purchasing a franchise.

We highly recommend you investigate buying a franchise. We have many articles on franchises, such as Questions to Ask Franchisors. Get a thorough education on franchising by browsing all of our Articles on Franchising.

To learn about specific franchise opportunities, check out our Franchise Directory.

Sample franchise opportunities include Stone Mountain / GCO Flooring Outlets and FastTrain Licensing Corp.. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Home Repair Franchises and Miscellaneous Franchises.

Note on Campbellsport Franchise Opportunities: To find out if a franchise you are interested in is available in Campbellsport, you will need to get in direct contact with the franchisor.

Picking a Company Name

A big decision when starting a company is choosing a company name. Believe it or not, choosing a good company name can be a big contributor to your business success.

Pick a company name that isn't too generic. If you do a search engine search for your proposed name and a billion results come up, you may want to reconsider the name. It's much easier to come up in the search engines when your name is fairly unique.

To get up to speed on what makes for a good company name, we encourage you to read this useful article: Branding Advice.

There's one other important factor when naming a business. Since you are planning on starting a business in Campbellsport, it's imperative that you check now that no other Wisconsin company is using the business name you want to use.

Building Up Your Sales

Mastering the art of selling is a must if you want your new Campbellsport business to do well.

So what does it take to bring in more prospects and close more business? Let us help you refine your selling techniques through our many useful sales advice tips.

Tips on Customer Referrals is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.

Learning More About Entrepreneurship

Good entrepreneurs recognize that they don't know everything.

With your business being located in Campbellsport, Wisconsin, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby Wisconsin universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also worthwhile to see if there are any Campbellsport networking organizations.

Next Steps

Most new Campbellsport businesses underestimate the number of challenges they will face.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Campbellsport and elsewhere to achieve real success. We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Campbellsport entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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