Start a Business in Eden, North Carolina

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

Do You Have What It Takes?

Running your own business is hard work, much harder than working as an employee. Are you sure you have the stamina and skills to succeed on your own?

While entrepreneurship has become a popular career choice, we recommend you do the following before you take the plunge:

• Talk to other entrepreneurs in Eden. Get their candid feedback on what it takes to start a successful business.
• We recommend reading Why Small Businesses Fail. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
• Get feedback from somebody whom you trust. A support network of family and friends can be a great sounding board for good advice before you decide for sure to go into business.

Eden, North Carolina Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size	# of Businesses
1-4 Employees	7272
5-9 Employees	3267
10-19 Employees	1917
20-49 Employees	1188
50-99 Employees	378
100-249 Employees	189
250-499 Employees	54
500-999 Employees	108
1000+ Employees	0
All Eden Businesses	14373

As a new Eden entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Eden 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
Appliance Repair and Maintenance	1
Art Dealers	1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops	1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores	4
Baked Goods Stores	2
Beauty Salons	2
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	1
Book Stores	2
Breweries	1
Building Inspection Services	1
Business Associations	1
Cafeterias	1
Car Washes	1
Carpet and Rug Mills	1
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services	1
Cemeteries and Crematories	1
Child and Youth Services	2
Child Day Care Services	6
Civic and Social Organizations	1
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners	2
Collection Agencies	2
Commercial Lithographic Printing	2
Commercial Screen Printing	1
Consumer Lending	3
Continuing Care Retirement Communities	1
Convenience Stores	6
Couriers	1
Credit Unions	2
Custom Computer Programming Services	2
Dental Laboratories	1
Diagnostic Imaging Centers	1
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers	1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	1
Discount Department Stores	1
Educational Support Services	1
Electric Power Distribution	2
Electrical Contractors	3
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1
Engineering Services	1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services	2
Family Clothing Stores	1
Family Planning Centers	1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	3
Floor Covering Stores	1
Florists	3
Food (Health) Supplement Stores	2
Food Service Contractors	2
Freight Transportation Arrangement	2
Full-Service Restaurants	24
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services	2
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers	2
Furniture Stores	2
General Automotive Repair	4
General Freight Trucking, Local	2
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	1
General Rental Centers	3
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores	1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs	2
Hardware Stores	1
Home Centers	1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	1
Home Health Care Services	2
Home Health Equipment Rental	1
Homes for the Elderly	4
Industrial Building Construction	1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	8
Janitorial Services	3
Jewelry Stores	4
Kidney Dialysis Centers	1
Land Subdivision	2
Landscape Architectural Services	1
Landscaping Services	2
Limited-Service Restaurants	18
Logging	2
Machine Shops	2
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers	4
Materials Recovery Facilities	1
Men's Clothing Stores	1
Mobile Food Services	1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	1
Motor and Generator Manufacturing	1
Motor Vehicle Towing	1
New Car Dealers	4
Newspaper Publishers	1
Nonresidential Property Managers	1
Nursing Care Facilities	2
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	1
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores	2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants	5
Offices of Chiropractors	3
Offices of Dentists	8
Offices of Lawyers	11
Offices of Optometrists	3
Offices of Podiatrists	2
One-Hour Photofinishing	1
Optical Goods Stores	1
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores	1
Packaging and Labeling Services	1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	1
Passenger Car Rental	1
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores	1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services	1
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals	1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores	8
Photography Studios, Portrait	1
Professional Organizations	2
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing	1
Real Estate Credit	1
Residential Property Managers	1
Residential Remodelers	6
Savings Institutions	2
Securities Brokerage	2
Shoe Stores	3
Sign Manufacturing	1
Site Preparation Contractors	2
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	1
Sporting Goods Stores	3
Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply	1
Tax Preparation Services	4
Temporary Help Services	3
Testing Laboratories	1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors	1
Tire Dealers	1
Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	2
Travel Agencies	1
Used Car Dealers	6
Used Household and Office Goods Moving	1
Used Merchandise Stores	2
Vending Machine Operators	1
Veterinary Services	2
Video Tape and Disc Rental	1
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems	1
Weft Knit Fabric Mills	1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	2
Wired Telecommunications Carriers	1
Women's Clothing Stores	6
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing	1
Yarn Spinning Mills	3

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Eden Business?

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

If you are intent on buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.

Naming the Company

A good company name can give a big boost to a new startup. It might seem like an easy thing to do, but there are many things to consider when naming a business.

Company names should be fun to say, and they should help people to understand what you do and how you differentiate yourself in the market.

Numerous company naming issues are discussed in more detail in this article: Naming a Business.

As a final piece of advice, remember that because you are opening a business in Eden, it's critical that you ensure that no other North Carolina company is using the business name you want to use.

The Role of the Business Plan

Creating a business plan is critical in laying a solid foundation for your business success. In effect, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Failure to write a business plan

Before you start writing a business plan, we suggest you skim Business Plan Contests. You should also take advantage of free business counselors available to you through your local SCORE chapter in North Carolina.

Where to Get Money to Start a Company

Getting your Eden business the capital it needs to succeed requires strong organization skills and perseverance. 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 Eden entrepreneurs who want to raise money for a new venture, check out our List of North Carolina Angel Investors and our List of North Carolina Venture Capital Firms.

Letting the World Know You Exist

To rise above the crowd in Eden and grow your business, having an excellent marketing plan is fundamental to your beating the competition.

We have some great resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Avoiding Bad Product Launches is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Now It's Up To You

As an entrepreneur in Eden, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.

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

We are here to help Eden businesses to be successful. We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Eden 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 Eden, North Carolina

Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Eden.

• Resources for Eden, North Carolina Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Eden entrepreneurs.
• North Carolina Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in North Carolina.
• North Carolina Small Business Development Center - The North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) helps small business owners meet the challenges of today's business environment. To do this, they provide management counseling and educational services to small and mid-sized businesses throughout North Carolina.
• Eden, North Carolina Newspaper Ad Rates - This is a nearly comprehensive list of advertising rates for Eden, North Carolina newspapers, including ad costs for newspapers serving the Eden area.
• Eden, North Carolina Radio Advertising Prices - To help you in your marketing efforts, we've gathered radio advertising rates for Eden, North Carolina area radio stations.

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