California Business Startup Guides
Opening a Business in Emeryville, California
Contemplating starting a business in Emeryville, California? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Emeryville.
Will You Be a Good Entrepreneur?
Most new companies fail, in part because the entrepreneur did not have the entrepreneurial skills and traits needed to succeed. So, before jumping into the world of entrepreneurship, consider all of the implications of being an entrepreneur.
Before you move forward with starting a business, be sure to do these three things:
- Reach out to other entrepreneurs in Emeryville. They are usually very willing to share their insights on the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur.
- Peruse Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs. This is one of our more popular articles for folks who want to go into business for themselves.
- Seek the advice of somebody who knows you well. Others sometimes know you better than you know yourself.
What Type of Business Should You Start?
There are many businesses that you can start. How do you know which type of business is right for you? If you are struggling with what type of business to start, read Finding Your Niche in Life.
For step-by-step instructions on starting a variety of business types, visit the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our Starting a Llama & Alpaca Farms Business guide or our How to Start a Petroleum Consultants Business guide.
Always keep in mind that your new startup will be located in Emeryville. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Emeryville. Study Emeryville demographics and do a competitive analysis as part of your startup planning process.
Emeryville, California Demographic Information
Emeryville has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Emeryville demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Emeryville.
Businesses
As a new Emeryville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Emeryville 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.
Businesses
Is Franchising a Better Option?
As you drive around Emeryville, you may be surprised to see how many franchises there are in the area. So, it probably makes sense for you to consider franchising too.
Our recommendation is that you consider franchising as an option. We have many articles on franchises, such as Understanding Franchise Contracts. Get a thorough education on franchising by browsing all of our Articles on Franchising.
You can review hundreds of franchise opportunities by browing our Franchise Directory.
Representative franchise opportunities include ABS Systems and Indigo Joe's Pub & Restaurant. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Blind Repair and Sales Franchises and Family Restaurant Franchises.
Note on Emeryville Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Emeryville.
What About Buying an Existing Emeryville Business?
We've created a handy website page for those who want to Buy a Business in California. Follow that link and you can review several good businesses for sale in Emeryville.
If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.
Picking a Business Name
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.
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.
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 opening a business in Emeryville, it's imperative that you check now that no other California company is using the business name you want to use.
Promoting Your New Company
To rise above the crowd in Emeryville and accelerate your business, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.
You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Conducting Sweepstakes and Contests discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.
What's Next?
Most new Emeryville 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 Emeryville and elsewhere to achieve real success. 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.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Emeryville, California
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Emeryville.
- Resources for Emeryville, California Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Emeryville entrepreneurs.
- California Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in California.
- Fresno, California Small Business Development Center - The UC Merced SBDC Regional Network assists Central California entrepreneurs and small business owners through counseling, training and business information.
- Los Angeles, California Small Business Development Center - The Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Center Network (LA SBDC Network) is part of the national, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) effort to provide free one-on-one customized consulting services and low-cost training workshops to growing businesses and start-up businesses.
- Sacramento, California Small Business Development Center - As Northern California continues to grow demographically and economically, the Northeastern California Small Business Development Center (NECSBDC) at CSU, Chico is committed to helping communities prepare and plan for future growth.
- San Diego, California Small Business Development Center - The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southwestern College serves entrepreneurs and small businesses in San Diego and Imperial Counties. The SBDC provides no-cost business assistance to start-up & existing businesses.
- San Francisco, California Small Business Development Center - The Northern California Network of Small Business Development Centers helps individuals start, manage and grow their businesses.
- Orange County Small Business Development Center - The Orange County SBDC is a leader in providing consulting, training, and technical assistance to the small business community.
More Business Startup Guides for California
Starting a Business in Elk Grove
Starting a Business in Encinitas
Browse All Business Startup Guides for California
Starting a Business Guides for Other States
Share this article
Additional Resources for Entrepreneurs