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Starting a Business in Gainesville, Missouri

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

What Business to Start

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. To stir your creative juices on what kind of business to start, take a look at Finding Your Niche in Life.

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 Starting a Dialysis Equipment & Supplies Business guide or our How to Start a Thermostats Retail Business guide.

Don't forget that starting a business in Gainesville has some implications. Some businesses will do better in Gainesville than others. Only by spending some time analyzing Gainesville demographics can you decide if there will be strong demand for your business idea.

Gainesville, Missouri Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1211
5-9 Employees
357
10-19 Employees
168
20-49 Employees
126
50-99 Employees
63
100-249 Employees
0
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Gainesville Businesses
1925

As a new Gainesville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Gainesville 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
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
2
Child and Youth Services
1
Child Day Care Services
1
Civic and Social Organizations
2
Community Food Services
1
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
1
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing
1
Electric Power Distribution
1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
2
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Florists
1
Flour Milling
1
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Full-Service Restaurants
7
General Automotive Repair
3
General Freight Trucking, Local
2
Hardware Stores
2
Home Centers
1
Home Health Care Services
2
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
4
Limited-Service Restaurants
1
Masonry Contractors
1
Miscellaneous Intermediation
1
New Car Dealers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Offices of Bank Holding Companies
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
1
Offices of Dentists
2
Periodical Publishers
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
2
Radio Stations
1
Savings Institutions
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Veterinary Services
1

The Role of the Business Plan

A business plan is critical to the health of your new business. Indeed, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Failure to write a business plan is a recipe for disaster.

If writing a business plan is on your to-do list, be sure to read Business Plan Contests. A great resource for business planning assistance is the face-to-face free consulting available from your local SCORE chapter in Missouri.

Raising Money for Your New Venture

Getting your Gainesville business the capital it needs to succeed will be harder than you might expect. To obtain business financing, you will need to hear a lot of rejections before you finally find a funding solution that works for you.

On the bright side, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled Getting a Small Business Loan.

For Gainesville entrepreneurs in need of startup financing, check out our List of Missouri Angel Investors and our List of Missouri Venture Capital Firms.

Marketing Your New Venture

To grow your Gainesville business, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

We have some great resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Advertising in Magazines discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Building Up Your Sales

Mastering the art of selling is priority one if you want your new Gainesville business to do well.

Why should customers buy from you instead of buying from competitors? Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Sales Prospecting offers some helpful tips on how to sell. It's one of several good articles on our site regarding Entrepreneurial Selling.

Increase Your Entrepreneurial Knowledge

Good entrepreneurs recognize that they need to continually improve.

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

Moving Forward

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

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 Gainesville and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Gainesville 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 Gainesville, Missouri

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

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