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Open a Business in Hermann, Missouri

Need help starting a business in Hermann, Missouri? We've got the information you need to open a business in Hermann.

Hermann, Missouri Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
375
5-9 Employees
105
10-19 Employees
69
20-49 Employees
63
50-99 Employees
15
100-249 Employees
3
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Hermann Businesses
630

As a new Hermann entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Hermann 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
Architectural Services
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
1
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
2
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
1
Boat Dealers
1
Breweries
1
Canvas and Related Product Mills
1
Child Day Care Services
1
Civic and Social Organizations
1
Computer Systems Design Services
1
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
1
Crown and Closure Manufacturing
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
3
Electrical Contractors
1
Fine Arts Schools
1
Finish Carpentry Contractors
3
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
3
Food Service Contractors
1
Full-Service Restaurants
9
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
1
General Automotive Repair
2
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
2
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Grantmaking Foundations
1
Home Centers
1
Home Health Care Services
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
3
Investment Advice
1
Landscaping Services
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
3
Machine Shops
1
Museums
2
New Car Dealers
4
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
2
Offices of Chiropractors
1
Offices of Dentists
2
Offices of Lawyers
2
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
2
Photography Studios, Portrait
2
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
1
Public Relations Agencies
1
Quick Printing
1
Sawmills
1
Securities Brokerage
1
Site Preparation Contractors
3
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
1
Tax Preparation Services
2
Telemarketing Bureaus
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Used Car Dealers
1
Used Merchandise Stores
2
Veterinary Services
2
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1
Wineries
4
Women's Clothing Stores
1

What About Franchising Opportunities?

Visit the business district of Hermann and you'll conclude that many business owners have opted to buy a franchise, rather than starting a business on their own. Evidently, there must be some significant advantages to purchasing a franchise.

Our advice is to consider franchising as an option. On our site, you can read many articles about franchising, such as Costs of Franchise Ownership. 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 Uniglobe Travel (International) Inc. and The Gardener. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Hotel and Motel Franchises and Kitchen Design Franchises.

Note on Hermann Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Hermann.

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Hermann Business?

We've created a helpful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Missouri. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Hermann.

For anybody who wants to buy a business, we recommend reading this useful article: Buying a Business.

Forming a Company in Hermann, Missouri

It's very important that you form your business as a legal structure. Doing so will shield you from personal liability for business debts and obligations.

When forming a company, you will pick from many company types, such as a traditional C-corporation, a Limited Liability Company (LLC), or an S-corporation.

Incorporation is a very common way to legally create a business entity. A key decision is whether to form and S-Corp or a C-Corp, and you also must decide in which state you will incorporate. If you are starting a business in Missouri, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in Missouri. In fact, you can incorporate in the state of your choosing. However, if you do incorporate in another state, you'll have to register as a foreign corporation in your home state.

There are many nuances to forming a company. To learn the fundamentals of company formation, browse articles on our site, such as Avoiding Personal Liability in Business. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. On a final note, since you will be starting a business in Hermann, Missouri, our web page covering Incorporating in Missouri may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Missouri.

Raising Capital for Your Venture

Raising money to fund your new Hermann business is not an easy task. 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 Hermann entrepreneurs who want to raise money for a new venture, you'll want to take a look at our List of Missouri Angel Investors and our List of Missouri Venture Capital Firms.

Promoting Your New Business

Whether your goal is to attract Hermann customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you need a solid marketing plan.

You can learn plenty about marketing on our site. Making the Most of Trade Shows is a good read to get your marketing juices flowing. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

What's Next?

You have a dream -- starting a business in Hermann. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Hermann and throughout the United States . 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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