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Opening a Business in Madera, California

Contemplating starting a business in Madera, California? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Madera.

What Business Are You Starting?

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 Good 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 Starting a Retail Tapestries Business guide or our Starting a Furniture Components Business guide.

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

Madera, California Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1763
5-9 Employees
710
10-19 Employees
453
20-49 Employees
321
50-99 Employees
102
100-249 Employees
33
250-499 Employees
12
500-999 Employees
3
1000+ Employees
6
All Madera Businesses
3403

As a new Madera entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Madera 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
Ambulance Services
3
Apprenticeship Training
1
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
2
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
3
Automotive Transmission Repair
1
Baked Goods Stores
2
Beauty Salons
3
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
7
Boat Building
1
Boat Dealers
3
Book Stores
1
Business Associations
4
Car Washes
2
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Child and Youth Services
1
Child Day Care Services
13
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
1
Civic and Social Organizations
3
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
3
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Commercial Screen Printing
2
Community Food Services
2
Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing
1
Confectionery and Nut Stores
1
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
2
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
7
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
1
Credit Unions
2
Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Dental Laboratories
3
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
3
Discount Department Stores
1
Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
7
Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
5
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electronic Shopping
2
Elementary and Secondary Schools
15
Employment Placement Agencies
1
Engineering Services
5
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
2
Family Clothing Stores
4
Family Planning Centers
1
Farm Management Services
1
Farm Product Warehousing and Storage
2
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
2
Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
3
Floor Covering Stores
1
Flooring Contractors
3
Flour Milling
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
1
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing
1
Food Service Contractors
1
Framing Contractors
2
Freight Transportation Arrangement
2
Fruit and Vegetable Canning
1
Full-Service Restaurants
25
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
3
General Automotive Repair
12
General Freight Trucking, Local
9
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
2
General Rental Centers
1
Glass and Glazing Contractors
2
Glass Container Manufacturing
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Graphic Design Services
3
Hardware Stores
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Home Health Care Services
4
Household Appliance Stores
3
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
15
Janitorial Services
4
Jewelry Stores
5
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Land Subdivision
1
Landscape Architectural Services
1
Language Schools
1
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
3
Limited-Service Restaurants
34
Limousine Service
1
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Locksmiths
1
Logging
1
Machine Shops
3
Manifold Business Forms Printing
1
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
1
Marketing Consulting Services
1
Masonry Contractors
5
Materials Recovery Facilities
1
Meat Markets
5
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
4
Motor Vehicle Towing
3
Motorcycle Dealers
1
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
1
Nail Salons
1
New Car Dealers
7
New Housing Operative Builders
6
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Administrative Services
4
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
4
Offices of Chiropractors
4
Offices of Lawyers
8
Offices of Optometrists
6
Offices of Podiatrists
2
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
3
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
2
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
11
Passenger Car Rental
1
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
2
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
1
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
10
Photography Studios, Portrait
2
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
1
Professional Employer Organizations
1
Quick Printing
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
2
Real Estate Credit
6
Real Estate Investment Trusts
1
Residential Property Managers
4
Residential Remodelers
9
Roofing Contractors
5
Securities Brokerage
2
Security Guards and Patrol Services
2
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
2
Shoe Stores
4
Site Preparation Contractors
7
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
8
Specialty Canning
1
Sporting Goods Stores
5
Sports and Recreation Instruction
2
Tax Preparation Services
4
Telemarketing Bureaus
2
Temporary Help Services
7
Temporary Shelters
3
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
9
Tire Dealers
6
Tobacco Stores
2
Translation and Interpretation Services
1
Travel Agencies
3
Truck Trailer Manufacturing
1
Truss Manufacturing
1
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
3
Used Merchandise Stores
2
Veterinary Services
3
Video Tape and Disc Rental
4
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
5
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
4
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
2
Women's Clothing Stores
1
Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
1

Is Buying an Existing Madera Business a Good Strategy?

We've created a useful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in California. Follow that link and you might discover several good businesses for sale in Madera.

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.

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 Company.

On a final note, given that you are opening a business in Madera, it's very important that you make sure your company name has not already been claimed by another California business.

Forming a Company in Madera, California

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

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

Incorporating is a very common way to legally create a business entity. Of course, you have to decide which type of corporation to form and where to incorporate. If you are starting a business in California, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in California. 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 basics of company formation, browse articles on our site, such as Incorporation Advice. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. On a final note, since you will be starting a business in Madera, California, our web page covering Incorporating in California may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in California.

Letting the World Know You Exist

To rise above the crowd in Madera and build your business, having an excellent marketing plan is fundamental to your successs.

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Advertising in the Yellow Pages 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.

Increase Your Entrepreneurial Knowledge

Successful entrepreneurs recognize that they need to continually improve.

With your business being located in Madera, California, you should check out some of the many programs available at nearby California universities, colleges and community colleges. You should also check if there are any networking organizations for Madera entrepreneurs.

Moving Forward

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Madera 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.

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