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Starting a Business in Neosho, Missouri

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

Are You Sure You Want to Do This?

Before announcing to the world that you are going to start your own business, assess your entrepreneurial instincts and capabilities.

Here are three things we recommend you do before you fully commit to starting a new business of your own.

  • Speak with other entrepreneurs in Neosho. Ask them candidly what it's like to run a business.
  • You should read Starting a Company. It's a good read for those who are thinking about becoming an entrepreneur.
  • Talk it over with a close friend or partner. The people who know you best are often in the best position to tell you bluntly whether you will be a good entrepreneur.

Neosho, Missouri Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1934
5-9 Employees
678
10-19 Employees
312
20-49 Employees
222
50-99 Employees
72
100-249 Employees
66
250-499 Employees
18
500-999 Employees
6
1000+ Employees
6
All Neosho Businesses
3314

As a new Neosho entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Neosho 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
Advertising Agencies
1
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
1
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
3
Automotive Transmission Repair
1
Beauty Salons
4
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
3
Book Publishers
1
Book Stores
1
Bowling Centers
1
Car Washes
2
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
2
Child Day Care Services
6
Civic and Social Organizations
1
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
2
Computer Systems Design Services
1
Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing
1
Consumer Lending
5
Convenience Stores
1
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
1
Couriers
1
Credit Unions
3
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
3
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
5
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Engineering Services
2
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
1
Finish Carpentry Contractors
3
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
1
Floor Covering Stores
2
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
2
Food Service Contractors
1
Framing Contractors
2
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Full-Service Restaurants
12
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
3
Furniture Stores
2
General Automotive Repair
6
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
1
General Warehousing and Storage
2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
3
Hardware Stores
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
1
Home Centers
1
Homes for the Elderly
2
Household Appliance Stores
3
Industrial Building Construction
1
Industrial Gas Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
16
Janitorial Services
2
Jewelry Stores
2
Landscaping Services
5
Limited-Service Restaurants
14
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Machine Shops
6
Mail-Order Houses
3
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
3
Masonry Contractors
1
Metal Heat Treating
1
Miscellaneous Intermediation
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
2
Motorcycle Dealers
2
Natural Gas Distribution
1
New Car Dealers
1
Newspaper Publishers
2
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Office Administrative Services
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
5
Offices of Chiropractors
1
Offices of Dentists
8
Offices of Lawyers
8
Offices of Other Holding Companies
1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
3
Optical Goods Stores
1
Packing and Crating
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
3
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
5
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
2
Poultry Processing
1
Private Mail Centers
1
Professional Employer Organizations
1
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Credit
1
Residential Property Managers
1
Residential Remodelers
1
Roofing Contractors
2
Sales Financing
1
Savings Institutions
2
Securities Brokerage
3
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Shoe Stores
1
Siding Contractors
2
Sign Manufacturing
1
Site Preparation Contractors
4
Small Arms Manufacturing
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
2
Solid Waste Collection
2
Steel Wire Drawing
1
Tax Preparation Services
1
Temporary Help Services
4
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
1
Tire Dealers
4
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
2
Travel Agencies
1
Used Merchandise Stores
2
Veterinary Services
5
Video Tape and Disc Rental
6
Voluntary Health Organizations
1
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1
Women's Clothing Stores
2

Is a Franchise Opportunity Right For You?

Visit the business district of Neosho and you'll notice that many local entrepreneurs have gone the franchising route. Should you be giving franchising serious consideration?

Our recommendation is that you consider franchising as an option. We have many articles on franchises, such as How to Franchise a Business. Gain a solid understanding of franchising by scanning all of our Articles on Franchising.

To learn about specific franchise opportunities, check out our Franchise Directory.

Representative franchise opportunities include Paradise Bakery and Cafe Franchises and Classic Handyman Company. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Tax Preparation Franchises and Donut Shop Franchises.

Note on Neosho Franchise Opportunities: To find out if a franchise you are interested in is available in Neosho, you will need to get in direct contact with the franchisor.

Naming the Company

Making the right decision when choosing a company name is very important. There are many decisions you'll make now that you can change later, but changing a company name years down the road is not very easy. So, choose a good company name at the outset.

Companies like Starbucks, Apple, Target, Microsoft and Intuit all have strong company names that are easy to remember and have become well-loved brands. Wouldn't it be nice if your new company name got on a similar track?

For other considerations regarding naming a company, we recommend this article: Naming a Company.

There's one other important factor when naming a business. Since you are starting a business in Neosho, it's very important that you make sure no other Missouri company is using the business name you want to use.

Where to Get Money to Start a Company

Getting your Neosho business the capital it needs to succeed 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.

Take advantage of our many articles on raising capital, such as Business Incubators.

For Neosho entrepreneurs who need startup capital, 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 Venture

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

We have some excellent resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Advertising on Google is a good read to get your marketing juices flowing. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.

Next Steps

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

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 Neosho and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Neosho entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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