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Open a Business in Redmond, Oregon

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

Are You Ready for the Challenges of Being an Entrepreneur?

Being an entrepreneur is hard work, much more challenging than working as an employee. Are you positive you have the stamina and skills to succeed on your own?

With so much at stake when you start a business, we strongly recommend you do the following before you proceed:

  • Grab a meal or cofee with other entrepreneurs in Redmond. Listen closely to their experiences and see if you think you too can be successful.
  • Take a look at Starting a Company. It's a short article but it's a good reality check for those are about to jump into the world of entrepreneurship.
  • Talk it over with a close friend or partner. Ask them directly: Do I have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Listen carefully to their answer, as they presumably know your strengths and weaknesses.

Redmond, Oregon Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees 4932
5-9 Employees 1629
10-19 Employees 1131
20-49 Employees 612
50-99 Employees 162
100-249 Employees 54
250-499 Employees 18
500-999 Employees 9
1000+ Employees 0
All Redmond Businesses 8547

As a new Redmond entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Redmond 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
Air Traffic Control 1
Aircraft Manufacturing 1
Appliance Repair and Maintenance 1
Architectural Services 1
Art Dealers 1
Automotive Exhaust System Repair 1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops 1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores 10
Beauty Salons 1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores 1
Boat Building 1
Book Stores 1
Breweries 1
Business Associations 3
Car Washes 1
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services 2
Caterers 1
Child Day Care Services 10
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores 1
Civic and Social Organizations 4
Claims Adjusting 2
Commercial Flexographic Printing 1
Commercial Lithographic Printing 3
Commodity Contracts Dealing 1
Computer and Software Stores 1
Computer Systems Design Services 2
Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing 2
Construction Machinery Manufacturing 1
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining 2
Consumer Lending 3
Convenience Stores 3
Credit Unions 1
Custom Computer Programming Services 3
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing 2
Dental Laboratories 2
Direct Title Insurance Carriers 1
Directory and Mailing List Publishers 1
Discount Department Stores 1
Document Preparation Services 1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 2
Drywall and Insulation Contractors 8
Electric Power Distribution 1
Electrical Contractors 11
Electronic Shopping 2
Elementary and Secondary Schools 3
Engineering Services 1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1
Fine Arts Schools 1
Finish Carpentry Contractors 10
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers 2
Flight Training 1
Floor Covering Stores 2
Flooring Contractors 2
Florists 1
Fluid Milk Manufacturing 1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores 2
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing 1
Food Service Contractors 2
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation 1
Framing Contractors 13
Freight Transportation Arrangement 1
Fruit and Vegetable Canning 2
Fruit and Vegetable Markets 2
Full-Service Restaurants 33
Furniture Stores 2
General Automotive Repair 5
General Freight Trucking, Local 1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores 1
Glass and Glazing Contractors 1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs 2
Grantmaking Foundations 2
Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing 1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers 1
Hardware Stores 3
Home Health Care Services 1
Home Health Equipment Rental 1
Homes for the Elderly 5
Industrial Launderers 1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages 12
Interior Design Services 1
Internet Service Providers 2
Investment Advice 2
Janitorial Services 12
Jewelry Stores 3
Land Subdivision 4
Landscaping Services 16
Lead Pencil and Art Good Manufacturing 1
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property 2
Limited-Service Restaurants 20
Logging 2
Machine Shops 2
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers 2
Marketing Consulting Services 1
Masonry Contractors 5
Meat Processed from Carcasses 1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers 7
Motorcycle Dealers 1
Museums 1
New Car Dealers 4
New Housing Operative Builders 2
Newspaper Publishers 1
Office Administrative Services 4
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores 2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants 11
Offices of Chiropractors 6
Offices of Dentists 14
Offices of Lawyers 4
Offices of Optometrists 4
Offices of Podiatrists 1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers 1
Packaging and Labeling Services 1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores 2
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors 13
Passenger Car Rental 4
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services 3
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals 2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores 3
Photography Studios, Portrait 1
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing 1
Radio Stations 1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing 2
Recreational Vehicle Dealers 1
Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing 1
Residential Property Managers 6
Residential Remodelers 3
Retail Bakeries 2
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair 1
Roofing Contractors 2
Savings Institutions 3
Sawmills 1
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 2
Securities Brokerage 4
Septic Tank and Related Services 1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing 2
Siding Contractors 2
Sign Manufacturing 4
Site Preparation Contractors 11
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars 13
Solid Waste Collection 2
Sporting Goods Stores 4
Sports and Recreation Instruction 1
Support Activities for Forestry 3
Tax Preparation Services 4
Temporary Help Services 2
Testing Laboratories 1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors 2
Tire Dealers 2
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices 2
Tobacco Stores 2
Truss Manufacturing 2
Used Car Dealers 10
Used Merchandise Stores 5
Vending Machine Operators 1
Veterinary Services 5
Video Tape and Disc Rental 3
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 2
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters 2
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems 1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 7
Window Treatment Stores 1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 3

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Redmond Business?

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

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

Naming the Business

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.

Company names need to be easy to spell, easy to pronounce, and easy to remember.

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

There's one other important factor when naming a business. Since you are planning on starting a business in Redmond, it's critical that you ensure that no other Oregon company is using the business name you want to use.

Raising Money for Your New Venture

Getting your Redmond business the capital it needs to succeed is very difficult due to the ongoing business credit crunch. If you don't have a rich uncle to fund you, you'll need to be creative in how you approach your fundraising efforts.

Fortunately, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled Business Line of Credit.

For Redmond entrepreneurs with great ambition but a shortage of investment capital, you'll want to take a look at our List of Oregon Angel Investors and our List of Oregon Venture Capital Firms.

Ramping Up Sales

Do you know how to sell? In order to attract customers to your new Redmond business, you need to focus on sales.

Not knowing how to sell can result in lost customers and minimal market share. Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Hiring Good Sales People is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.

Never Give Up

As an entrepreneur in Redmond, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Redmond and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Redmond 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 Redmond, Oregon

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

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