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Starting a Business in Vernal, Utah

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

Vernal, Utah Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1544
5-9 Employees
447
10-19 Employees
393
20-49 Employees
183
50-99 Employees
36
100-249 Employees
12
250-499 Employees
3
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Vernal Businesses
2618

As a new Vernal entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Vernal 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
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
1
Apprenticeship Training
1
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
2
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
6
Automotive Transmission Repair
2
Beauty Salons
1
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Book Stores
1
Bowling Centers
1
Building Inspection Services
1
Business Associations
1
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Car Washes
1
Caterers
1
Child Day Care Services
6
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
1
Civic and Social Organizations
2
Claims Adjusting
1
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
2
Computer and Software Stores
1
Computer Systems Design Services
1
Construction Machinery Manufacturing
1
Consumer Lending
4
Convenience Stores
1
Couriers
2
Credit Unions
3
Dental Laboratories
2
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Directory and Mailing List Publishers
1
Discount Department Stores
1
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
10
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
3
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
2
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
8
Elementary and Secondary Schools
3
Engineering Services
8
Environmental Consulting Services
1
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
1
Fine Arts Schools
2
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
4
Floor Covering Stores
4
Flooring Contractors
2
Florists
3
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
1
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
1
Framing Contractors
1
Full-Service Restaurants
15
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
4
General Automotive Repair
9
General Freight Trucking, Local
15
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
4
Grantmaking Foundations
1
Graphic Design Services
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
1
Hardware Stores
4
Hazardous Waste Collection
2
Heating Oil Dealers
1
Home Centers
1
Home Health Care Services
1
Home Health Equipment Rental
1
Household Appliance Stores
3
Ice Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
17
Interior Design Services
2
Investment Advice
1
Iron and Steel Mills
1
Janitorial Services
3
Jewelry Stores
2
Land Subdivision
1
Landscaping Services
4
Limited-Service Restaurants
17
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Locksmiths
1
Logging
3
Machine Shops
5
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
2
Marketing Consulting Services
3
Masonry Contractors
4
Men's Clothing Stores
1
Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
1
Motion Picture and Video Production
1
Motorcycle Dealers
2
Natural Gas Liquid Extraction
3
New Car Dealers
4
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Office Administrative Services
3
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
11
Offices of Chiropractors
5
Offices of Dentists
10
Offices of Lawyers
7
Offices of Podiatrists
1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
3
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
2
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
5
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
1
Phosphate Rock Mining
1
Photography Studios, Portrait
3
Private Mail Centers
2
Professional Organizations
2
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Credit
1
Recreational Goods Rental
1
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
2
Repossession Services
1
Residential Property Managers
4
Residential Remodelers
6
Roofing Contractors
3
Sales Financing
1
Savings Institutions
1
Sawmills
1
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Shoe Stores
3
Siding Contractors
1
Site Preparation Contractors
8
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
5
Solid Waste Collection
2
Sporting Goods Stores
4
Taxi Service
1
Telephone Answering Services
2
Temporary Help Services
3
Testing Laboratories
2
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
2
Tire Dealers
3
Travel Agencies
1
Vending Machine Operators
1
Veterinary Services
2
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
2
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
2
Women's Clothing Stores
1

Is Franchising a Better Option?

Visit the business district of Vernal and you'll notice that many local entrepreneurs have gone the franchising route. But is franchising the right option for you?

Most business experts recommend that you consider franchising as an option. To help you learn more about franchising, we've gathered a ton of articles on franchising, including Before Buying a Franchise. Get a thorough education on franchising by browsing all of our Articles on Franchising.

You can find franchise opportunities by browsing our Franchise Opportunities Directory.

Sample franchise opportunities include Proforma and Lemstone Christian Stores. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Sports Restaurant Franchises and Children Arts Programs Franchises.

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

Should You Buy an Existing Vernal Business?

If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in Utah. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Vernal.

If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: Hold Harmless Agreements When Buying Businesses.

Forming a Company in Vernal, Utah

A critical step is ensuring that your business is formed as a legal entity that is separate from its owners. Doing so will shield you from personal liability for business debts and obligations.

The entity you form can be 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 Utah, it doesn't mean you are required to incorporate in Utah. As it turns out, 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. We recommend you read some of the educational articles about company formation that are availabe on our site, such as Corporate Formalities. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. Finally, if you are starting a business in Vernal, Utah, our information on Incorporating in Utah may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Utah.

Make Sure You Have a Business Plan

Having a business plan is essential in laying a solid foundation for your business success. Simply put, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Not having a business plan makes you more prone to becoming a business failure statistic.

To learn more about business plans, read Business Plan Contests. You can also get free business counselors available to you through your local SCORE chapter in Utah.

Bring in Revenues

Being able to sell is critical to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Vernal or are selling to customers throughout Utah, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.

Good selling involves demonstrating that your wares meet your customer's needs. The good news is we can help you to make selling a big competitve advantage for your new firm.

Writing Great Proposals is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.

Now It's Up To You

You have a dream -- starting a business in Vernal. 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.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Vernal 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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