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Opening a Business in Warrensburg, Missouri

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

Will You Be a Good Entrepreneur?

Running your own business is demanding, much harder than working as an employee. Are you sure you have the stamina and skills to succeed on your own?

While entrepreneurship has become a popular career choice, we recommend you do the following before you take the plunge:

  • Talk to other entrepreneurs in Warrensburg. They are usually very willing to share their insights on the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur.
  • We recommend reading Why Small Businesses Fail. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
  • Get feedback from somebody whom you trust. Others sometimes know you better than you know yourself.

Choosing the Right Company to Start

Choosing a business that is right for you is very important. You might get some good ideas about what kind of business to start by reading 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 How to Start a Wholesale or Manufacturer of Laboratory Equipment & Supplies Business guide or our Opening a Water Well Inspection & Testing Business guide.

Don't forget that starting a business in Warrensburg has some implications. Some businesses will do better in Warrensburg than others. Don't forget to review Warrensburg demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.

Warrensburg, Missouri Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
2841
5-9 Employees
1053
10-19 Employees
666
20-49 Employees
441
50-99 Employees
126
100-249 Employees
36
250-499 Employees
36
500-999 Employees
9
1000+ Employees
0
All Warrensburg Businesses
5208

As a new Warrensburg entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Warrensburg 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
Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
1
Architectural Services
1
Art Dealers
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
6
Automotive Transmission Repair
1
Baked Goods Stores
1
Beauty Salons
3
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child Day Care Services
14
Civic and Social Organizations
3
Clothing Accessories Stores
1
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Construction Machinery Manufacturing
1
Consumer Lending
3
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
2
Convention and Visitors Bureaus
1
Credit Unions
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
7
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
4
Electronic Shopping
1
Employment Placement Agencies
1
Engineering Services
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
3
Family Planning Centers
1
Fine Arts Schools
2
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
3
Floor Covering Stores
1
Flooring Contractors
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
2
Food Service Contractors
1
Framing Contractors
4
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
1
Full-Service Restaurants
18
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
General Automotive Repair
6
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
2
General Rental Centers
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
3
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Hardware Stores
2
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
1
Home Health Care Services
7
Home Health Equipment Rental
2
Homes for the Elderly
3
Household Appliance Stores
3
Industrial Launderers
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
15
Janitorial Services
5
Landscape Architectural Services
1
Landscaping Services
3
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
4
Limited-Service Restaurants
22
Machine Shops
2
Marketing Consulting Services
1
Meat Markets
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
1
Museums
1
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
1
Musical Instrument Manufacturing
1
Nail Salons
2
Natural Gas Distribution
1
New Car Dealers
5
Newspaper Publishers
2
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
4
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
5
Offices of Chiropractors
4
Offices of Dentists
11
Offices of Optometrists
4
Offices of Podiatrists
1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
2
Optical Goods Stores
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
2
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
2
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
1
Photography Studios, Portrait
1
Private Mail Centers
1
Professional Organizations
2
Public Relations Agencies
1
Quick Printing
1
Radio Stations
2
Residential Property Managers
3
Residential Remodelers
4
Savings Institutions
1
School and Employee Bus Transportation
2
Securities Brokerage
4
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Siding Contractors
3
Site Preparation Contractors
3
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
2
Solid Waste Collection
2
Sporting Goods Stores
3
Sports and Recreation Instruction
1
Storage Battery Manufacturing
1
Temporary Shelters
2
Tire Dealers
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
2
Travel Agencies
1
Used Car Dealers
2
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
3
Used Merchandise Stores
3
Video Tape and Disc Rental
4
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
3
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
7
Women's Clothing Stores
3

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Warrensburg Business?

An excellent way to get started in business is to Buy a Business in Missouri. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Warrensburg.

Before buying a business, be sure 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.

We strongly advocate that you make sure the ".com" domain name is available for your company name. Every business needs a strong Web presence these days, and having a non ".com" domain means somebody else may outrank you in the search results for your own company name.

To get up to speed on what makes for a good company name, we encourage you to read this useful article: Naming a Company.

On a final note, given that you are opening a business in Warrensburg, it's critical that you ensure that no Missouri company has already registered the company name you have selected.

Marketing Your New Venture

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

We have some helpful resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. How to Be an Effective Networker is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

What's Next?

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

We are here to help Warrensburg businesses to be successful. 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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