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Start a Business in Alliance, Nebraska

Are you starting a business in Alliance, Nebraska? This article discusses the most important things to consider when opening a business in Alliance.

Alliance, Nebraska Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1656
5-9 Employees
657
10-19 Employees
279
20-49 Employees
315
50-99 Employees
18
100-249 Employees
18
250-499 Employees
9
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Alliance Businesses
2952

As a new Alliance entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Alliance 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
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
1
Baked Goods Stores
1
Beauty Salons
3
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
2
Bowling Centers
1
Business Associations
1
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Child Day Care Services
2
Civic and Social Organizations
7
Claims Adjusting
2
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Computer and Software Stores
1
Credit Unions
3
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
1
Discount Department Stores
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
5
Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters
1
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
3
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Engineering Services
2
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Fine Arts Schools
1
Floor Covering Stores
4
Full-Service Restaurants
11
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
General Automotive Repair
4
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
2
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Hardware Stores
2
Home Health Equipment Rental
1
Homes for the Elderly
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
11
Investment Advice
1
Janitorial Services
3
Jewelry Stores
2
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
8
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
1
Museums
1
Nail Salons
1
Natural Gas Distribution
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
5
Offices of Chiropractors
3
Offices of Dentists
3
Offices of Lawyers
3
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
2
Photography Studios, Portrait
2
Public Relations Agencies
1
Quick Printing
1
Radio Stations
2
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
2
Reinsurance Carriers
1
Residential Property Managers
1
Residential Remodelers
1
Roofing Contractors
1
Savings Institutions
1
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
1
Securities Brokerage
2
Siding Contractors
1
Site Preparation Contractors
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
2
Solid Waste Collection
1
Special Needs Transportation
1
Tax Preparation Services
1
Telecommunications Resellers
1
Tire Dealers
2
Used Car Dealers
1
Used Merchandise Stores
1
Veterinary Services
2
Video Tape and Disc Rental
2
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
2

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Alliance Business?

We've created a useful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Nebraska. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Alliance.

If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.

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.

Even if the name doesn't do it by itself, many naming experts believe there should be a story behind the name that ties into your company mission.

For other considerations regarding naming a company, we recommend this article: Branding Advice.

As a final piece of advice, remember that because you are planning on starting a business in Alliance, it's imperative that you check now that no other Nebraska company is using the business name you want to use.

The Role of the Business Plan

A business plan is critical in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Indeed, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Not having a business plan is a recipe for disaster.

To learn more about business plans, read Business Plan Contests. A great resource for business planning assistance is the free business counselors available to you through your local SCORE chapter in Nebraska.

Selling Tips

Mastering the art of selling is essential if you want your new Alliance business to do well.

Good selling involves demonstrating that your wares meet your customer's needs. Let us help you refine your selling techniques through our many useful sales advice tips.

Anticipating Prospect Responses is worth reading, as it may give you some good ideas on how to sell your products or services. We have many more good articles on selling that you may enjoy reading.

Increase Your Entrepreneurial Knowledge

Good business owners recognize that they need to continually improve.

With your business being located in Alliance, Nebraska, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby Nebraska universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also worthwhile to see if there are any networking groups or organizations in which Alliance entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

Never Give Up

Most new Alliance businesses underestimate the number of challenges they will face.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Alliance 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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