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Opening a Business in Asheboro, North Carolina

Contemplating starting a business in Asheboro, North Carolina? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Asheboro.

What Business Are You Starting?

Choosing a business that is right for you is very important. If you are struggling with what type of business to start, read How to Evaluate a Business Idea.

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 Kosher Restaurant guide or our Opening a Salvage Disposal Business guide.

Always keep in mind that your new business will be in Asheboro. Some businesses will do better in Asheboro than others. Make sure you fully understand Asheboro demographics before you lock in on your business idea.

Asheboro, North Carolina Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1872
5-9 Employees
893
10-19 Employees
489
20-49 Employees
360
50-99 Employees
120
100-249 Employees
54
250-499 Employees
27
500-999 Employees
15
1000+ Employees
6
All Asheboro Businesses
3836

As a new Asheboro entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Asheboro 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
Ambulance Services
1
Amusement Arcades
1
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
1
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
2
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
2
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
9
Baked Goods Stores
1
Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing
1
Barber Shops
2
Beauty Salons
5
Boat Dealers
1
Book Publishers
1
Book Stores
2
Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills
2
Broadwoven Fabric Mills
2
Building Inspection Services
2
Business and Secretarial Schools
1
Business Associations
4
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Cafeterias
4
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child and Youth Services
1
Child Day Care Services
19
Civic and Social Organizations
4
Clothing Accessories Stores
3
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Commercial Flexographic Printing
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
5
Commercial Photography
1
Computer and Software Stores
4
Computer Systems Design Services
3
Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing
1
Confectionery and Nut Stores
1
Consumer Lending
4
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
4
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
1
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
1
Credit Unions
2
Curtain and Drapery Mills
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing
3
Dental Laboratories
2
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
2
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
1
Drafting Services
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
5
Educational Support Services
2
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
12
Electronic Shopping
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Engineering Services
9
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
6
Fats and Oils Refining and Blending
1
Fine Arts Schools
1
Finish Carpentry Contractors
3
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
8
Floor Covering Stores
3
Flooring Contractors
3
Florists
3
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
2
Food Service Contractors
4
Framing Contractors
3
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
1
Full-Service Restaurants
41
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
2
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
5
Furniture Stores
7
General Automotive Repair
15
General Freight Trucking, Local
5
General Rental Centers
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
3
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
4
Grantmaking Foundations
3
Graphic Design Services
2
Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
2
Home Centers
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Home Health Care Services
4
Home Health Equipment Rental
1
Homes for the Elderly
3
Household Appliance Stores
1
Industrial Launderers
1
Industrial Mold Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
25
Internet Service Providers
1
Investment Advice
1
Iron and Steel Mills
1
Janitorial Services
14
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Landscape Architectural Services
2
Landscaping Services
12
Limited-Service Restaurants
36
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Locksmiths
1
Logging
3
Machine Shops
6
Mail-Order Houses
2
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
6
Marketing Consulting Services
1
Masonry Contractors
3
Meat Processed from Carcasses
1
Medical Laboratories
2
Men's Clothing Stores
3
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
3
Motion Picture and Video Production
1
Motorcycle Dealers
4
Museums
1
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
2
Narrow Fabric Mills
1
New Car Dealers
12
New Housing Operative Builders
2
Newspaper Publishers
2
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Administrative Services
3
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
2
Offices of Bank Holding Companies
1
Offices of Chiropractors
5
Offices of Dentists
21
Offices of Lawyers
29
Offices of Optometrists
4
Offices of Podiatrists
1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
3
Optical Goods Stores
2
Outerwear Knitting Mills
1
Packing and Crating
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
3
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
7
Passenger Car Rental
1
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
3
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
7
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
1
Primary Battery Manufacturing
2
Professional Employer Organizations
1
Quick Printing
2
Racetracks
1
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
2
Real Estate Investment Trusts
1
Residential Property Managers
5
Residential Remodelers
4
Retail Bakeries
1
Roofing Contractors
4
Sales Financing
1
Sawmills
2
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Sheer Hosiery Mills
6
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
1
Shoe Stores
8
Siding Contractors
4
Sign Manufacturing
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
3
Solid Waste Collection
3
Solid Waste Landfill
3
Spice and Extract Manufacturing
1
Sporting Goods Stores
2
Sports and Recreation Instruction
3
Spring (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
1
Tax Preparation Services
6
Temporary Help Services
5
Temporary Shelters
1
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
1
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
1
Tire Cord and Tire Fabric Mills
1
Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Tobacco Stores
1
Tradebinding and Related Work
1
Travel Agencies
1
Used Car Dealers
10
Used Merchandise Stores
4
Veterinary Services
5
Video Tape and Disc Rental
3
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
6
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
7
Women's Clothing Stores
6
Zoos and Botanical Gardens
1

Should You Buy an Existing Asheboro Business?

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

Before buying a business, be sure to read this article: How to Buy a Business.

Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan

Having a business plan is critical in laying a solid foundation for your business success. Simply put, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Failure to write a business plan makes you more prone to becoming a business failure statistic.

To learn more about business plans, read Free Business Plan Templates. A great resource for business planning assistance is the face-to-face free consulting available from your local SCORE chapter in North Carolina.

Building Up Your Sales

Mastering the art of selling is a must if you want your new Asheboro business to do well.

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.

Hiring Good Sales People 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.

Improving Your Entrepreneurial Skillset

The best entrepreneurs recognize that they need to continually improve.

Given that you are starting a business in Asheboro, North Carolina, you should investigate some of the learning programs at local North Carolina educational institutions. Another way to keep up on your entrepreneurial education is to investigate networking groups or organizations in which Asheboro entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

Moving Forward

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

Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.

We are here to help Asheboro 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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