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Start a Business in Campbellsville, Kentucky

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

Campbellsville, Kentucky Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1153
5-9 Employees
375
10-19 Employees
249
20-49 Employees
153
50-99 Employees
30
100-249 Employees
27
250-499 Employees
3
500-999 Employees
12
1000+ Employees
0
All Campbellsville Businesses
2002

As a new Campbellsville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Campbellsville 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 and Gas Compressor Manufacturing
1
Ambulance Services
3
Amusement Arcades
1
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
9
Automotive Transmission Repair
2
Beauty Salons
6
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
2
Boat Dealers
1
Book Stores
2
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Car Washes
2
Caterers
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child and Youth Services
1
Child Day Care Services
6
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
1
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Commercial Screen Printing
1
Community Food Services
1
Consumer Lending
5
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
2
Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
1
Document Preparation Services
1
Drafting Services
1
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
5
Engineering Services
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
4
Family Planning Centers
1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
2
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
5
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
4
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
1
Food Service Contractors
2
Full-Service Restaurants
8
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
3
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
3
General Automotive Repair
9
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
4
General Warehousing and Storage
2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
4
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Hardware Stores
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
1
Home Centers
1
Home Health Care Services
3
Home Health Equipment Rental
1
Household Appliance Stores
3
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
18
Janitorial Services
5
Jewelry Stores
2
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Landscaping Services
5
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
23
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Machine Shops
1
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
2
Marinas
2
Masonry Contractors
4
Meat Processed from Carcasses
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
Motorcycle Dealers
1
Nail Salons
1
Natural Gas Distribution
1
New Car Dealers
5
New Housing Operative Builders
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
4
Offices of Chiropractors
6
Offices of Dentists
8
Offices of Lawyers
14
Offices of Optometrists
3
Offices of Podiatrists
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
2
Parking Lots and Garages
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
4
Photography Studios, Portrait
3
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
1
Plate Work Manufacturing
1
Professional Employer Organizations
3
Radio Stations
1
Real Estate Credit
1
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
2
Residential Remodelers
3
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
1
Roofing Contractors
3
Securities Brokerage
2
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
2
Shoe Stores
2
Siding Contractors
3
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
1
Solid Waste Landfill
1
Tax Preparation Services
3
Telecommunications Resellers
1
Temporary Help Services
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
2
Tire Dealers
3
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Tobacco Stores
3
Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
1
Used Car Dealers
5
Used Merchandise Stores
4
Veterinary Services
8
Video Tape and Disc Rental
4
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
2
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
2
Women's Clothing Stores
3

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Campbellsville Business?

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

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

Picking a Company Name

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.

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.

There's one other important factor when naming a business. Since you are opening a business in Campbellsville, it's critical that you ensure that no Kentucky company has already registered the company name you have selected.

Raising Money for Your New Venture

Obtaining startup financing for your Campbellsville business is very difficult due to the ongoing business credit crunch. To obtain business financing, you will need to hear a lot of rejections before you finally find a funding solution that works for you.

On the bright side, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled Bank Credit Lines.

For Campbellsville entrepreneurs who need startup capital, check out our List of Kentucky Angel Investors and our List of Kentucky Venture Capital Firms.

Marketing Your New Venture

Whether your goal is to attract Campbellsville customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Marketing Research is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just a taste of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Improving Your Entrepreneurial Skillset

The best business owners recognize that they need to continually improve.

Given that you are starting a business in Campbellsville, Kentucky, you should investigate some of the many programs available at nearby Kentucky universities, colleges and community colleges. Another way to keep up on your learning is to investigate networking groups or organizations in which Campbellsville entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

What's Next?

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

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

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

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

  • Resources for Campbellsville, Kentucky Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Campbellsville entrepreneurs.
  • Kentucky Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Kentucky.
  • Kentucky Small Business Development Center - The Kentucky Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) has been assisting Kentucky small business community for more than 25 years. KSBDC is co-sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration and is administered by the University of Kentucky in partnership with regional universities, community and private colleges, and the private sector.

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