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Opening a Business in Cedartown, Georgia

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

Will You Be a Good Entrepreneur?

Being an entrepreneur is difficult, much more arduous than working as an employee. Are you sure you want to start a business?

Before you move forward with starting a business, be sure to do these three things:

  • Talk to other entrepreneurs in Cedartown. They are usually very willing to share their insights on the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur.
  • We recommend reading Should You Become an Entrepreneur?. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
  • Have a candid conversation with friends and family. Others sometimes know you better than you know yourself.

What Type of Business Should You Start?

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. You might get some good ideas about what kind of business to start by reading Business Ideas That Don't Make Sense.

For step-by-step instructions on starting a variety of business types, visit the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our Opening a Guns & Ammunition Dealers Business guide or our Opening a Religious Goods Store guide.

Don't forget that you are starting a business in Cedartown. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Cedartown. A critical consideration is whether Cedartown demographics mesh well with your startup concept.

Cedartown, Georgia Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
639
5-9 Employees
201
10-19 Employees
132
20-49 Employees
105
50-99 Employees
27
100-249 Employees
21
250-499 Employees
3
500-999 Employees
6
1000+ Employees
0
All Cedartown Businesses
1134

As a new Cedartown entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Cedartown 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 Parts and Accessories Stores
5
Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Business Associations
2
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Cafeterias
1
Car Washes
1
Child Day Care Services
4
Civic and Social Organizations
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
2
Commercial Screen Printing
1
Community Food Services
2
Confectionery and Nut Stores
2
Consumer Lending
4
Discount Department Stores
1
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
4
Employment Placement Agencies
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
3
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
2
Florists
2
Food Service Contractors
2
Full-Service Restaurants
7
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
2
Furniture Stores
2
General Automotive Repair
4
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
3
Hardware Stores
4
Home Health Care Services
1
Homes for the Elderly
1
Household Appliance Stores
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
10
Janitorial Services
4
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Land Subdivision
1
Landscaping Services
5
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
22
Linen Supply
1
Machine Shops
1
Meat Processed from Carcasses
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
Motorcycle Dealers
1
New Car Dealers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Administrative Services
1
Offices of Bank Holding Companies
1
Offices of Chiropractors
3
Offices of Dentists
3
Offices of Lawyers
17
Offices of Optometrists
2
One-Hour Photofinishing
1
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
4
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Retail Bakeries
1
Roofing Contractors
2
Sales Financing
1
Securities Brokerage
1
Siding Contractors
1
Site Preparation Contractors
2
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
2
Solid Waste Collection
1
Sporting Goods Stores
1
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing
1
Tax Preparation Services
3
Temporary Shelters
1
Tire Dealers
2
Used Car Dealers
5
Veterinary Services
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
3
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
1
Yarn Spinning Mills
1

Where to Get Money to Start a Company

Getting your Cedartown business the capital it needs to succeed is a difficult chore. The reality is that there is very little funding available for new small businesses, and you have to explore every possible alternative.

On the bright side, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled 504 Loans.

For Cedartown entrepreneurs who want to raise money for a new venture, check out our List of Georgia Angel Investors and our List of Georgia Venture Capital Firms.

Getting the Word Out About Your New Company

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

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Marketing Versus Sales is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Bring in Revenues

Do you know how to sell? In order to attract customers to your new Cedartown business, you need to focus on sales.

So what does it take to bring in more prospects and close more business? The good news is we can help you to make selling a big competitve advantage for your new firm.

Selling on the Phone offers some helpful tips on how to sell. It's one of several good articles on our site regarding Entrepreneurial Selling.

What's Next?

As an entrepreneur in Cedartown, 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.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Cedartown and elsewhere to achieve real success. We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Cedartown entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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