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Start a Business in Corte Madera, California

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

Choosing the Right Company to Start

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. We recommend that you read 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 Opening a Civil Evidence Photographers Business guide or our How to Start a Leather Findings & Finishes Business guide.

Remember that you are starting a business in Corte Madera. Think about what needs are currently being underserved in Corte Madera. A critical consideration is whether Corte Madera demographics mesh well with your startup concept.

Corte Madera, California Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
817
5-9 Employees
270
10-19 Employees
207
20-49 Employees
129
50-99 Employees
57
100-249 Employees
27
250-499 Employees
9
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Corte Madera Businesses
1516

As a new Corte Madera entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Corte Madera 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
Advertising Agencies
2
Architectural Services
1
Art Dealers
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
2
Beauty Salons
3
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
2
Book Publishers
1
Book Stores
2
Business Associations
3
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Cafeterias
1
Child Day Care Services
8
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
5
Clothing Accessories Stores
3
Commercial Photography
1
Commodity Contracts Brokerage
1
Commodity Contracts Dealing
1
Computer Systems Design Services
6
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Couriers
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
4
Dental Laboratories
1
Directory and Mailing List Publishers
2
Document Preparation Services
1
Doll and Stuffed Toy Manufacturing
1
Electronic Shopping
2
Elementary and Secondary Schools
3
Engineering Services
4
Environmental Consulting Services
2
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
3
Family Clothing Stores
6
Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
1
Floor Covering Stores
1
Flooring Contractors
2
Food Service Contractors
1
Freight Transportation Arrangement
3
Full-Service Restaurants
13
Furniture Stores
4
General Automotive Repair
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
4
Glass and Glazing Contractors
2
Graphic Design Services
2
Greeting Card Publishers
1
Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Home Health Care Services
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
3
Interior Design Services
1
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
2
Internet Service Providers
1
Investment Advice
6
Janitorial Services
4
Jewelry Stores
3
Landscaping Services
3
Limited-Service Restaurants
10
Mail-Order Houses
2
Marketing Consulting Services
1
Masonry Contractors
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
3
Motorcycle Dealers
2
Nail Salons
1
New Car Dealers
3
Nonresidential Property Managers
2
Office Administrative Services
3
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
9
Offices of Dentists
9
Offices of Lawyers
16
Offices of Optometrists
3
Offices of Other Holding Companies
1
Optical Goods Stores
4
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
2
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
1
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
1
Portfolio Management
3
Real Estate Credit
3
Residential Property Managers
4
Savings Institutions
2
Securities Brokerage
5
Shoe Stores
8
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
6
Software Publishers
3
Sporting Goods Stores
3
Sports and Recreation Instruction
2
Temporary Help Services
1
Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
1
Travel Agencies
2
Veterinary Services
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
4
Women's Clothing Stores
14
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Corte Madera Business?

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

For anybody who wants to buy a business, we recommend reading this useful article: How to Buy a Business.

Where to Get Money to Start a Company

Getting your Corte Madera business the capital it needs to succeed requires strong organization skills and perseverance. In fact, financing your new business may be the hardest challenge you ever face.

To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as 504 Loans.

For Corte Madera entrepreneurs with great ambition but a shortage of investment capital, we have assembled a List of California Angel Investors and our List of California Venture Capital Firms.

Marketing Your New Venture

To grow your Corte Madera business, you need a excellent marketing plan.

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Radio Ads discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Improving Your Entrepreneurial Skillset

Good business owners know that they need to continually improve.

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

What's Next?

Most new Corte Madera 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 Corte Madera and elsewhere to achieve real success. We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Corte Madera entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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