Colorado Business Startup Guides

Opening a Business in Delta, Colorado

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

Delta, Colorado Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
5096
5-9 Employees
1827
10-19 Employees
798
20-49 Employees
630
50-99 Employees
147
100-249 Employees
42
250-499 Employees
21
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Delta Businesses
8561

As a new Delta entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Delta 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
4
Automotive Transmission Repair
1
Beauty Salons
3
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
7
Boat Dealers
1
Book Stores
1
Business Associations
1
Child Day Care Services
5
Civic and Social Organizations
2
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Community Food Services
1
Computer Systems Design Services
1
Consumer Lending
1
Credit Unions
1
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing
1
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
1
Discount Department Stores
1
Document Preparation Services
1
Drafting Services
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Electric Power Distribution
1
Electrical Contractors
7
Electronic Shopping
2
Engineering Services
3
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Floor Covering Stores
2
Flooring Contractors
2
Florists
2
Fluid Milk Manufacturing
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
2
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Full-Service Restaurants
12
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
1
Furniture Stores
2
General Automotive Repair
4
General Rental Centers
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
1
Hardware Stores
3
Home Health Care Services
4
Home Health Equipment Rental
1
Homes for the Elderly
4
Household Appliance Stores
2
Industrial Building Construction
1
Janitorial Services
2
Jewelry Stores
2
Land Subdivision
1
Landscaping Services
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
11
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
2
Locksmiths
1
Machine Shops
1
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
1
Marketing Consulting Services
1
Masonry Contractors
1
Meat Processed from Carcasses
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
2
Motorcycle Dealers
1
Nail Salons
1
Natural Gas Distribution
1
New Car Dealers
2
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
6
Offices of Dentists
5
Offices of Lawyers
5
Offices of Optometrists
2
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
2
Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
1
Plate Work Manufacturing
2
Private Mail Centers
1
Quick Printing
1
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
1
Residential Property Managers
1
Residential Remodelers
4
Retail Bakeries
1
Savings Institutions
1
Securities Brokerage
3
Site Preparation Contractors
6
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
1
Software Publishers
1
Sporting Goods Stores
1
Support Activities for Coal Mining
1
Temporary Help Services
2
Tire Dealers
3
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Travel Agencies
1
Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
1
Truss Manufacturing
1
Used Car Dealers
4
Used Merchandise Stores
1
Vending Machine Operators
1
Veterinary Services
4
Video Tape and Disc Rental
2
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
3
Women's Clothing Stores
1

Is a Franchise Opportunity Right For You?

As you drive around Delta, you'll notice that many local entrepreneurs have gone the franchising route. But is franchising the right option for you?

We highly recommend you look into purchasing a franchise. We have many articles on franchises, such as Franchise Tradeshows. Get a thorough education on franchising by browsing all of our Articles on Franchising.

To learn about specific franchise opportunities, check out our Franchise Directory.

Sample franchise opportunities include Decor & You, Inc. and HomeVestors of America. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Wine Franchises and Marketing, Sales and Advertising Franchises.

Note on Delta Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Delta.

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Delta Business?

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

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

Marketing Your New Venture

To grow your Delta business, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

We have some excellent resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. How to Write a Marketing Plan is a good read to get your marketing juices flowing. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

The Art of Selling

Being able to sell is critical to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Delta or are selling to customers throughout Colorado, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.

The key to selling is to set sales goals goals and monitor your progress towards those goals. Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

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

Learning More About Entrepreneurship

Successful business owners recognize that they don't know everything.

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

What's Next?

You have a dream -- starting a business in Delta. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Delta and throughout the United States . 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.

More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Delta, Colorado

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

Starting-a-Business Guides for Other Cities in Colorado

Starting a Business in Deer Trail
Starting a Business in Denver

Browse All Business Startup Guides for Colorado
Starting a Business Guides for Other States

 

 

Share this article


Additional Resources for Entrepreneurs

Lists of Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms

Franchise Opportunities

Contributors

Business Glossary