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Starting a Business in Fremont, Nebraska

Thinking about starting a business in Fremont, Nebraska? This step-by-step guide walks you through the major decisions you should consider before opening a new business in Fremont.

Which Business to Choose?

There are many businesses that you can start. How do you know which type of business is right for you? We recommend that you read Business Ideas That Don't Make Sense.

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 Fax Services Business guide or our Opening a Stress Management Counseling Business guide.

Remember that your new business will be in Fremont. Some businesses will do better in Fremont than others. Don't forget to review Fremont demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.

Fremont, Nebraska Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
10616
5-9 Employees
4200
10-19 Employees
2640
20-49 Employees
1992
50-99 Employees
744
100-249 Employees
264
250-499 Employees
120
500-999 Employees
24
1000+ Employees
24
All Fremont Businesses
20624

As a new Fremont entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Fremont 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
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
1
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
2
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
5
Baked Goods Stores
2
Barber Shops
1
Beauty Salons
9
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
4
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
5
Boat Dealers
1
Bowling Centers
2
Business Associations
1
Business to Business Electronic Markets
1
Cafeterias
2
Canvas and Related Product Mills
1
Car Washes
2
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child Day Care Services
5
Civic and Social Organizations
12
Claims Adjusting
1
Clothing Accessories Stores
1
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Bakeries
1
Commodity Contracts Brokerage
1
Computer and Software Stores
1
Computer Systems Design Services
1
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
2
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
2
Credit Unions
1
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
2
Document Preparation Services
1
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
10
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Electrical Contractors
10
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Engineering Services
1
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
3
Family Clothing Stores
3
Family Planning Centers
1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
4
Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
1
Fine Arts Schools
1
Finish Carpentry Contractors
6
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
1
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
2
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
2
Food Service Contractors
3
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
1
Framing Contractors
1
Full-Service Restaurants
20
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
4
Furniture Stores
2
General Freight Trucking, Local
3
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
1
General Warehousing and Storage
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
3
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
3
Grantmaking Foundations
2
Hardware Stores
2
Heating Oil Dealers
1
Historical Sites
1
Home Centers
1
Home Health Care Services
3
Home Health Equipment Rental
1
Homes for the Elderly
1
Industrial Building Construction
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
28
Interior Design Services
1
Investment Advice
3
Janitorial Services
7
Jewelry Stores
3
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Landscaping Services
9
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
2
Limited-Service Restaurants
26
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers
2
Locksmiths
1
Machine Shops
1
Manifold Business Forms Printing
1
Masonry Contractors
6
Meat Markets
2
Meat Processed from Carcasses
1
Medical Laboratories
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
1
Miscellaneous Intermediation
1
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
1
Motor Vehicle Towing
1
Motorcycle Dealers
1
Museums
2
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
1
New Car Dealers
7
New Housing Operative Builders
2
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Administrative Services
4
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
3
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
6
Offices of Chiropractors
6
Offices of Dentists
14
Offices of Optometrists
5
Offices of Other Holding Companies
1
Offices of Podiatrists
2
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
4
Optical Goods Stores
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
3
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
2
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
8
Photography Studios, Portrait
3
Private Mail Centers
1
Quick Printing
2
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
2
Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
1
Residential Property Managers
3
Residential Remodelers
4
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
2
Roofing Contractors
2
Savings Institutions
3
Securities Brokerage
7
Siding Contractors
2
Sign Manufacturing
2
Site Preparation Contractors
5
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
4
Soybean Processing
1
Sporting Goods Stores
2
Tax Preparation Services
4
Telephone Answering Services
3
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
1
Temporary Help Services
2
Temporary Shelters
3
Tire Dealers
4
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Tobacco Stores
3
Travel Agencies
2
Truss Manufacturing
1
Used Car Dealers
2
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
2
Used Merchandise Stores
6
Vending Machine Operators
2
Veterinary Services
4
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wet Corn Milling
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
5
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
3
Women's Clothing Stores
3
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
1
Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing
1

Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan

Having a business plan is vital in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Simply put, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Not having a business plan makes you more prone to becoming a business failure statistic.

Before you start writing a business plan, we suggest you skim Find Sample Business Plans Online. You can also get free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Nebraska.

Getting the Word Out About Your New Business

To rise above the crowd in Fremont and grow your business, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

You can learn plenty about marketing on our site. Promoting an Online Business is a good read to get your marketing ideas flowing. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.

The Art of Selling

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

Why should customers buy from you instead of buying from competitors? Let us help you refine your selling techniques through our many useful sales advice tips.

Closing Sales is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.

Increase Your Entrepreneurial Knowledge

Successful entrepreneurs know that they don't know everything.

As an entrepreneur who lives in Fremont, Nebraska, you will want to take advantage of the learning programs at local Nebraska educational institutions. We also recommend you look into networking organizations for Fremont entrepreneurs.

What's Next?

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

We are here to help Fremont 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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