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Start a Business in Kailua Kona, Hawaii

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

What Business Are You Starting?

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 How to Evaluate a Business Idea.

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 Starting a Dance Club guide or our Starting a Tatoo Parlor guide.

Remember that your new business will be in Kailua Kona. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Kailua Kona. Study Kailua Kona demographics and do a competitive analysis as part of your startup planning process.

Kailua Kona, Hawaii Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
2043
5-9 Employees
815
10-19 Employees
435
20-49 Employees
357
50-99 Employees
90
100-249 Employees
63
250-499 Employees
15
500-999 Employees
3
1000+ Employees
0
All Kailua Kona Businesses
3821

As a new Kailua Kona entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Kailua Kona 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
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
3
Architectural Services
4
Armored Car Services
1
Art Dealers
2
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
7
Beauty Salons
7
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
2
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
3
Boat Dealers
2
Book Stores
2
Bottled Water Manufacturing
2
Bowling Centers
1
Building Inspection Services
2
Business Associations
3
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores
1
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
2
Caterers
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child and Youth Services
2
Civic and Social Organizations
5
Clothing Accessories Stores
1
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
2
Commercial Bakeries
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Computer and Software Stores
3
Computer Systems Design Services
3
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
1
Consumer Lending
1
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
8
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
1
Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
1
Couriers
3
Custom Computer Programming Services
2
Custom Roll Forming
1
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
3
Directory and Mailing List Publishers
1
Discount Department Stores
2
Document Preparation Services
1
Drafting Services
2
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
4
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
11
Electric Power Distribution
1
Electrical Contractors
10
Electronic Shopping
1
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Engineering Services
8
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
5
Family Clothing Stores
6
Family Planning Centers
1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Finfish Fishing
4
Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
5
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
4
Flight Training
2
Floor Covering Stores
2
Florists
3
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
1
Food Service Contractors
1
Framing Contractors
2
Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing
1
Full-Service Restaurants
49
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
6
General Automotive Repair
12
General Freight Trucking, Local
8
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
20
Glass and Glazing Contractors
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
5
Graphic Design Services
3
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
1
Hardware Stores
4
HMO Medical Centers
1
Home Centers
4
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Home Health Care Services
2
Homes for the Elderly
1
Household Appliance Stores
3
Ice Manufacturing
2
Industrial Launderers
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
12
Interior Design Services
1
Internet Service Providers
1
Investment Advice
1
Janitorial Services
10
Jewelry Stores
18
Land Subdivision
4
Limited-Service Restaurants
25
Limousine Service
1
Linen Supply
1
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
2
Locksmiths
1
Machine Shops
1
Mail-Order Houses
1
Marketing Consulting Services
2
Masonry Contractors
8
Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing
1
Men's Clothing Stores
4
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
1
Miscellaneous Intermediation
1
Mobile Food Services
3
Motion Picture and Video Production
3
Motor Vehicle Towing
2
Motorcycle Dealers
2
Museums
1
Musical Instrument Manufacturing
1
New Car Dealers
5
New Housing Operative Builders
2
Nonresidential Property Managers
4
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Office Administrative Services
3
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
1
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
6
Offices of Chiropractors
5
Offices of Lawyers
29
Offices of Optometrists
4
Offices of Podiatrists
2
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
2
Optical Goods Stores
4
Packaging and Labeling Services
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Parking Lots and Garages
3
Passenger Car Rental
20
Payroll Services
2
Periodical Publishers
1
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
1
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
3
Photography Studios, Portrait
4
Private Mail Centers
1
Professional Employer Organizations
3
Public Relations Agencies
1
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Recreational Goods Rental
7
Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
1
Residential Property Managers
13
Residential Remodelers
5
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
2
Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
1
Roofing Contractors
3
Savings Institutions
4
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
3
Securities Brokerage
9
Security Guards and Patrol Services
4
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Sewage Treatment Facilities
2
Shellfish Fishing
2
Siding Contractors
2
Sign Manufacturing
2
Site Preparation Contractors
11
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
8
Solid Waste Collection
2
Sporting Goods Stores
9
Sports and Recreation Instruction
5
Tax Preparation Services
1
Taxi Service
2
Temporary Help Services
3
Temporary Shelters
1
Testing Laboratories
1
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
4
Tour Operators
5
Travel Agencies
4
Used Car Dealers
2
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
1
Used Merchandise Stores
1
Veterinary Services
5
Video Tape and Disc Rental
2
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
4
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
4
Women's Clothing Stores
5

Have You Considered Franchising?

Examine a list of Kailua Kona businesses and it's apparent that franchising has become a very popular way to start a business. So, it probably makes sense for you to consider franchising too.

Our recommendation is that you consider franchising as an option. We have many articles on franchises, such as Opportunities in International Franchising. Gain a solid understanding of franchising by scanning all of our Articles on Franchising.

You can review hundreds of franchise opportunities by browing our Franchise Directory.

Representative franchise opportunities include Subway Franchises and Starbucks Franchises. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Accounting Franchises and Moving Franchises.

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

Raising Money for Your New Venture

Getting your Kailua Kona business the capital it needs to succeed will be harder than you might expect. If you don't have a rich uncle to fund you, you'll need to be creative in how you approach your fundraising efforts.

The good news is this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled 504 Loans.

For Kailua Kona entrepreneurs with great ambition but a shortage of investment capital, check out our List of Hawaii Angel Investors and our List of Hawaii Venture Capital Firms.

Marketing Your New Business

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

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Telemarketing Service Costs is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.

How to Improve Your Entrepreneurial Abilities

Good business owners know that what they know now may not be enough to ensure their future success.

Given that you are starting a business in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, you will want to take advantage of the learning programs at local Hawaii educational institutions. It's also worthwhile to see if there are any networking groups or organizations in which Kailua Kona entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

Now It's Up To You

As an entrepreneur in Kailua Kona, 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.

We are here to help Kailua Kona businesses to be successful. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Kailua Kona, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

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