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Starting a Business in Lake Arrowhead, California

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

Are You Ready for Life as an Owner?

Running your own business is difficult, much harder than working as an employee. Are you positive you have the stamina and skills to succeed on your own?

Here are three things we recommend you do before you fully commit to starting a new business of your own.

  • Grab a meal or cofee with other entrepreneurs in Lake Arrowhead. Listen closely to their experiences and see if you think you too can be successful.
  • Take a look at Business Failure. It's a short article but it's a good reality check for those are about to jump into the world of entrepreneurship.
  • Involve a spouse, family member or trusted friend in the decision. Ask them directly: Do I have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Listen carefully to their answer, as they presumably know your strengths and weaknesses.

Choosing the Right Company to 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 Free Business Ideas.

If you still are not sure what type of business to start, peruse the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our How to Start a Cutting Oils Business guide or our How to Start a Wax Business guide.

Remember that your new business will be in Lake Arrowhead. Some businesses will do better in Lake Arrowhead than others. A critical consideration is whether Lake Arrowhead demographics mesh well with your startup concept.

Lake Arrowhead, California Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
948
5-9 Employees
318
10-19 Employees
138
20-49 Employees
48
50-99 Employees
6
100-249 Employees
18
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Lake Arrowhead Businesses
1476

As a new Lake Arrowhead entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Lake Arrowhead 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
Beauty Salons
1
Boat Dealers
1
Building Inspection Services
1
Business Associations
1
Child Day Care Services
1
Clothing Accessories Stores
1
Convenience Stores
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
2
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
1
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Doll and Stuffed Toy Manufacturing
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1
Electrical Contractors
1
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Engineering Services
4
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
5
Florists
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
1
Framing Contractors
2
Full-Service Restaurants
5
Furniture Stores
3
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
4
Grantmaking Foundations
1
Home Health Care Services
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
6
Investment Advice
1
Janitorial Services
1
Landscape Architectural Services
1
Landscaping Services
4
Limited-Service Restaurants
3
Logging
1
Mail-Order Houses
1
Marinas
1
Marketing Consulting Services
2
Masonry Contractors
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
New Housing Operative Builders
2
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Office Administrative Services
2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
1
Offices of Dentists
5
Offices of Lawyers
3
Offices of Optometrists
1
One-Hour Photofinishing
1
Optical Goods Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
3
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
2
Political Organizations
1
Real Estate Credit
3
Residential Property Managers
2
Roofing Contractors
2
Savings Institutions
1
Securities Brokerage
1
Security Guards and Patrol Services
2
Shoe Stores
2
Site Preparation Contractors
2
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
4
Sports and Recreation Instruction
1
Textile Bag Mills
1
Travel Agencies
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
2
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
3
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1
Wood Preservation
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Lake Arrowhead Business?

If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in California. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Lake Arrowhead.

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

Getting the Word Out About Your New Company

To grow your Lake Arrowhead business, having an excellent marketing plan is fundamental to your successs.

We have some great resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Advertising on Google 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.

The Art of Selling

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

Good selling involves demonstrating that your wares meet your customer's needs. Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Anticipating Prospect Responses is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.

Learning More About Entrepreneurship

Good entrepreneurs recognize that they need to continually improve.

With your business being located in Lake Arrowhead, California, you will want to take advantage of the learning programs at local California educational institutions. It's also beneficial to see if there are any Lake Arrowhead networking organizations.

Never Give Up

As an entrepreneur in Lake Arrowhead, 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 Lake Arrowhead 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.

More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Lake Arrowhead, California

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