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Open a Business in Ord, Nebraska

Need help starting a business in Ord, Nebraska? We've got the information you need to open a business in Ord.

Ord, Nebraska Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
264
5-9 Employees
75
10-19 Employees
66
20-49 Employees
18
50-99 Employees
0
100-249 Employees
3
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Ord Businesses
426

As a new Ord entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Ord 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
2
Beauty Salons
3
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Bowling Centers
1
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Caterers
1
Civic and Social Organizations
1
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
1
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
2
Electrical Contractors
2
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Family Clothing Stores
2
Florists
1
Full-Service Restaurants
3
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
General Automotive Repair
3
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
Glass and Glazing Contractors
1
Hardware Stores
2
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
5
Jewelry Stores
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
2
Marketing Consulting Services
1
Meat Markets
1
New Car Dealers
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
2
Offices of Chiropractors
1
Offices of Dentists
3
Offices of Lawyers
3
Offices of Optometrists
2
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
1
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Residential Remodelers
1
Savings Institutions
1
Siding Contractors
1
Site Preparation Contractors
1
Tire Dealers
1
Tobacco Stores
1
Used Car Dealers
2
Veterinary Services
1
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1

Have You Considered Franchising?

As you drive around Ord, you'll see that franchises make up a large percentage of local businesses. Evidently, there must be some significant advantages to purchasing a franchise.

We highly recommend you consider franchising as an option. We have many articles on franchises, such as Franchise Marketing Support. Become a franchising expert of sorts by reading more of our Articles on Franchising.

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

Sample franchise opportunities include NaturaLawn of America and Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppes. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as ATM Franchises and Home Repair Franchises.

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

What About Buying an Existing Ord Business?

We've created a useful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Nebraska. Follow that link and you might discover several good businesses for sale in Ord.

If you are going to be buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.

Raising Money for Your New Venture

Raising money to fund your new Ord business is a difficult chore. Bootstrapping, which means growing the business without outside funding, is the best alternative, but that's not a viable option for many startup plans.

To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as Business Line of Credit.

For Ord entrepreneurs who want to raise money for a new venture, check out our List of Nebraska Angel Investors and our List of Nebraska Venture Capital Firms.

Marketing Your New Business

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

You can learn a ton about marketing on our site. Advertising on Buses is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

The Art of Selling

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

Why should customers buy from you instead of buying from competitors? Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Landing Big Customers is worth reading, as it may give you some good ideas on how to sell your products or services. We have many more good articles on selling that you may enjoy reading.

Never Give Up

As an entrepreneur in Ord, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Ord and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Ord entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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