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Starting a Business in Oregon, Illinois

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

Choosing the Right Company to Start

Choosing a business that is right for you is very important. To help you decide on a business type, we encourage you to read Evaluating Your 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 Lubricants & Lubricating Compounds Retail Business guide or our Opening a Plate Glass Window Restoration & Sealing Business guide.

Remember that you are starting a business in Oregon. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Oregon. Don't forget to review Oregon demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.

Oregon, Illinois Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1260
5-9 Employees
552
10-19 Employees
336
20-49 Employees
204
50-99 Employees
48
100-249 Employees
12
250-499 Employees
12
500-999 Employees
12
1000+ Employees
0
All Oregon Businesses
2436

As a new Oregon entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Oregon 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
Armored Car Services
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
1
Beauty Salons
1
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Business Associations
2
Car Washes
1
Civic and Social Organizations
1
Commercial Screen Printing
1
Computer and Software Stores
1
Computer Systems Design Services
1
Computer Training
1
Construction Machinery Manufacturing
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Electrical Contractors
3
Engineering Services
1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Fine Arts Schools
2
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
2
Florists
1
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
1
General Automotive Repair
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
2
Hardware Stores
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Industrial Sand Mining
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
7
Iron and Steel Forging
1
Landscape Architectural Services
1
Landscaping Services
2
Limited-Service Restaurants
6
Machine Shops
1
Media Representatives
1
Mobile Food Services
1
New Car Dealers
2
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
1
Offices of Chiropractors
1
Offices of Lawyers
4
Offices of Optometrists
1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
2
Political Organizations
1
Real Estate Credit
2
Recreational Goods Rental
1
Retail Bakeries
1
Securities Brokerage
2
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Site Preparation Contractors
3
Tax Preparation Services
2
Temporary Help Services
2
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
2
Veterinary Services
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1

Should You Franchise?

As you drive around Oregon, you'll notice that many local entrepreneurs have gone the franchising route. So, it probably makes sense for you to consider franchising too.

Our advice is to look into purchasing a franchise. We have many articles on franchises, such as Detecting Franchising Scams. 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 Snap Fitness and CM IT Solutions. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as ATM Franchises and Home Repair Franchises.

Note on Oregon Franchise Opportunities: To find out if a franchise you are interested in is available in Oregon, you will need to get in direct contact with the franchisor.

What About Buying an Existing Oregon Business?

We've created a helpful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Illinois. Follow that link and you can review several good businesses for sale in Oregon.

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

Getting Money to Start a Business

Getting your Oregon business the capital it needs to succeed is a difficult chore. To obtain business financing, you will need to hear a lot of rejections before you finally find a funding solution that works for you.

To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as 504 Loans.

For Oregon entrepreneurs who want to raise money for a new venture, browse our List of Illinois Angel Investors and our List of Illinois Venture Capital Firms.

Marketing Your New Company

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

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Advertising on Google is a good read to get your marketing thoughts flowing. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Never Give Up

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Oregon and elsewhere to achieve real success. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Oregon, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

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