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Opening a Business in River Grove, Illinois

Contemplating starting a business in River Grove, Illinois? We walk you through the process of opening a business in River Grove.

Will You Be a Successful Entrepreneur?

Before you get too far along in the process, assess your entrepreneurial instincts and capabilities.

To determine whether you have what it takes to run a business, we recommend these three steps to help you decide:

  • Reach out to other entrepreneurs in River Grove. They are usually very willing to share their insights on the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur.
  • Peruse Why Small Businesses Fail. This is one of our more popular articles for folks who want to go into business for themselves.
  • Get feedback from somebody whom you trust. Others sometimes know you better than you know yourself.

What Business Are You Starting?

Choosing a business that is right for you is very important. We recommend that you read Free Business Ideas.

To view an extensive list of business types, complete with startup instructions, spend some time in the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our How to Start a Marine Hardware Business guide or our Starting a Recorded Dance Music Business guide.

Don't forget that you are starting a business in River Grove. Think about what needs are currently being underserved in River Grove. Study River Grove demographics and do a competitive analysis as part of your startup planning process.

River Grove, Illinois Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
516
5-9 Employees
108
10-19 Employees
75
20-49 Employees
39
50-99 Employees
15
100-249 Employees
12
250-499 Employees
3
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All River Grove Businesses
768

As a new River Grove entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in River Grove 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
Baked Goods Stores
1
Beauty Salons
3
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Book Stores
3
Caterers
2
Cemeteries and Crematories
2
Child and Youth Services
1
Civic and Social Organizations
2
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Commodity Contracts Brokerage
1
Consumer Lending
2
Convenience Stores
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
9
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
4
Family Clothing Stores
1
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
1
Framing Contractors
2
Freight Transportation Arrangement
2
General Automotive Repair
7
General Freight Trucking, Local
2
General Warehousing and Storage
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Hardware Manufacturing
1
Hardware Stores
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Interior Design Services
1
Investment Advice
1
Janitorial Services
1
Landscaping Services
2
Limited-Service Restaurants
7
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Locksmiths
1
Masonry Contractors
7
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
2
New Car Dealers
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Office Administrative Services
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
2
Offices of Chiropractors
2
Offices of Lawyers
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
6
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
1
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
2
Prepress Services
1
Recreational Goods Rental
1
Residential Remodelers
5
Roofing Contractors
4
Sales Financing
1
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Siding Contractors
3
Sign Manufacturing
1
Sporting Goods Stores
2
Tax Preparation Services
1
Telephone Answering Services
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
2
Tire Dealers
1
Tobacco Stores
1
Travel Agencies
1
Used Car Dealers
5
Veterinary Services
1
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
2

Forming a Company in River Grove, Illinois

It's essential that you form your business as a legal structure. Without a legal structure for the business, you can be held personally liable for the actions, debts and obligations of your company.

The entity you form can be a corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership or other structure.

Incorporation is a very popular way to form a business. A key decision is whether to form and S-Corp or a C-Corp, and you also must decide in which state you will incorporate. If you are starting a business in Illinois, it doesn't mean you are required to incorporate in Illinois. In fact, you can incorporate wherever you want. For example, it's very popular to incorporate in Delaware, and incorporating in Nevada has become very trendy as well. Don't forget, though, that you will have to register as a foreign entity in all states that you do business in.

There are many nuances to forming a company. We recommend you read some of the educational articles about company formation that are availabe on our site, such as Avoiding Personal Liability in Business. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. Finally, if you are starting a business in River Grove, Illinois, our information on Incorporating in Illinois may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Illinois.

Getting the Word Out About Your New Business

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

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Billboard Advertising Costs is a good read to get your marketing creativity flowing. That's just a taste of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Improving Your Entrepreneurial Skillset

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

Given that you are starting a business in River Grove, Illinois, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby Illinois universities, colleges and community colleges. We also suggest you look into networking groups or organizations in which River Grove entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

What's Next?

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

If you choose the right business and love what you do, you will greatly increase your odds of success.

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

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