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Open a Business in Santa Fe Springs, California

Need help starting a business in Santa Fe Springs, California? We've got the information you need to open a business in Santa Fe Springs.

What Business to Start

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. If you are struggling with what type of business to start, read Business Ideas That Don't Make Sense.

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 How to Start a Fishing Tackle Repair Business guide or our Starting an Internet Advertising Business guide.

Don't forget that you are starting a business in Santa Fe Springs. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Santa Fe Springs. Only by spending some time analyzing Santa Fe Springs demographics can you decide if there will be strong demand for your business idea.

Santa Fe Springs, California Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
2685
5-9 Employees
1395
10-19 Employees
1272
20-49 Employees
1167
50-99 Employees
429
100-249 Employees
312
250-499 Employees
54
500-999 Employees
12
1000+ Employees
0
All Santa Fe Springs Businesses
7326

As a new Santa Fe Springs entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Santa Fe Springs 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
Abrasive Product Manufacturing
1
Adhesive Manufacturing
2
Advertising Agencies
1
Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing
1
Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
1
Ambulance Services
1
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
1
Apprenticeship Training
1
Architectural Services
2
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
3
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
3
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
19
Automotive Transmission Repair
2
Beauty Salons
4
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
3
Boat Building
1
Boat Dealers
1
Bowling Centers
1
Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills
1
Broadwoven Fabric Mills
2
Building Inspection Services
3
Business to Business Electronic Markets
2
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Car Washes
2
Carpet and Rug Mills
2
Caterers
1
Cement Manufacturing
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child Day Care Services
1
Civic and Social Organizations
4
Clay Refractory Manufacturing
2
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
2
Collection Agencies
2
Commercial Bakeries
3
Commercial Flexographic Printing
4
Commercial Photography
1
Commercial Screen Printing
9
Computer and Software Stores
2
Computer Facilities Management Services
1
Computer Systems Design Services
11
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
5
Consumer Lending
1
Copper Wire (except Mechanical) Drawing
1
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
1
Couriers
8
Credit Unions
1
Curtain and Drapery Mills
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
6
Custom Roll Forming
2
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Digital Printing
5
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
1
Discount Department Stores
2
Display Advertising
2
Drafting Services
1
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
3
Educational Support Services
1
Electric Power Distribution
1
Electrical Contractors
25
Electronic Capacitor Manufacturing
2
Electronic Connector Manufacturing
1
Electronic Shopping
4
Employment Placement Agencies
3
Engineering Services
17
Envelope Manufacturing
1
Environmental Consulting Services
4
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
5
Family Clothing Stores
2
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
3
Finish Carpentry Contractors
7
Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
3
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
4
Floor Covering Stores
3
Flooring Contractors
3
Florists
4
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing
3
Food Service Contractors
2
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
1
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers
6
Framing Contractors
2
Freight Transportation Arrangement
18
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
1
Full-Service Restaurants
13
Furniture Stores
5
General Automotive Repair
20
General Freight Trucking, Local
28
General Rental Centers
2
General Warehousing and Storage
16
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
1
Glass and Glazing Contractors
3
Graphic Design Services
10
Gypsum Product Manufacturing
1
Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing
5
Hardware Manufacturing
3
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
28
Hardware Stores
4
Hazardous Waste Collection
2
HMO Medical Centers
1
Home Centers
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
16
Home Health Care Services
4
Home Health Equipment Rental
3
Household Appliance Stores
4
Human Rights Organizations
1
Industrial Launderers
4
Industrial Mold Manufacturing
9
Industrial Pattern Manufacturing
1
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
3
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
14
Interior Design Services
1
Investment Advice
4
Iron and Steel Mills
1
Janitorial Services
8
Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing
1
Jewelry Stores
2
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Land Subdivision
1
Landscape Architectural Services
1
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
3
Limited-Service Restaurants
34
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
2
Machine Shops
61
Mail-Order Houses
5
Manifold Business Forms Printing
6
Marketing Consulting Services
2
Meat Processed from Carcasses
2
Media Representatives
1
Medical Laboratories
2
Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing
2
Men's and Boys' Neckwear Manufacturing
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
Metal Heat Treating
7
Metal Stamping
9
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
1
Miscellaneous Intermediation
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
4
Motor and Generator Manufacturing
1
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
1
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
2
Motorcycle Dealers
2
Museums
1
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
1
Nail Salons
2
Natural Gas Distribution
2
New Housing Operative Builders
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Office Administrative Services
7
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
7
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
5
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
5
Offices of Chiropractors
2
Offices of Dentists
5
Offices of Lawyers
11
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
2
One-Hour Photofinishing
1
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
1
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
4
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
1
Packaging and Labeling Services
3
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing
2
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
8
Paper Industry Machinery Manufacturing
2
Passenger Car Leasing
1
Passenger Car Rental
2
Periodical Publishers
6
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
1
Petroleum Refineries
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
2
Photography Studios, Portrait
1
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
3
Plate Work Manufacturing
3
Portfolio Management
2
Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing
2
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
5
Prepress Services
6
Printing Ink Manufacturing
5
Professional Employer Organizations
4
Professional Organizations
2
Public Relations Agencies
1
Quick Printing
8
Real Estate Credit
4
Recreational Goods Rental
3
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
3
Remediation Services
2
Residential Property Managers
7
Residential Remodelers
5
Retail Bakeries
3
Roofing Contractors
5
Sales Financing
3
Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing
1
Savings Institutions
1
Saw Blade and Handsaw Manufacturing
3
School and Employee Bus Transportation
1
Seafood Canning
1
Security Guards and Patrol Services
6
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
7
Shoe Stores
2
Sign Manufacturing
5
Site Preparation Contractors
6
Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
1
Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
2
Software Publishers
1
Solid Waste Collection
6
Spice and Extract Manufacturing
1
Sporting Goods Stores
6
Sports and Recreation Instruction
2
Spring (Light Gauge) Manufacturing
5
Steel Wire Drawing
3
Storage Battery Manufacturing
1
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
1
Tax Preparation Services
5
Temporary Help Services
15
Testing Laboratories
6
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
2
Tire Retreading
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Tobacco Stores
1
Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
1
Tortilla Manufacturing
1
Tradebinding and Related Work
5
Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
2
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
11
Vending Machine Operators
4
Veterinary Services
2
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
4
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
56
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
8
Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing
3

Should You Franchise?

As you drive around Santa Fe Springs, it's apparent that franchising has become a very popular way to start a business. Evidently, there must be some significant advantages to purchasing a franchise.

We highly recommend you consider franchising as an option. This site has dozens of articles on franchising, such as Credit and Franchise Purchasing. Gain a solid understanding of franchising by scanning all of our Articles on Franchising.

To learn about specific franchise opportunities, check out our Franchise Directory.

Sample franchise opportunities include Discovery Map International, LLC and LearningRx. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Training and Education Franchises and IT Franchises.

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

Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan

A business plan is vital in laying a solid foundation for your business success. Indeed, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Not having a business plan is a recipe for disaster.

To learn more about business plans, read Business Plan Contests. You should also take advantage of face-to-face free consulting available from your local SCORE chapter in California.

Getting Money to Start a Business

Getting your Santa Fe Springs business the capital it needs to succeed is very difficult due to the ongoing business credit crunch. To obtain business financing, you will need to hear a lot of rejections before you finally find a funding solution that works for you.

Fortunately, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled 504 Loans.

For Santa Fe Springs entrepreneurs who need startup capital, check out our List of California Angel Investors and our List of California Venture Capital Firms.

Promoting Your New Company

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

We have some useful resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Advertising in the Yellow Pages is an article that will generate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just a taste of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Now It's Up To You

As an entrepreneur in Santa Fe Springs, 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 Santa Fe Springs and throughout the United States . 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.

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