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Opening a Business in Shelley, Idaho

Contemplating starting a business in Shelley, Idaho? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Shelley.

Choosing the Right Company to Start

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. We recommend that you read Good Business Ideas.

For step-by-step instructions on starting a variety of business types, visit the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our Starting a Bed & Breakfast guide or our How to Start a Paper Towels Business guide.

Remember that your new business will be in Shelley. Think about what needs are currently being underserved in Shelley. Make sure you fully understand Shelley demographics before you lock in on your business idea.

Shelley, Idaho Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
264
5-9 Employees
60
10-19 Employees
45
20-49 Employees
33
50-99 Employees
3
100-249 Employees
3
250-499 Employees
3
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Shelley Businesses
411

As a new Shelley entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Shelley 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
Ambulance Services
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
1
Beauty Salons
1
Book Publishers
1
Business Associations
1
Canvas and Related Product Mills
1
Child Day Care Services
1
Credit Unions
2
Directory and Mailing List Publishers
1
Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
3
Electric Power Distribution
1
Electrical Contractors
3
Engineering Services
4
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Finish Carpentry Contractors
2
Flooring Contractors
4
Florists
2
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
1
General Automotive Repair
2
Hardware Manufacturing
1
Heating Oil Dealers
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
1
Iron Foundries
1
Janitorial Services
2
Landscaping Services
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
5
Meat Markets
1
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Chiropractors
1
Offices of Dentists
1
Offices of Optometrists
1
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
1
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
1
Remediation Services
1
Securities Brokerage
1
Siding Contractors
1
Site Preparation Contractors
3
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
2
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Shelley Business?

An excellent way to get started in business is to Buy a Business in Idaho. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Shelley.

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

Naming the Company

Making the right decision when choosing a company name is very important. There are many decisions you'll make now that you can change later, but changing a company name years down the road is not very easy. So, choose a good company name at the outset.

We strongly advocate that you make sure the ".com" domain name is available for your company name. Every business needs a strong Web presence these days, and having a non ".com" domain means somebody else may outrank you in the search results for your own company name.

To get up to speed on what makes for a good company name, we encourage you to read this useful article: Naming a Company.

As a final piece of advice, remember that because you are opening a business in Shelley, it's imperative that you check now that no other Idaho company is using the business name you want to use.

Make Sure You Have a Business Plan

Having a business plan is critical in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Simply put, a business plan describes what you plan to do with the business and how you plan to do it. Failure to write a business plan makes you more prone to becoming a business failure statistic.

To learn more about business plans, read Business Plan Contests. A great resource for business planning assistance is the free business counselors available to you through your local SCORE chapter in Idaho.

Promoting Your New Company

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

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Working with an Advertising Agency discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.

Bring in Revenues

Mastering the art of selling is priority one if you want your new Shelley business to do well.

So what does it take to bring in more prospects and close more business? Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Sales Training is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.

Now It's Up To You

Most new Shelley businesses underestimate the number of challenges they will face.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Shelley and elsewhere to achieve real success. We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Shelley entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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