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Opening a Business in Springdale, Arkansas

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

What Type of Business Should You 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 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 Opening an Automation Equipment & Systems Wholesale & Manufacturers Industrial Business guide or our How to Start a Rheumatology Pediatrics Physicians & Surgeons Business guide.

Don't forget that your new startup will be located in Springdale. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Springdale. A critical consideration is whether Springdale demographics mesh well with your startup concept.

Springdale, Arkansas Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
27549
5-9 Employees
11502
10-19 Employees
7560
20-49 Employees
5265
50-99 Employees
1593
100-249 Employees
1161
250-499 Employees
216
500-999 Employees
216
1000+ Employees
108
All Springdale Businesses
55170

As a new Springdale entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Springdale 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
Advertising Agencies
6
Air Traffic Control
1
Ambulance Services
1
Amusement Arcades
2
Apprenticeship Training
1
Architectural Services
2
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
3
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
19
Automotive Transmission Repair
4
Baked Goods Stores
1
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
9
Blood and Organ Banks
1
Boat Dealers
1
Book Publishers
1
Book Stores
2
Bowling Centers
2
Business Associations
4
Cable and Other Program Distribution
3
Cafeterias
1
Car Washes
6
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
5
Caterers
1
Charter Bus Industry
1
Child Day Care Services
15
Civic and Social Organizations
8
Claims Adjusting
1
Clothing Accessories Stores
1
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Bakeries
1
Commercial Screen Printing
2
Community Food Services
1
Computer and Software Stores
1
Computer Systems Design Services
8
Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing
2
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
2
Consumer Lending
1
Convenience Stores
4
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
1
Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
1
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
1
Couriers
2
Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
1
Credit Unions
1
Dental Laboratories
4
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Digital Printing
2
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
2
Direct Mail Advertising
2
Directory and Mailing List Publishers
1
Discount Department Stores
1
Document Preparation Services
1
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
5
Dry Pasta Manufacturing
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
5
Electric Power Distribution
3
Electrical Contractors
35
Elementary and Secondary Schools
2
Employment Placement Agencies
2
Engineering Services
15
Environmental Consulting Services
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
4
Family Clothing Stores
6
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
3
Finish Carpentry Contractors
12
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
8
Flight Training
1
Floor Covering Stores
6
Flooring Contractors
7
Florists
3
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
4
Food Service Contractors
1
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers
1
Framing Contractors
6
Freight Transportation Arrangement
13
Fruit and Vegetable Canning
2
Full-Service Restaurants
52
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
4
Furniture Stores
12
General Automotive Repair
23
General Freight Trucking, Local
13
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
3
General Warehousing and Storage
3
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
3
Grantmaking Foundations
3
Graphic Design Services
2
Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
3
Hardware Stores
3
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
3
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
2
Home Health Care Services
3
Home Health Equipment Rental
2
Homes for the Elderly
3
Household Appliance Stores
5
Human Rights Organizations
2
Industrial Building Construction
1
Industrial Launderers
2
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
45
Interior Design Services
1
Investigation Services
1
Investment Advice
2
Iron and Steel Mills
1
Iron Foundries
1
Jewelry Stores
2
Kidney Dialysis Centers
2
Land Subdivision
11
Landscape Architectural Services
1
Landscaping Services
16
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
4
Limited-Service Restaurants
45
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
2
Machine Shops
10
Mail-Order Houses
1
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
4
Marketing Consulting Services
4
Masonry Contractors
7
Materials Recovery Facilities
1
Metal Can Manufacturing
1
Miscellaneous Intermediation
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
4
Motion Picture and Video Distribution
1
Motion Picture and Video Production
1
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
1
Motor Vehicle Towing
4
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
1
New Car Dealers
10
New Housing Operative Builders
5
News Syndicates
1
Newspaper Publishers
2
Nonresidential Property Managers
6
Nursing Care Facilities
3
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
18
Offices of Chiropractors
10
Offices of Dentists
17
Offices of Lawyers
26
Offices of Optometrists
9
Offices of Other Holding Companies
1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
2
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
2
Packing and Crating
1
Paging
1
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
4
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
18
Periodical Publishers
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
2
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
7
Photography Studios, Portrait
2
Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
1
Plate Work Manufacturing
1
Portfolio Management
1
Poultry Processing
5
Professional Employer Organizations
2
Professional Organizations
1
Quick Printing
4
Radio Stations
4
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Investment Trusts
2
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
2
Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
2
Repossession Services
1
Residential Property Managers
6
Residential Remodelers
11
Retail Bakeries
2
Roofing Contractors
3
Sales Financing
2
Savings Institutions
1
Sawmills
2
Securities Brokerage
13
Security Guards and Patrol Services
2
Septic Tank and Related Services
3
Shoe Stores
2
Siding Contractors
6
Sign Manufacturing
3
Site Preparation Contractors
10
Small Arms Manufacturing
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
5
Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
2
Solid Waste Collection
2
Solid Waste Landfill
1
Sporting Goods Stores
7
Sports and Recreation Instruction
4
Tax Preparation Services
7
Telephone Answering Services
1
Television Broadcasting
1
Testing Laboratories
3
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
4
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
2
Tire Dealers
8
Tire Retreading
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
4
Tobacco Stores
1
Tradebinding and Related Work
1
Translation and Interpretation Services
1
Travel Agencies
3
Truck Trailer Manufacturing
1
Used Car Dealers
25
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
1
Used Merchandise Stores
11
Veterinary Services
8
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1
Voluntary Health Organizations
1
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
2
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
16
Window Treatment Stores
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
5
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
4

Naming the Company

A good company name can give a big boost to a new startup. It might seem like an easy thing to do, but there are many things to consider when naming a business.

Company names should be fun to say, and they should help people to understand what you do and how you differentiate yourself in the market.

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

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

Forming a Company in Springdale, Arkansas

It's essential that you choose the right legal structure for your new entity. Doing so will shield you from personal liability for business debts and obligations.

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. Of course, you have to decide which type of corporation to form and where to incorporate. If you are starting a business in Arkansas, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in Arkansas. As it turns out, you are allowed to incorporate in any state you would like to. 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 Pre-Incorporation Agreements. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. Finally, if you are starting a business in Springdale, Arkansas, our information on Incorporating in Arkansas may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Arkansas.

Selling Tips

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

So what does it take to bring in more prospects and close more business? Let us help you refine your selling techniques through our many useful sales advice tips.

Compensating Sales People 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.

Increase Your Entrepreneurial Knowledge

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

As an entrepreneur who lives in Springdale, Arkansas, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby Arkansas universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also worthwhile to see if there are any networking groups or organizations in which Springdale entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

Never Give Up

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

Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Springdale and elsewhere to achieve real success. 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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