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Opening a Business in Springfield, Ohio

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

Springfield, Ohio Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
58740
5-9 Employees
30180
10-19 Employees
18060
20-49 Employees
12120
50-99 Employees
5400
100-249 Employees
2580
250-499 Employees
660
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
300
All Springfield Businesses
128040

As a new Springfield entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Springfield 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
Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries
1
Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
1
Ambulance Services
1
Amusement and Theme Parks
1
Amusement Arcades
1
Architectural Services
3
Automobile Driving Schools
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
2
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
16
Automotive Transmission Repair
3
Baked Goods Stores
1
Barber Shops
2
Beauty Salons
37
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
2
Blood and Organ Banks
2
Boat Dealers
2
Book Stores
5
Bowling Centers
3
Building Inspection Services
1
Business Associations
5
Cafeterias
4
Car Washes
4
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
3
Caterers
4
Cemeteries and Crematories
3
Child and Youth Services
4
Child Day Care Services
15
Civic and Social Organizations
26
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
5
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Bakeries
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
4
Commercial Screen Printing
2
Community Food Services
4
Computer and Software Stores
6
Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing
1
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
1
Construction Machinery Manufacturing
1
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
2
Consumer Lending
4
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
2
Convenience Stores
16
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
1
Couriers
1
Credit Unions
9
Custom Computer Programming Services
4
Dental Laboratories
2
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
2
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
1
Discount Department Stores
4
Document Preparation Services
1
Drafting Services
1
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
34
Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters
1
Educational Support Services
1
Electric Power Distribution
4
Electrical Contractors
14
Electronic Shopping
3
Elementary and Secondary Schools
9
Emergency and Other Relief Services
2
Employment Placement Agencies
2
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
2
Fabric Coating Mills
1
Facilities Support Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
4
Family Planning Centers
2
Fine Arts Schools
4
Finish Carpentry Contractors
8
Flight Training
2
Floor Covering Stores
3
Flooring Contractors
2
Florists
9
Fluid Milk Manufacturing
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
3
Food Service Contractors
11
Framing Contractors
5
Freight Transportation Arrangement
3
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
2
Full-Service Restaurants
38
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
7
Furniture Stores
7
General Automotive Repair
22
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
2
General Rental Centers
4
General Warehousing and Storage
2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
10
Glass and Glazing Contractors
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
7
Grantmaking Foundations
3
Hardware Stores
2
Heating Oil Dealers
1
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing
3
Historical Sites
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
7
Home Centers
2
Home Health Care Services
6
Homes for the Elderly
5
Household Appliance Stores
5
Human Rights Organizations
1
Industrial Pattern Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
40
Investment Advice
6
Iron and Steel Forging
1
Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing
1
Jewelry Stores
10
Land Subdivision
2
Landscaping Services
23
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
2
Libraries and Archives
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
74
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Locksmiths
2
Logging
1
Machine Shops
13
Mail-Order Houses
4
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
1
Marinas
1
Meat Markets
2
Meat Processed from Carcasses
2
Medical Laboratories
2
Men's Clothing Stores
2
Metal Heat Treating
2
Metal Stamping
6
Miscellaneous Intermediation
2
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
2
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
1
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
4
Motor Vehicle Towing
1
Motorcycle Dealers
3
Museums
1
Musical Groups and Artists
1
Musical Instrument Manufacturing
1
Nail Salons
4
Natural Gas Distribution
1
New Car Dealers
6
New Housing Operative Builders
3
News Dealers and Newsstands
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
11
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
1
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
3
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
4
Offices of Chiropractors
7
Offices of Dentists
38
Offices of Lawyers
49
Offices of Other Holding Companies
2
Offices of Podiatrists
3
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
4
Optical Goods Stores
4
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
2
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
5
Paper Industry Machinery Manufacturing
2
Parking Lots and Garages
2
Passenger Car Rental
1
Periodical Publishers
2
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
4
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
3
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
16
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
1
Plate Work Manufacturing
2
Political Organizations
1
Portfolio Management
1
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
4
Private Mail Centers
1
Professional Employer Organizations
1
Quick Printing
1
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
3
Real Estate Credit
7
Recreational Goods Rental
2
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
1
Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
1
Residential Remodelers
15
Retail Bakeries
2
Roofing Contractors
8
Rooming and Boarding Houses
8
Savings Institutions
6
Securities Brokerage
8
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
2
Shoe Stores
11
Siding Contractors
6
Sign Manufacturing
1
Site Preparation Contractors
10
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
11
Solid Waste Collection
3
Special Needs Transportation
1
Sporting Goods Stores
8
Sports and Recreation Instruction
2
Spring (Light Gauge) Manufacturing
2
Tax Preparation Services
9
Taxi Service
1
Telecommunications Resellers
1
Temporary Help Services
7
Temporary Shelters
3
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
1
Tire Dealers
9
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
2
Tobacco Stores
4
Used Car Dealers
8
Vending Machine Operators
2
Veterinary Services
9
Video Tape and Disc Rental
7
Voluntary Health Organizations
1
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
4
Window Treatment Stores
1
Women's Clothing Stores
12
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
2

Have You Considered Franchising?

Visit the business district of Springfield and you may be surprised to see how many franchises there are in the area. Is franchising maybe a better way for you to start your business?

We advise the entrepreneurs we work with to consider franchising as an option. On our site, you can read many articles about franchising, such as Buying an Existing Franchise. 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.

Representative franchise opportunities include Showcolate Fondue Express and Jazzercise. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Carpet Care Franchises and Deli Restaurant Franchises.

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

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Springfield Business?

We've created a handy website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Ohio. Follow that link and you might discover several good businesses for sale in Springfield.

Before buying a business, be sure to read this article: Buying a Business.

Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan

Having 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 makes you more prone to becoming a business failure statistic.

To learn more about business plans, read Find Sample Business Plans Online. A great resource for business planning assistance is the free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Ohio.

Marketing Your New Business

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

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. When to Get a Toll Free Number discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Bring in Revenues

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

Why should customers buy from you instead of buying from competitors? Let us help you refine your selling techniques through our many useful sales advice tips.

Why Salespeople Fail is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.

Next Steps

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

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 Springfield and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Springfield entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Springfield, Ohio

Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Springfield.

  • Resources for Springfield, Ohio Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Springfield entrepreneurs.
  • Ohio Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Ohio.
  • Ohio Small Business Development Center - Whether you're starting your business, expanding your business, or just looking to stay in business, the Small Business Development Centers of Ohio (SBDCs of Ohio) can help with professional guidance by connecting you with research, financing sources, and training opportunities.

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