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Opening a Business in Cloverdale, California

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

Will You Be a Good Entrepreneur?

Being an entrepreneur is hard work, much harder than working as an employee. Are you positive you want to go into business for yourself?

Because entrepreneurship is not for everyone, we recommend you do the following to help you assess whether you should move forward with starting a business:

  • Talk to other entrepreneurs in Cloverdale. They are usually very willing to share their insights on the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur.
  • We recommend reading Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
  • Seek the advice of somebody who knows you well. 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 Good Business Ideas.

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 a Naturotherapists Business guide or our How to Start an Industrial Hygiene Consultants Business guide.

Don't forget that starting a business in Cloverdale has some implications. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Cloverdale. Study Cloverdale demographics and do a competitive analysis as part of your startup planning process.

Cloverdale, California Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1980
5-9 Employees
660
10-19 Employees
210
20-49 Employees
165
50-99 Employees
105
100-249 Employees
30
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Cloverdale Businesses
3150

As a new Cloverdale entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Cloverdale 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
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
2
Beauty Salons
1
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
2
Business Associations
1
Charter Bus Industry
1
Child Day Care Services
4
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1
Electrical Contractors
4
Employment Placement Agencies
1
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
2
Flooring Contractors
2
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Full-Service Restaurants
11
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
General Automotive Repair
3
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing
1
Hardware Stores
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
7
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
1
Investment Advice
1
Landscaping Services
4
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
6
Limousine Service
1
New Car Dealers
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
1
Offices of Chiropractors
1
Offices of Dentists
3
Offices of Lawyers
3
Offices of Optometrists
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
2
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
2
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Residential Property Managers
2
Residential Remodelers
6
Roofing Contractors
2
Sawmills
2
Securities Brokerage
1
Site Preparation Contractors
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
3
Temporary Help Services
1
Tire Dealers
1
Tradebinding and Related Work
1
Truss Manufacturing
1
Veterinary Services
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1
Wineries
6
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Cloverdale Business?

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

For anybody who wants to buy a business, we recommend reading this useful article: How to Buy a Business.

Naming the Business

A big decision when starting a company is choosing a company name. Believe it or not, choosing a good company name can be a big contributor to your business success.

Pick a company name that isn't too generic. If you do a search engine search for your proposed name and a billion results come up, you may want to reconsider the name. It's much easier to come up in the search engines when your name is fairly unique.

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

On a final note, given that you are opening a business in Cloverdale, it's critical that you ensure that no other California company is using the business name you want to use.

Marketing Your New Venture

Whether your goal is to attract Cloverdale customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Internet Advertising is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

What's Next?

As an entrepreneur in Cloverdale, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.

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

We are here to help Cloverdale businesses to be successful. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Cloverdale, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

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