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Start a Business in Huron, South Dakota

Are you starting a business in Huron, South Dakota? This article discusses the most important things to consider when opening a business in Huron.

Huron, South Dakota Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
3368
5-9 Employees
1496
10-19 Employees
780
20-49 Employees
528
50-99 Employees
156
100-249 Employees
36
250-499 Employees
24
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Huron Businesses
6388

As a new Huron entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Huron 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
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
1
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
2
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
4
Automotive Transmission Repair
1
Baked Goods Stores
1
Beauty Salons
8
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
3
Book Stores
1
Bowling Centers
3
Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills
1
Business Associations
5
Car Washes
2
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Civic and Social Organizations
8
Claims Adjusting
1
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Computer Systems Design Services
1
Construction Machinery Manufacturing
2
Consumer Lending
1
Credit Unions
6
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Discount Department Stores
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
4
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
4
Electronic Resistor Manufacturing
1
Engineering Services
2
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing
1
Family Clothing Stores
1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
3
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
5
Floor Covering Stores
2
Florists
3
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
1
Framing Contractors
1
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
1
Full-Service Restaurants
11
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
2
General Freight Trucking, Local
5
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
1
Glass and Glazing Contractors
1
Hardware Stores
1
Heating Oil Dealers
1
Home Centers
1
Homes for the Elderly
1
Household Appliance Stores
3
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
21
Investment Advice
2
Janitorial Services
5
Jewelry Stores
3
Landscaping Services
3
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
2
Limited-Service Restaurants
16
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers
1
Machine Shops
2
Masonry Contractors
1
Meat Processed from Carcasses
1
New Car Dealers
3
Newspaper Publishers
2
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Administrative Services
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
4
Offices of Bank Holding Companies
1
Offices of Chiropractors
3
Offices of Dentists
7
Offices of Lawyers
5
Offices of Optometrists
2
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
2
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
3
Photography Studios, Portrait
1
Portfolio Management
1
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
1
Private Mail Centers
1
Racetracks
1
Radio Stations
1
Residential Property Managers
3
Residential Remodelers
4
Roofing Contractors
1
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
1
Securities Brokerage
2
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
1
Siding Contractors
2
Site Preparation Contractors
2
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
3
Soft Drink Manufacturing
1
Special Needs Transportation
1
Sports and Recreation Instruction
1
Tax Preparation Services
1
Tire Dealers
2
Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
1
Used Car Dealers
3
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
1
Used Merchandise Stores
2
Veterinary Services
2
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
3
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
2
Women's Clothing Stores
3

What About Buying an Existing Huron Business?

We've created a handy website page for those who want to Buy a Business in South Dakota. Follow that link and you can review several good businesses for sale in Huron.

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

Forming a Company in Huron, South Dakota

It's very important that your business is formed as a legal entity that is separate from its owners. Without a legal structure for the business, you can be held personally liable for the actions, debts and obligations of your company.

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 South Dakota, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in South Dakota. As it turns out, you can 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. To learn the fundamentals of company formation, browse articles on our site, such as Incorporating Online. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. Finally, if you are starting a business in Huron, South Dakota, our information on Incorporating in South Dakota may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in South Dakota.

Marketing Your New Company

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

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

Selling Tips

Mastering the art of selling is essential if you want your new Huron business to do well.

Good selling involves demonstrating that your wares meet your customer's needs. Let us help you refine your selling techniques through our many useful sales advice tips.

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

Improving Your Entrepreneurial Skillset

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

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

Next Steps

Most new Huron 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 Huron 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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