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Opening a Business in Priest River, Idaho
Contemplating starting a business in Priest River, Idaho? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Priest River.
What Business Are You Starting?
An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. You might get some good ideas about what kind of business to start by reading Free 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 Children's Books Business guide or our How to Start a Design Business guide.
Always keep in mind that Priest River is the place where you are starting a business. Some businesses will do better in Priest River than others. Study Priest River demographics and do a competitive analysis as part of your startup planning process.
Priest River, Idaho Demographic Information
Priest River has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Priest River demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Priest River.
Businesses
As a new Priest River entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Priest River 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.
Businesses
Choosing a Company Name
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.
Before you decide on a company name, run it by some prospective customers and see what they think. If they don't like it, it's probably a good idea to go back to the drawing board.
For other considerations regarding naming a company, we recommend this article: Naming a Business.
On a final note, given that you are starting a business in Priest River, it's very important that you make sure your company name has not already been claimed by another Idaho business.
Company Formation in Priest River, Idaho
It's essential that your business is formed as a legal entity that is separate from its owners. The main advantage of forming your new business as a legal entity is that it separates your business liabilities from your personal liabilities.
When forming a company, you will select one of many company types, such as a traditional C-corporation, a Limited Liability Company (LLC), or an S-corporation.
Incorporating is a very popular way to form a business. A key decision is whether to form and S-Corp or a C-Corp, and you also must decide in which state you will incorporate. Just because you are starting a business in Idaho, it doesn't mean you are required to incorporate in Idaho. In fact, you can incorporate in any state you would like to. However, if you do incorporate in another state, you'll have to register as a foreign corporation in your home state.
There's a lot to know about forming a company. We recommend you read some of the educational articles about company formation that are availabe on our site, such as Registered Agents. You should also consider getting professional assistance from your business lawyer. On a final note, since you will be starting a business in Priest River, Idaho, our web page covering Incorporating in Idaho may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Idaho.
Startup Financing Basics
Raising money to fund your new Priest River business will be harder than you might expect. If you don't have a rich uncle to fund you, you'll need to be creative in how you approach your fundraising efforts.
Fortunately, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled Business Line of Credit.
For Priest River entrepreneurs on the hunt for startup funding, check out our List of Idaho Angel Investors and our List of Idaho Venture Capital Firms.
Promoting Your New Business
To grow your Priest River business, you need a solid marketing plan.
You can learn plenty about marketing on our site. Direct Mail Costs is a good read to get your marketing juices flowing. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.
Building Up Your Sales
Being able to sell is a key enabler to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Priest River or are selling to customers throughout Idaho, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.
Not knowing how to sell can result in lost customers and minimal market share. Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.
Effective Sales Presentations is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.
Moving Forward
You have a dream -- starting a business in Priest River. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.
From this point on, you control your own destiny.
This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Priest River and elsewhere to achieve real success. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Priest River, neighborhood development and overall economic health.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Priest River, Idaho
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Priest River.
- Resources for Priest River, Idaho Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Priest River entrepreneurs.
- Idaho Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Idaho.
- Idaho Small Business Development Center - The Idaho Small Business Development Center (Idaho SBDC) is a university-based organization offering a wealth of free and low-cost services to help small businesses and entrepreneurs be successful.
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