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Starting a Business in Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Thinking about starting a business in Rehoboth, Massachusetts? This step-by-step guide walks you through the major decisions you should consider before opening a new business in Rehoboth.
Rehoboth, Massachusetts Demographic Information
Rehoboth has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Rehoboth demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Rehoboth.
Businesses
As a new Rehoboth entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Rehoboth 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
Have You Considered Franchising?
As you drive around Rehoboth, it's apparent that franchising has become a very popular way to start a business. Should you be giving franchising serious consideration?
We advise the entrepreneurs we work with to consider franchising as an option. To help you learn more about franchising, we've gathered a ton of articles on franchising, including Costs of Franchise Ownership. Get a thorough education on franchising by browsing all of our Articles on Franchising.
To learn about specific franchise opportunities, check out our Franchise Directory.
Sample franchise opportunities include Subway Franchises and Starbucks Franchises. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Accounting Franchises and Moving Franchises.
Note on Rehoboth Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Rehoboth.
Naming the Company
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.
Numerous company naming issues are discussed in more detail in this article: Naming a Company.
On a final note, given that you are opening a business in Rehoboth, it's critical that you ensure that no Massachusetts company has already registered the company name you have selected.
Raising Money for Your New Venture
Obtaining startup financing for your Rehoboth business is not an easy task. The reality is that there is very little funding available for new small businesses, and you have to explore every possible alternative.
Fortunately, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled 504 Loans.
For Rehoboth entrepreneurs in need of startup financing, check out our List of Massachusetts Angel Investors and our List of Massachusetts Venture Capital Firms.
Promoting Your New Venture
To rise above the crowd in Rehoboth and accelerate your business, having an excellent marketing plan is fundamental to your business achieving its goals.
There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Advertising on the Web is an article that will generate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.
The Art of Selling
Do you know how to sell? In order to attract customers to your new Rehoboth business, you need to focus on sales.
Why should customers buy from you instead of buying from competitors? The good news is we can help you to make selling a big competitve advantage for your new firm.
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.
Next Steps
As an entrepreneur in Rehoboth, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.
Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.
Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Rehoboth and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Rehoboth 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 Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Rehoboth.
- Resources for Rehoboth, Massachusetts Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Rehoboth entrepreneurs.
- Massachusetts Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts Small Business Development Center - The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) Network provides one-to-one free comprehensive and confidential services focusing on, business growth and strategies, financing and loan assistance as well as strategic, marketing and operational analysis.
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