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Rockaway, New Jersey Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1347
5-9 Employees
525
10-19 Employees
327
20-49 Employees
306
50-99 Employees
57
100-249 Employees
39
250-499 Employees
15
500-999 Employees
3
1000+ Employees
3
All Rockaway Businesses
2622

As a new Rockaway entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Rockaway 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
Advertising Agencies
1
Architectural Services
3
Automobile Driving Schools
1
Barber Shops
1
Beauty Salons
13
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
4
Book Stores
2
Books Printing
1
Bowling Centers
1
Business to Business Electronic Markets
2
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
3
Caterers
1
Child Day Care Services
8
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
5
Civic and Social Organizations
1
Claims Adjusting
1
Clothing Accessories Stores
3
Commercial Bakeries
1
Commercial Flexographic Printing
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
2
Computer and Software Stores
2
Computer Systems Design Services
9
Confectionery and Nut Stores
2
Convenience Stores
2
Custom Computer Programming Services
11
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
3
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Discount Department Stores
2
Document Preparation Services
2
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
4
Electrical Contractors
15
Electronic Connector Manufacturing
1
Electronic Shopping
1
Employment Placement Agencies
1
Engineering Services
6
Environmental Consulting Services
2
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
3
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Fine Arts Schools
2
Finish Carpentry Contractors
4
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
6
Floor Covering Stores
3
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
2
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing
1
Food Service Contractors
2
Formal Wear and Costume Rental
1
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Full-Service Restaurants
19
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
2
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
1
General Automotive Repair
14
General Freight Trucking, Local
4
General Rental Centers
2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
9
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
2
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
2
Hardware Stores
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
3
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Home Health Care Services
2
Industrial Building Construction
1
Industrial Launderers
1
Industrial Mold Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
3
Internet Service Providers
1
Investigation Services
1
Investment Advice
2
Janitorial Services
4
Jewelry Stores
14
Landscape Architectural Services
2
Landscaping Services
20
Limousine Service
2
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
1
Machine Shops
8
Mail-Order Houses
2
Marketing Consulting Services
4
Masonry Contractors
3
Media Representatives
1
Men's Clothing Stores
2
Metal Household Furniture Manufacturing
1
Metal Stamping
1
Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
1
Motion Picture and Video Production
2
Music Publishers
1
Nail Salons
1
Natural Gas Distribution
1
New Car Dealers
3
New Housing Operative Builders
3
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nonferrous Forging
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Office Administrative Services
4
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
3
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
8
Offices of Chiropractors
2
Offices of Dentists
10
Offices of Lawyers
11
Offices of Optometrists
1
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
1
Packaging and Labeling Services
1
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
6
Periodical Publishers
2
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
7
Photography Studios, Portrait
6
Portfolio Management
2
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
3
Private Mail Centers
1
Professional Organizations
3
Quick Printing
1
Real Estate Credit
2
Remediation Services
1
Residential Property Managers
1
Residential Remodelers
10
Retail Bakeries
1
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
1
Roofing Contractors
3
Secondary Market Financing
1
Securities Brokerage
2
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
1
Shoe Stores
13
Siding Contractors
2
Sign Manufacturing
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
10
Software Publishers
2
Solid Waste Collection
1
Sporting Goods Stores
4
Sports and Recreation Instruction
3
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing
1
Tax Preparation Services
2
Testing Laboratories
3
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Tobacco Stores
1
Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
1
Tour Operators
1
Travel Agencies
2
Used Car Dealers
2
Veterinary Services
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
2
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
5
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
2
Women's Clothing Stores
17
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Rockaway Business?

We've created a useful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in New Jersey. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Rockaway.

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

Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan

Creating a business plan is critical in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Simply put, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Not having a business plan

If writing a business plan is on your to-do list, be sure to read Business Plan Contests. You can also get free business counselors available to you through your local SCORE chapter in New Jersey.

Raising Money for Your New Venture

Getting your Rockaway business the capital it needs to succeed is not an easy task. In fact, financing your new business may be the hardest challenge you ever face.

To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as Investor Turnoffs.

For Rockaway entrepreneurs in need of startup financing, check out our List of New Jersey Angel Investors and our List of New Jersey Venture Capital Firms.

Getting the Word Out About Your New Company

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

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Working with an Advertising Agency is a good read to get your marketing juices flowing. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Bring in Revenues

Being able to sell is critical to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Rockaway or are selling to customers throughout New Jersey, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.

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.

Selling with Questions 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 Rockaway. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.

Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.

We are here to help Rockaway businesses to be successful. 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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