What business should I open?
Tell Neur the city, what you can invest, and what you like doing. It ranks about two hundred business types by the room left in your city, what each costs to open, and fit, then picks five. You choose which one gets the full report.
Neur picks
Out of 230 business types, these 5 have the most room in St. Louis and open inside your budget.
Room is measured inside St. Louis's own ZIP codes. Skipped 28 that already have more per person than Missouri, and 29 that cost more than you want to invest.
- 01
Shoe Store
Footwear retail: sneakers, work boots, kids, or western
- RoomSt. Louis has 93% fewer of these per person than Missouri. At the state rate it would hold about 14 more.
- CostOpens for $60k to $250k, inside your budget.
- FitPick two or three interests above to weigh fit.
- In St. Louis1
- Per 100k vs state0.3 vs 5.2
- Residents per one293,109
- To first dollar3 to 7 mo
Needs a small team
- 02
Electronics Store
Retail phones, computers, accessories, and audio; repairs and activations on the side
- RoomSt. Louis has 93% fewer of these per person than Missouri. At the state rate it would hold about 13 more.
- CostOpens for $40k to $150k, inside your budget.
- FitPick two or three interests above to weigh fit.
- In St. Louis1
- Per 100k vs state0.3 vs 4.8
- Residents per one293,109
- To first dollar3 to 7 mo
Needs a small team
- 03
Tax Preparation / CPA Office
Individual and small-business tax returns, bookkeeping add-ons, seasonal peaks
- RoomSt. Louis has 90% fewer of these per person than Missouri. At the state rate it would hold about 27 more.
- CostOpens for $5k to $40k, inside your budget.
- FitPick two or three interests above to weigh fit.
- In St. Louis3
- Per 100k vs state1.0 vs 10.3
- Residents per one97,703
- To first dollar1 to 3 mo
Can be run solo · works part-time
- 04
Cabinetry / Finish Carpentry
Custom cabinets, trim, built-ins, and closets for remodels and builders
- RoomSt. Louis has 88% fewer of these per person than Missouri. At the state rate it would hold about 23 more.
- CostOpens for $15k to $80k, inside your budget.
- FitPick two or three interests above to weigh fit.
- In St. Louis3
- Per 100k vs state1.0 vs 8.8
- Residents per one97,703
- To first dollar—
Can be run solo · works part-time
- 05
Garden Center / Nursery
Plants, trees, soil, and feed; landscapers and homeowners
- RoomSt. Louis has 88% fewer of these per person than Missouri. At the state rate it would hold about 21 more.
- CostOpens for $60k to $300k, inside your budget.
- FitPick two or three interests above to weigh fit.
- In St. Louis3
- Per 100k vs state1.0 vs 8.3
- Residents per one97,703
- To first dollar3 to 7 mo
Needs a small team
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Neur is drafting three more ideas for what you like, usually ten to twenty seconds. The five picks above are final.
How Neur picks
Room is the county's establishments per 100,000 residents against the state rate, from Census County Business Patterns. Types the county already has more of than the state are skipped. Cost uses Neur's startup ranges for each business type against your budget. Fit matches the interests you picked to the kind of work each business is.
The picks are a shortlist, not a verdict. A county with room can still have a crowded neighborhood, and the cheapest business is not the best one. That is what the report checks, for the one you choose.
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