subject: There's Room for Small Business in Las Vegas [print this page] There's Room for Small Business in Las Vegas
Las Vegas has always been a one industry town and might continue to do so in the foreseeable future. The city rose to prominence on its gaming industry and the city government continues to promote gaming as a magnet to other businesses.
It isn't really that Las Vegas has only gaming for its sole industry. Gaming is just the more recognizable industry. There is a whole slew of industry that supports the gaming industry of Las Vegas, from the hospitality to building industries, as well as the dining and services sector.
The city is hard pressed to diversify its economic base as many investments still pour into the gaming industry. In fact, the whole new slew of hotel constructions are eventually slated to take advantage of the profit potential in the area's gaming industry. But with the new hotel constructions soon to come online to accommodate the increase in visitors to the city, new investments in the property sector are expected to materialize as the retail industry continues to find space.
While it is still very much big business in Las Vegas, the potential of small businesses cannot be overlooked. There are still significant investments that can be made in the restaurant, retail, services, travel and beauty industries that does not require big capital. But one business with a big potential in Las Vegas is in the business support sector.
The business support sector essentially takes the activities and functions of a certain business department and offers these activities and functions to various small business clients. Say a small business, like a small restaurant, can ask the business support provider for a contract in payroll. Las Vegas has many small restaurants that can be clients for business support providers.
And there is increasing demand for services like payroll. Las Vegas and other cities are increasingly getting strict about tax payments that many small businesses might have a difficult time complying with. With the provision of such services, both the business support provider and its clients can comply and profit from the association.
Those in specialty retail can also benefit from outsourcing payroll. Las Vegas has a vibrant retail market that sells just about anything. With the promise of keeping overhead low, many specialty retailers would also opt for the payroll outsource.
