More than half of the 1,808 employer establishments County Business Patterns found in Madison County, KY for 2023, 964 in all, had a staff of four or fewer.
Richmond, KY owners can ask about a business loan by phone or the request form, and funding partners set the terms of any offer. Madison County employer counts by size sit beside three invented cases: a massage practice whose lease ends before its equipment loan, a print shop's printer and stock, and a restaurant's plate and glass order.
At a glance
- Madison County, KY employer establishments with fewer than 5 employees, 2023 (CBP)
964
- Richmond, KY employed residents who are self-employed (ACS 2020-2024)
7.1% (±1.6)
- ZIP 40475 manufacturing establishments with fewer than 5 employees, 2023 (ZBP)
23.4% of 47
Richmond, KY business loans next to the Madison County, KY employer size classes
County Business Patterns sorts the employer establishments of Madison County, KY by how many people they had on payroll. The 2023 split below runs from shops with a handful of staff up to the ten workplaces in the 250 to 499 class; the shares are our arithmetic on the county total of 1,808.
| Employees | Establishments | Share of 1,808 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 964 | 53.3% |
| 5 to 9 | 342 | 18.9% |
| 10 to 19 | 231 | 12.8% |
| 20 to 49 | 181 | 10.0% |
| 50 to 99 | 51 | 2.8% |
| 100 to 249 | 26 | 1.4% |
| 250 to 499 | 10 | 0.6% |
Size changes what goes into a request, not whether one can be made. A two-person shop may have a few months of bank statements and a single quote; a workplace with 60 people may already carry several loans on its books. A funding partner may ask either one for more. Owners in Berea, KY and other places close by can find their own figures on the service areas page.
Four lift tables at a Richmond, KY massage therapy practice: a 36-month or a 60-month schedule
A Richmond, KY massage therapy practice wants four electric lift tables, table warmers and a check-in tablet. Illustration only, invented figures: the package costs $11,600.00 and the annual rate is 11.7%.
- On a 36-month schedule, payments of $383.63 cost $2,210.68 in interest ($13,810.68 in total)
- Stretched to 60 months, the payment drops to $256.28 while interest climbs to $3,776.80 ($15,376.80 in total)
- On the 60-month schedule, $5,460.47 is still owed after the 36th payment, when the shorter schedule would be finished
Set side by side, the invented 60-month schedule is $127.35 lighter each month and $1,566.12 heavier in interest, with $5,460.47 still owed at month 36. Tables and warmers are movable, so if the practice moves they go with it, along with what is owed on them. Work on the treatment rooms themselves is property work outside this site.
A Richmond, KY print shop's booklet maker and its paper stock: one fixed term, one revolving draw
Of the 47 manufacturing establishments with a ZIP 40475 address in 2023, under a quarter (23.4%) had fewer than five employees, by the ZIP Code Business Patterns count; NAICS files commercial printing under manufacturing.
A Richmond, KY print shop can split one project into two requests. Illustration only, invented figures: a $16,900.00 booklet maker financed over 48 months at a 10.85% annual rate runs $435.56 a month, and four years of payments sum to $20,906.88. The invented paper and cover stock it runs on, $4,300.00, could come from a line of credit draw instead: at 13.9% a year, charged daily on a 365-day year, 45 days on that draw costs $73.69 in interest.
The booklet maker outlasts the stock by years, so the two costs fit different products: a fixed term for the machine and a revolving draw for paper that gets used up and reordered. Whether a partner offers both, one or none is its own call.
Business loans for a Richmond, KY sit-down restaurant replacing its plates, glasses and flatware
Madison County, KY counted 50 full-service restaurants in 2023, and 17 of them had fewer than five employees (CBP, NAICS 722511). For a dining room run by a small crew, a full plate, glass and flatware order is a large line in one month.
Illustration only, invented figures: a $6,850.00 smallwares order at a 13.6% annual rate. On a 12-month term the invented payment is $613.75 with $515.00 of interest; stretch it to 18 months and the invented figures become $422.84 a month and $761.12 of interest. The invented 12-month term asks $190.91 more each month and costs $246.12 less in interest.
A term that ends before the next plate order keeps two smallwares balances from overlapping. The restaurant can talk through both terms on the phone before choosing what to ask for.
104 S 3rd St and the phone line: reaching Ledgecrest Lending in Richmond, KY
The street address on file for Ledgecrest Lending is 104 S 3rd St, Richmond, KY 40475. Calls go to (859) 461-8654. On the request form, an owner fills in a name, phone, email and company name, then picks ranges for time in business, annual revenue and the amount needed.
A call can cover the cost, its timing and which of the products on the home page might fit. For questions that are not about a specific cost, the contact page lists the same phone line.
Richmond, KY residents who work for themselves, by the ACS count
The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the self-employed share of employed Richmond, KY residents at 7.1% (±1.6). Measured against all employed residents, 2.6% (±0.9) ran their own incorporated business and 4.6% (±1.4) an unincorporated one.
Working alone does not change how a request starts. A one-person business can call or use the request form about a term loan for a tool, a line of credit for stock, or equipment financing for a machine. A funding partner decides what it needs to see from a one-person business.
A short records list for owners throughout Richmond, KY
- The most recently filed company tax return, with owners' personal returns if asked
- This year's income statement so far and a balance sheet to match
- A state ID card, passport or license for each person who holds equity
- The company's filed articles and the IRS confirmation of the EIN
- Details of the business's open debts, including each monthly payment
- For equipment you plan to buy, the written quote with the item and its total price
No single checklist fits every partner, so the items above are a first step.
Next steps in a review for a shop or firm in Richmond, KY
- Start by phoning (859) 461-8654 or use the request form on this site instead.
- The request is then shared with partners for review on their own terms.
- A funding partner may review the details, and the outcome is the partner's decision.
- Check the total cost, payments and terms of any offer that comes; you can accept or decline.
Richmond, KY firms and shops can handle each step without an office visit.
Kinds of work a partner can consider in Richmond, KY and the area around it
In Richmond, KY, owners can also use the industry pages on this site; the ones on construction contractors, retailers, accounting firms and dental practices are linked here. Every partner given the file has the final say on each request.
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