Slatemont Capital Group, a small-business funding broker in Bismarck, North Dakota, covers four sectors its lending partners finance: construction, medical and dental practices, retail and restaurants. Burleigh County had 390 construction, 380 retail and 256 ambulatory health care employer establishments in 2023. Partners decide on each request and set rates and terms.
Which funding each sector reaches for
| Sector | Burleigh County, ND employers (CBP 2023) | Options weighed first |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 390 | Machine financing, payroll cover, a credit line |
| Medical and dental practices | 256 ambulatory health care | Equipment financing, term loans for fit-outs |
| Retail stores | 380 | Inventory financing, line of credit, equipment |
| Restaurants | 180 (NAICS 7225) | Kitchen equipment financing, payroll cover |
A first guess, not a rule. The business's own records decide which option fits.
Contractors and trades
Construction had more employer establishments than any other Burleigh County sector in 2023, and 64.9% had fewer than five employees. Contractor and construction financing covers machines, gaps between progress payments and owner guarantees.
Medical and dental practices
The county had 256 ambulatory health care employers in 2023, among them 52 dental offices and 34 physician offices. Medical and dental practice financing covers equipment, fit-outs and buy-ins.
Retail stores
380 retail trade employers with 6,896 paid employees made retail one of the county's largest sectors in 2023. Retail store financing covers stock, fixtures and card-sales questions.
Restaurants and food service
Burleigh County had 212 food service and drinking place employers in 2023, 180 of them restaurants and other eating places, with 4,587 paid employees in the wider group (County Business Patterns 2023). Only 17.2% of restaurants had fewer than five employees, so payroll is a large and fixed cost. Kitchen equipment and working capital are the usual fits; this site has no separate restaurant page.
Stock-heavy businesses
Retailers and the county's 152 wholesale employers often fund stock with inventory financing.
The county picture
The Bismarck, ND page has the full sector table for Burleigh County and ZIP 58501.
By Slatemont Capital Group · Updated