Juniperhollow Funding, a small-business funding broker in Lawton, Oklahoma, works with the four sectors its lending partners have confirmed: restaurants, construction, medical and dental practices, and retail and wholesale. This page matches each sector to the funding types that usually fit and gives Comanche County establishment counts from Census County Business Patterns 2023. Partners make every decision.
The Comanche County, OK business mix
| Sector | Employer establishments | Employees (March 2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 392 | 5,443 |
| Food services and drinking places | 236 | 5,315 |
| Construction | 173 | 1,348 |
| Ambulatory health care (incl. physician and dental offices) | 172 | 1,512 |
| Wholesale trade | 63 | 698 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Across all sectors the county had 2,133 employer establishments. The full picture is on the Lawton, OK page.
Which funding fits which sector
| Sector | Common needs | Options usually discussed |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | Kitchen equipment, payroll, supplier bills | Equipment financing, working capital, credit lines |
| Construction | Machines and trucks, materials, crews between draws | Equipment financing, working capital, credit lines |
| Medical and dental | Clinical equipment, build-outs, reimbursement gaps | Equipment financing, term loans for build-outs, working capital |
| Retail and wholesale | Stock ahead of sales, fixtures | Inventory financing, lines of credit |
Restaurants and food service
Food service and drinking places made up 236 of the county's 2,133 employer establishments in 2023, about 11 percent (County Business Patterns 2023). The restaurant financing page covers equipment, payroll and the questions owners ask before opening.
Contractors and construction trades
Comanche County had 173 construction employer establishments in 2023, 118 of them specialty trade contractors, and 56.1 percent of all construction establishments had fewer than five employees (County Business Patterns 2023). Another 694 construction businesses had no paid employees in 2024 (Nonemployer Statistics 2024). Most contractor requests involve equipment financing or working capital between progress payments.
Medical and dental practices
Ambulatory health care accounted for 172 employer establishments in 2023, including 48 offices of physicians and 24 offices of dentists (County Business Patterns 2023). Common practice needs include imaging and clinical equipment, office build-outs and the gap between treatment and reimbursement.
Retailers and wholesalers
Retail trade was the county's largest sector by establishment count, with 392 employers in 2023, alongside 63 wholesalers (County Business Patterns 2023). Their central need is buying stock before it sells, covered on the inventory financing page.
Outside these sectors
Other businesses can still call; we will say plainly if none of our partners is likely to consider the request. We do not cover agriculture or trucking.
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