Starting a Business in Amityville, New York

Contemplating starting a business in Amityville, New York? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Amityville.

What Business to Start

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. To stir your creative juices on what kind of business to start, take a look at Business Ideas That Don't Make Sense.

For step-by-step instructions on starting a variety of business types, visit the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our How to Start an Earthquake Products & Services Business guide or our Starting a Fire Retardant Materials & Products Business guide.

Remember that you are starting a business in Amityville. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Amityville. A critical consideration is whether Amityville demographics mesh well with your startup concept.

Amityville, New York Demographic Information

Amityville has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.

To give you a better feel for Amityville demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Amityville.

Business Size	# of Businesses
1-4 Employees	1347
5-9 Employees	390
10-19 Employees	240
20-49 Employees	165
50-99 Employees	78
100-249 Employees	45
250-499 Employees	12
500-999 Employees	3
1000+ Employees	3
All Amityville Businesses	2283

As a new Amityville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Amityville for each business category. By looking at this chart, you can get a general sense for how much competition there is in the business niche that you are pursuing.

Business Type	# of Businesses
Amusement Arcades	1
Architectural Services	2
Automobile Driving Schools	1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops	3
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores	3
Automotive Transmission Repair	4
Barber Shops	2
Beauty Salons	9
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	5
Boat Dealers	2
Bottled Water Manufacturing	2
Bowling Centers	1
Business Associations	1
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores	1
Canvas and Related Product Mills	1
Car Washes	4
Caterers	1
Cemeteries and Crematories	1
Child and Youth Services	1
Child Day Care Services	7
Civic and Social Organizations	1
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners	3
Commercial Lithographic Printing	3
Commercial Screen Printing	1
Community Food Services	1
Computer Systems Design Services	3
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers	1
Consumer Lending	1
Continuing Care Retirement Communities	1
Convenience Stores	4
Couriers	1
Credit Unions	2
Custom Computer Programming Services	3
Dental Laboratories	1
Diagnostic Imaging Centers	1
Direct Mail Advertising	1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	4
Drywall and Insulation Contractors	3
Electrical Contractors	13
Electronic Capacitor Manufacturing	1
Electronic Shopping	1
Elementary and Secondary Schools	3
Engineering Services	4
Environmental Consulting Services	3
Exterminating and Pest Control Services	2
Facilities Support Services	1
Fine Arts Schools	1
Finish Carpentry Contractors	5
Fish and Seafood Markets	1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	5
Floor Covering Stores	2
Flooring Contractors	1
Florists	3
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing	1
Fruit and Vegetable Markets	1
Full-Service Restaurants	14
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services	2
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers	2
General Automotive Repair	24
General Freight Trucking, Local	1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	1
General Rental Centers	1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores	1
Graphic Design Services	1
Greeting Card Publishers	1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	2
Hardware Stores	1
Hazardous Waste Collection	1
Heating Oil Dealers	1
Household Appliance Stores	1
Industrial Launderers	1
Industrial Mold Manufacturing	1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	9
Interior Design Services	3
Investigation Services	1
Investment Advice	1
Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing	1
Janitorial Services	7
Junior Colleges	1
Land Subdivision	1
Landscape Architectural Services	1
Landscaping Services	17
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property	1
Limited-Service Restaurants	26
Limousine Service	1
Machine Shops	3
Mail-Order Houses	1
Marinas	5
Marketing Consulting Services	1
Masonry Contractors	2
Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing	1
Men's Clothing Stores	1
Motion Picture and Video Production	1
Motor Vehicle Towing	2
Museums	1
Nail Salons	2
New Car Dealers	5
Newspaper Publishers	3
Nonresidential Property Managers	3
Nursing Care Facilities	1
Office Administrative Services	2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores	1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants	5
Offices of Chiropractors	5
Offices of Dentists	10
Offices of Lawyers	12
Offices of Optometrists	1
Offices of Podiatrists	1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers	2
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing	1
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	6
Payroll Services	3
Periodical Publishers	1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores	4
Photography Studios, Portrait	1
Portfolio Management	1
Private Mail Centers	1
Professional Organizations	1
Repossession Services	1
Residential Remodelers	10
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair	1
Roofing Contractors	2
Sales Financing	1
Savings Institutions	3
School and Employee Bus Transportation	1
Septic Tank and Related Services	1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	3
Shoe Stores	1
Siding Contractors	1
Sign Manufacturing	2
Site Preparation Contractors	1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	5
Solid Waste Collection	1
Special Needs Transportation	1
Sporting Goods Stores	4
Sports and Recreation Instruction	3
Steel Foundries (except Investment)	1
Tax Preparation Services	1
Temporary Shelters	1
Testing Laboratories	1
Tire Dealers	1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices	4
Tobacco Stores	1
Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	2
Tour Operators	2
Tradebinding and Related Work	1
Travel Agencies	3
Used Car Dealers	2
Used Household and Office Goods Moving	1
Used Merchandise Stores	2
Vending Machine Operators	2
Veterinary Services	2
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	4
Wired Telecommunications Carriers	1

Is Franchising a Better Option?

As you drive around Amityville, you'll notice that many local entrepreneurs have gone the franchising route. But is franchising the right option for you?

We highly recommend you evaluate the possibility of your buying a franchise opportunity. On our site, you can read many articles about franchising, such as Opportunities in International Franchising. Gain a solid understanding of franchising by scanning all of our Articles on Franchising.

To learn about specific franchise opportunities, check out our Franchise Directory.

Representative franchise opportunities include Insty-Prints Printing Centers and ActionView. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Environmental Testing Franchises and IT Franchises.

Note on Amityville Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Amityville.

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Amityville Business?

An excellent way to get started in business is to Buy a Business in New York. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Amityville.

For anybody who wants to buy a business, we recommend reading this useful article: Buying a Business.

Ramping Up Sales

Being able to sell is critical to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Amityville or are selling to customers throughout New York, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.

Good selling involves demonstrating that your wares meet your customer's needs. Let us help you refine your selling techniques through our many useful sales advice tips.

Writing Great Proposals is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.

Advancing Your Entrepreneurial Skills

Good business owners recognize that what they know now may not be enough to ensure their future success.

With your business being located in Amityville, New York, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby New York universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also beneficial to see if there are any networking groups or organizations in which Amityville entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

Moving Forward

You have a dream -- starting a business in Amityville. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.

Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Amityville and elsewhere to achieve real success. We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Amityville entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Amityville, New York

Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Amityville.

• Resources for Amityville, New York Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Amityville entrepreneurs.
• New York Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in New York.
• New York Small Business Development Center - The New York State Small Business Development Center delivers high quality business counseling and training to New Yorkers who want to start a business or improve the performance of an existing business.
• Amityville, New York Newspaper Ad Rates - This is a nearly comprehensive list of advertising rates for Amityville, New York newspapers, including ad costs for newspapers serving the Amityville area.

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