Opening a Business in Baldwin, New York

Thinking about starting a business in Baldwin, New York? This step-by-step guide walks you through the major decisions you should consider before opening a new business in Baldwin.

What Type of Business Should You Start?

Choosing a business that is right for you is very important. To stir your creative juices on what kind of business to start, take a look at Good Business Ideas.

For in-depth how-to guides on how to start specific businesses, browse our Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our How to Start an Answering Service guide or our Starting an Inter-Island Freight Business guide.

Always keep in mind that starting a business in Baldwin has some implications. Some businesses will do better in Baldwin than others. A critical consideration is whether Baldwin demographics mesh well with your startup concept.

Baldwin, New York Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size	# of Businesses
1-4 Employees	16704
5-9 Employees	2835
10-19 Employees	1404
20-49 Employees	1026
50-99 Employees	243
100-249 Employees	54
250-499 Employees	0
500-999 Employees	0
1000+ Employees	0
All Baldwin Businesses	22266

As a new Baldwin entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Baldwin 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
Advertising Agencies	1
Appliance Repair and Maintenance	1
Architectural Services	2
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops	1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores	3
Automotive Transmission Repair	3
Baked Goods Stores	1
Barber Shops	3
Beauty Salons	13
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	7
Book Stores	1
Bowling Centers	1
Business and Secretarial Schools	1
Cafeterias	2
Car Washes	1
Caterers	2
Child and Youth Services	1
Child Day Care Services	11
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores	1
Claims Adjusting	2
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners	4
Collection Agencies	2
Commercial Lithographic Printing	1
Commercial Photography	2
Commercial Screen Printing	2
Commodity Contracts Brokerage	1
Computer and Software Stores	1
Computer Systems Design Services	3
Convenience Stores	7
Court Reporting and Stenotype Services	2
Credit Unions	1
Custom Computer Programming Services	3
Dental Laboratories	2
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers	1
Directory and Mailing List Publishers	1
Document Preparation Services	1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	5
Drywall and Insulation Contractors	1
Electrical Contractors	9
Employment Placement Agencies	2
Engineering Services	6
Environmental Consulting Services	1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services	1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1
Fine Arts Schools	2
Finish Carpentry Contractors	7
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	3
Floor Covering Stores	1
Flooring Contractors	2
Florists	3
Food (Health) Supplement Stores	2
Food Service Contractors	1
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair	1
Framing Contractors	1
Freight Transportation Arrangement	2
Full-Service Restaurants	16
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services	4
Furniture Stores	1
General Automotive Repair	15
General Freight Trucking, Local	5
General Rental Centers	2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores	3
Graphic Design Services	5
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	1
Hardware Stores	1
Heating Oil Dealers	2
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	2
Homes for the Elderly	1
Household Appliance Stores	3
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	11
Interior Design Services	2
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting	1
Investigation Services	4
Investment Advice	1
Janitorial Services	3
Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing	1
Jewelry Stores	1
Landscaping Services	22
Limited-Service Restaurants	19
Limousine Service	3
Locksmiths	1
Mail-Order Houses	1
Marinas	1
Marketing Consulting Services	1
Masonry Contractors	3
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	3
Motion Picture and Video Production	3
Motor Vehicle Towing	1
Motorcycle Dealers	1
Nail Salons	4
New Car Dealers	1
Newspaper Publishers	1
Nonresidential Property Managers	2
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants	11
Offices of Chiropractors	9
Offices of Dentists	17
Offices of Lawyers	17
Offices of Optometrists	2
Offices of Podiatrists	5
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers	4
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	1
Optical Goods Stores	3
Paint and Wallpaper Stores	2
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	2
Periodical Publishers	2
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores	1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services	1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores	6
Photography Studios, Portrait	2
Portfolio Management	2
Poultry Processing	1
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing	1
Private Mail Centers	1
Public Relations Agencies	2
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing	1
Real Estate Credit	3
Record Production	1
Residential Property Managers	1
Residential Remodelers	10
Retail Bakeries	5
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair	3
Sales Financing	1
Savings Institutions	3
Securities Brokerage	1
Security Guards and Patrol Services	2
Shoe Stores	2
Siding Contractors	1
Site Preparation Contractors	2
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	5
Solid Waste Collection	1
Sporting Goods Stores	4
Sports and Recreation Instruction	1
Tax Preparation Services	2
Taxi Service	4
Temporary Help Services	1
Testing Laboratories	1
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors	4
Tire Dealers	1
Tobacco Stores	1
Tradebinding and Related Work	1
Travel Agencies	7
Used Car Dealers	2
Used Household and Office Goods Moving	2
Used Merchandise Stores	2
Veterinary Services	2
Video Tape and Disc Rental	2
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	8
Window Treatment Stores	2
Women's Clothing Stores	3

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Baldwin Business?

If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in New York. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Baldwin.

Before buying a business, be sure to read this article: How to Buy a Business.

Forming a Company in Baldwin, New York

It's very important that you are forming a legal entity that operates independently from you. Doing so will shield you from personal liability for business debts and obligations.

The entity you form can be a corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership or other structure.

Incorporating is a very common way to legally create a business entity. A key decision is whether to form and S-Corp or a C-Corp, and you also must decide in which state you will incorporate. If you are starting a business in New York, it doesn't mean you are required to incorporate in New York. In fact, you are allowed to incorporate wherever you want. For example, it's very popular to incorporate in Delaware, and incorporating in Nevada has become very trendy as well. Don't forget, though, that you will have to register as a foreign entity in all states that you do business in.

There are many nuances to forming a company. To learn the fundamentals of company formation, browse articles on our site, such as Why Incorporate in Delaware. You may also want to seek the advice of an lawyer. Finally, if you are starting a business in Baldwin, New York, our information on Incorporating in New York may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in New York.

Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan

Having a business plan is essential to the health of your new business. In effect, a business plan describes what you plan to do with the business and how you plan to do it. Failure to write a business plan makes you more prone to becoming a business failure statistic.

If writing a business plan is on your to-do list, be sure to read Business Plan Contests. You should also take advantage of free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in New York.

Where to Get Money to Start a Company

Getting your Baldwin business the capital it needs to succeed is very difficult due to the ongoing business credit crunch. In fact, financing your new business may be the hardest challenge you ever face.

To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as SBIR Funding.

For Baldwin entrepreneurs with great ambition but a shortage of investment capital, we have assembled a List of New York Angel Investors and our List of New York Venture Capital Firms.

Promoting Your New Business

Whether your goal is to attract Baldwin customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Effective Direct Mail Campaigns is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Next Steps

As an entrepreneur in Baldwin, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.

If you choose the right business and love what you do, you will greatly increase your odds of success.

We are here to help Baldwin businesses to be successful. We have a wealth of experience in business start-ups, financing, marketing, sales and more...and we've made all of our knowledge available to you.

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

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

• Resources for Baldwin, New York Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Baldwin 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.
• Baldwin, New York Newspaper Ad Rates - This is a nearly comprehensive list of advertising rates for Baldwin, New York newspapers, including ad costs for newspapers serving the Baldwin area.

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