Mississippi Business Startup Guides

Starting a Business in Belmont, Mississippi

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

Choosing the Right Company to Start

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. To help you decide on a business type, we encourage you to read 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 Opening a Radiant Heating & Cooling Business guide or our Starting a Water Sports Equipment Rental Business guide.

Don't forget that you are starting a business in Belmont. Some businesses will do better in Belmont than others. Only by spending some time analyzing Belmont demographics can you decide if there will be strong demand for your business idea.

Belmont, Mississippi Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1134
5-9 Employees
594
10-19 Employees
243
20-49 Employees
189
50-99 Employees
81
100-249 Employees
81
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Belmont Businesses
2322

As a new Belmont entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Belmont 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
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Child Day Care Services
1
Commodity Contracts Dealing
1
Curtain and Drapery Mills
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
2
Flooring Contractors
1
Full-Service Restaurants
3
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
1
General Automotive Repair
1
Hardware Stores
1
Household Appliance Stores
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
3
Jewelry Stores
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
1
Logging
1
New Car Dealers
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Offices of Dentists
1
Offices of Lawyers
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
1
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
1
Siding Contractors
1
Sporting Goods Stores
1
Telemarketing Bureaus
1
Used Car Dealers
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1

Is Franchising a Better Option?

Examine a list of Belmont businesses and you'll notice that many local entrepreneurs have gone the franchising route. But is franchising the right option for you?

Most business experts recommend that you consider franchising as an option. This site has dozens of articles on franchising, such as How to Get More Franchisees. Get a thorough education on franchising by browsing all of our Articles on Franchising.

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

Sample franchise opportunities include Chicken Delight and Desert Moon. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Home Décor Franchises and Mexican Restaurant Franchises.

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

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Belmont Business?

We've created a helpful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Mississippi. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Belmont.

If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: Buying a Business.

Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan

Creating a business plan is critical in laying a solid foundation for your business success. Indeed, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Not having a business plan

To learn more about business plans, read Business Plan Contests. You can also get free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Mississippi.

Marketing Your New Venture

Whether your goal is to attract Belmont customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you need a solid marketing plan.

You can learn a ton about marketing on our site. How to Be an Effective Networker is a good read to get your marketing creativity flowing. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

The Art of Selling

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

The key to selling is to set sales goals goals and monitor your progress towards those goals. The good news is we can help you to make selling a big competitve advantage for your new firm.

Compensating Sales People offers some helpful tips on how to sell. It's one of several good articles on our site regarding Entrepreneurial Selling.

Now It's Up To You

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

We are here to help Belmont 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 Belmont, Mississippi

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

More Business Startup Guides for Mississippi

Starting a Business in Bay Springs
Starting a Business in Belzoni

Browse All Business Startup Guides for Mississippi
Starting a Business Guides for Other States

 

 

Share this article


Additional Resources for Entrepreneurs

Lists of Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms

Franchise Opportunities

Contributors

Business Glossary