Contemplating starting a business in Blytheville, Arkansas? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Blytheville.
Are You Ready for Life as an Owner?
Before you get too far along in the process, assess your entrepreneurial instincts and capabilities.
To determine whether you have what it takes to run a business, we recommend these three steps to help you decide:
- Grab a meal or cofee with other entrepreneurs in Blytheville. Listen closely to their experiences and see if you think you too can be successful.
- Take a look at Business Failure. It's a short article but it's a good reality check for those are about to jump into the world of entrepreneurship.
- Involve a spouse, family member or trusted friend in the decision. Ask them directly: Do I have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Listen carefully to their answer, as they presumably know your strengths and weaknesses.
What Business to 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 Evaluating Your Idea.
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 Opening a Music Composers' Supplies Business guide or our Opening a Homes & Residential Real Estate Business guide.
Remember that your new startup will be located in Blytheville. Think about what needs are currently being underserved in Blytheville. Only by spending some time analyzing Blytheville demographics can you decide if there will be strong demand for your business idea.
Blytheville, Arkansas Demographic Information
Blytheville has an active business community that includes small businesses,
mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Blytheville demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Blytheville.
| Business Size | # of
Businesses |
| 1-4 Employees |
809 |
| 5-9 Employees |
387 |
| 10-19 Employees |
243 |
| 20-49 Employees |
159 |
| 50-99 Employees |
42 |
| 100-249 Employees |
18 |
| 250-499 Employees |
9 |
| 500-999 Employees |
6 |
| 1000+ Employees |
0 |
| All Blytheville Businesses |
1673 |
As a new Blytheville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Blytheville 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 |
| Ambulance Services |
1 |
| Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores |
9 |
| Baked Goods Stores |
1 |
| Barber Shops |
1 |
| Beauty Salons |
5 |
| Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores |
5 |
| Blood and Organ Banks |
1 |
| Book Stores |
3 |
| Business Associations |
2 |
| Cable and Other Program Distribution |
1 |
| Cafeterias |
1 |
| Car Washes |
3 |
| Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services |
1 |
| Cemeteries and Crematories |
1 |
| Child Day Care Services |
14 |
| Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores |
1 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
4 |
| Claims Adjusting |
1 |
| Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners |
1 |
| Collection Agencies |
1 |
| Commercial Lithographic Printing |
1 |
| Community Food Services |
1 |
| Computer and Software Stores |
1 |
| Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers |
1 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities |
1 |
| Convenience Stores |
1 |
| Cosmetology and Barber Schools |
1 |
| Couriers |
1 |
| Credit Unions |
2 |
| Custom Computer Programming Services |
1 |
| Custom Roll Forming |
1 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
2 |
| Electric Power Distribution |
2 |
| Electrical Contractors |
2 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
2 |
| Emergency and Other Relief Services |
1 |
| Engineering Services |
2 |
| Exam Preparation and Tutoring |
1 |
| Exterminating and Pest Control Services |
2 |
| Family Clothing Stores |
2 |
| Farm Product Warehousing and Storage |
4 |
| Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
1 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers |
2 |
| Florists |
4 |
| Food Service Contractors |
2 |
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation |
1 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement |
1 |
| Full-Service Restaurants |
16 |
| Funeral Homes and Funeral Services |
2 |
| Furniture Stores |
4 |
| General Automotive Repair |
4 |
| General Freight Trucking, Local |
2 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
1 |
| General Rental Centers |
1 |
| General Warehousing and Storage |
1 |
| Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores |
2 |
| Glass and Glazing Contractors |
1 |
| Golf Courses and Country Clubs |
1 |
| Hardware Stores |
3 |
| Home Centers |
2 |
| Home Health Care Services |
1 |
| Home Health Equipment Rental |
2 |
| Homes for the Elderly |
2 |
| Household Appliance Stores |
3 |
| Industrial Building Construction |
1 |
| Industrial Launderers |
1 |
| Industrial Valve Manufacturing |
1 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages |
10 |
| Iron and Steel Mills |
1 |
| Janitorial Services |
1 |
| Jewelry Stores |
2 |
| Kidney Dialysis Centers |
1 |
| Landscaping Services |
6 |
| Lessors of Other Real Estate Property |
1 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants |
19 |
| Machine Shops |
2 |
| Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers |
1 |
| Marine Cargo Handling |
1 |
| Masonry Contractors |
1 |
| Men's Clothing Stores |
2 |
| Metal Window and Door Manufacturing |
1 |
| Motor and Generator Manufacturing |
2 |
| Motor Vehicle Towing |
1 |
| Nail Salons |
1 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
2 |
| New Car Dealers |
4 |
| Newspaper Publishers |
1 |
| Nursing Care Facilities |
2 |
| Office Administrative Services |
1 |
| Offices of Bank Holding Companies |
1 |
| Offices of Certified Public Accountants |
3 |
| Offices of Chiropractors |
3 |
| Offices of Dentists |
8 |
| Offices of Lawyers |
13 |
| Offices of Optometrists |
4 |
| Offices of Other Holding Companies |
1 |
| Offices of Podiatrists |
1 |
| Paint and Wallpaper Stores |
2 |
| Pet and Pet Supplies Stores |
1 |
| Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals |
3 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Stores |
3 |
| Photography Studios, Portrait |
2 |
| Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing |
1 |
| Private Mail Centers |
1 |
| Quick Printing |
1 |
| Radio Stations |
2 |
| Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing |
1 |
| Real Estate Credit |
2 |
| Residential Remodelers |
1 |
| Retail Bakeries |
1 |
| Savings Institutions |
2 |
| Securities Brokerage |
3 |
| Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing |
1 |
| Shoe Stores |
3 |
| Siding Contractors |
2 |
| Sign Manufacturing |
1 |
| Site Preparation Contractors |
1 |
| Solid Waste Collection |
1 |
| Sporting Goods Stores |
3 |
| Tax Preparation Services |
2 |
| Temporary Help Services |
2 |
| Temporary Shelters |
2 |
| Tire Dealers |
4 |
| Tire Retreading |
1 |
| Title Abstract and Settlement Offices |
1 |
| Tobacco Stores |
2 |
| Travel Agencies |
1 |
| Used Car Dealers |
10 |
| Veterinary Services |
3 |
| Video Tape and Disc Rental |
2 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
2 |
| Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters |
1 |
| Water Supply and Irrigation Systems |
2 |
| Web Search Portals |
1 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers |
1 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
2 |
| Women's Clothing Stores |
4 |
What About Buying an Existing Blytheville Business?
If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in Arkansas. Follow that link and you can assess several good businesses for sale in Blytheville.
If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.
Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan
A business plan is critical to the health of your new business. Indeed, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Starting a business without a business plan is a recipe for disaster.
If you want more information on writing business plans, we recommend reading Business Plan Mistakes. You can also get free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Arkansas.
The Art of Selling
Being able to sell is a key enabler to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Blytheville or are selling to customers throughout Arkansas, 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. The good news is we can help you to make selling a big competitve advantage for your new firm.
Cold Call Selling offers some helpful tips on how to sell. It's one of several good articles on our site regarding Entrepreneurial Selling.
Never Give Up
You have a dream -- starting a business in Blytheville. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.
From this point on, you control your own destiny.
Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Blytheville and throughout the United States . We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Blytheville, neighborhood development and overall economic health.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Blytheville, Arkansas
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Blytheville.
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