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Open a Business in Garden City, New York

Are you starting a business in Garden City, New York? This article discusses the most important things to consider when opening a business in Garden City.

Garden City, New York Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees 41668
5-9 Employees 13035
10-19 Employees 9240
20-49 Employees 6534
50-99 Employees 2244
100-249 Employees 1320
250-499 Employees 297
500-999 Employees 132
1000+ Employees 66
All Garden City Businesses 74536

As a new Garden City entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Garden City 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 5
Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) 1
Architectural Services 5
Art Dealers 2
Automotive Exhaust System Repair 1
Baked Goods Stores 3
Barber Shops 1
Beauty Salons 18
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers 1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores 4
Boat Dealers 2
Book Stores 3
Books Printing 1
Bowling Centers 2
Building Inspection Services 3
Business Associations 2
Cafeterias 4
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores 1
Car Washes 2
Child Day Care Services 4
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores 6
Civic and Social Organizations 2
Claims Adjusting 3
Clothing Accessories Stores 6
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners 2
Collection Agencies 6
Commercial Lithographic Printing 2
Commodity Contracts Dealing 2
Computer and Software Stores 5
Computer Systems Design Services 14
Computer Training 1
Confectionery and Nut Stores 4
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers 2
Consumer Lending 3
Convenience Stores 1
Convention and Trade Show Organizers 2
Couriers 2
Credit Unions 1
Custom Computer Programming Services 22
Diagnostic Imaging Centers 1
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers 1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 6
Direct Mail Advertising 1
Direct Title Insurance Carriers 9
Directory and Mailing List Publishers 2
Drafting Services 1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors 3
Educational Support Services 3
Electric Power Distribution 3
Electrical Contractors 5
Electronic Shopping 2
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1
Employment Placement Agencies 1
Engineering Services 8
Environmental Consulting Services 3
Exam Preparation and Tutoring 5
Facilities Support Services 1
Family Clothing Stores 22
Fine Arts Schools 3
Finish Carpentry Contractors 5
Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers 9
Floor Covering Stores 2
Flooring Contractors 2
Florists 7
Food (Health) Supplement Stores 3
Food Service Contractors 7
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers 1
Formal Wear and Costume Rental 2
Framing Contractors 1
Freight Transportation Arrangement 3
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing 1
Fruit and Vegetable Markets 1
Full-Service Restaurants 33
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services 1
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 1
Furniture Stores 3
General Automotive Repair 4
General Freight Trucking, Local 4
General Warehousing and Storage 2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores 17
Glass and Glazing Contractors 2
Golf Courses and Country Clubs 5
Grantmaking Foundations 4
Graphic Design Services 1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers 1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores 4
Home Centers 1
Home Health Care Services 7
Household Appliance Stores 1
Industrial Design Services 1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages 87
Interior Design Services 6
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting 1
Internet Service Providers 2
Investigation Services 7
Investment Advice 8
Janitorial Services 9
Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing 2
Jewelry Stores 23
Kidney Dialysis Centers 1
Land Subdivision 2
Landscaping Services 11
Language Schools 1
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property 2
Limited-Service Restaurants 37
Locksmiths 2
Luggage and Leather Goods Stores 3
Mail-Order Houses 1
Marketing Consulting Services 7
Masonry Contractors 7
Meat Markets 1
Media Representatives 1
Medical Laboratories 1
Men's Clothing Stores 11
Miscellaneous Intermediation 4
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers 17
Motion Picture and Video Production 1
Museums 2
Musical Groups and Artists 3
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores 1
Nail Salons 7
Natural Gas Distribution 1
Navigational Services to Shipping 1
New Car Dealers 1
New Housing Operative Builders 3
Newspaper Publishers 1
Nonresidential Property Managers 16
Office Administrative Services 10
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants 58
Offices of Chiropractors 5
Offices of Dentists 56
Offices of Lawyers 400
Offices of Optometrists 5
Offices of Other Holding Companies 2
Offices of Podiatrists 4
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers 1
One-Hour Photofinishing 1
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers 1
Optical Goods Stores 12
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors 3
Passenger Car Rental 6
Periodical Publishers 2
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores 3
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services 1
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals 1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores 8
Photography Studios, Portrait 7
Political Organizations 3
Portfolio Management 20
Professional Employer Organizations 2
Professional Organizations 6
Public Relations Agencies 3
Quick Printing 2
Radio Stations 4
Real Estate Credit 14
Remediation Services 1
Repossession Services 1
Residential Property Managers 7
Residential Remodelers 18
Sales Financing 3
Savings Institutions 4
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 1
School and Employee Bus Transportation 1
Secondary Market Financing 1
Securities Brokerage 23
Security Guards and Patrol Services 1
Shoe Stores 27
Site Preparation Contractors 2
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars 20
Soft Drink Manufacturing 1
Software Publishers 3
Sporting Goods Stores 5
Tax Preparation Services 3
Telecommunications Resellers 1
Temporary Help Services 5
Temporary Shelters 1
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters 1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices 20
Tobacco Stores 1
Tour Operators 1
Travel Agencies 8
Used Car Dealers 1
Used Household and Office Goods Moving 1
Used Merchandise Stores 3
Veterinary Services 2
Video Tape and Disc Rental 1
Voluntary Health Organizations 2
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 11
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 19
Women's Clothing Stores 36

Have You Considered Franchising?

Examine a list of Garden City 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 investigate buying a franchise. This site has dozens of articles on franchising, such as Before Buying a Franchise. 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.

Sample franchise opportunities include Aerus and Just Fresh Franchise Systems, Inc.. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Restaurant Franchises and Donut Shop Franchises.

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

Naming the Company

A big decision when starting a company is choosing a company name. Believe it or not, choosing a good company name can be a big contributor to your business success.

Company names need to be easy to spell, easy to pronounce, and easy to remember.

For other considerations regarding naming a company, we recommend this article: Naming a Company.

As a final piece of advice, remember that because you are planning on starting a business in Garden City, it's very important that you make sure no other New York company is using the business name you want to use.

Forming a Company in Garden City, New York

A critical step is ensuring that your business is formed as a legal entity that is separate from its owners. Doing so will shield you from personal liability for business debts and obligations.

The entity you form can be a traditional C-corporation, a Limited Liability Company (LLC), or an S-corporation.

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, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in New York. In fact, you are allowed to incorporate in the state of your choosing. However, if you do incorporate in another state, you'll have to register as a foreign corporation in your home state.

There are many nuances to forming a company. We recommend you read some of the educational articles about company formation that are availabe on our site, such as Incorporating Online. You may also want to seek the advice of an lawyer. Finally, if you are starting a business in Garden City, New York, our information on Incorporating in New York may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in New York.

Raising Money for Your New Venture

Getting your Garden City business the capital it needs to succeed will be harder than you might expect. If you don't have a rich uncle to fund you, you'll need to be creative in how you approach your fundraising efforts.

To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as Getting a Small Business Loan.

For Garden City entrepreneurs in need of startup financing, check out our List of New York Angel Investors and our List of New York Venture Capital Firms.

Promoting Your New Company

To rise above the crowd in Garden City and build your business, you need a solid marketing plan.

We have some great resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. How to Get Started with Advertsing is a good read to get your marketing juices flowing. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Never Give Up

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

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

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Garden City and elsewhere to achieve real success. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Garden City, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Garden City, New York

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

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