Contemplating starting a business in Glen Burnie, Maryland? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Glen Burnie.
Is Becoming an Entrepreneur Right for You?
An entrepreneurial life is demanding, much harder than working as an employee. Are you sure you have the stamina and skills to succeed on your own?
While entrepreneurship has become a popular career choice, we recommend you do the following before you take the plunge:
- Reach out to other entrepreneurs in Glen Burnie. Get their take on what it's really like to be an entrepreneur.
- Peruse Why Small Businesses Fail. This is one of our more popular articles for folks who want to go into business for themselves.
- Get feedback from somebody whom you trust. That's the best way to get a truly objective assessment as to whether others think you have what it takes.
What Business Are You Starting?
There are many businesses that you can start. How do you know which type of business is right for you? If you are struggling with what type of business to start, read Business Ideas That Don't Make Sense.
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 Canning Equipment & Supplies Business guide or our Opening an Insulation Materials Dealers Business guide.
Always keep in mind that starting a business in Glen Burnie has some implications. Some businesses will do better in Glen Burnie than others. Only by spending some time analyzing Glen Burnie demographics can you decide if there will be strong demand for your business idea.
Glen Burnie, Maryland Demographic Information
Glen Burnie has an active business community that includes small businesses,
mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Glen Burnie demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Glen Burnie.
| Business Size | # of
Businesses |
| 1-4 Employees |
2981 |
| 5-9 Employees |
1257 |
| 10-19 Employees |
939 |
| 20-49 Employees |
576 |
| 50-99 Employees |
219 |
| 100-249 Employees |
111 |
| 250-499 Employees |
21 |
| 500-999 Employees |
0 |
| 1000+ Employees |
3 |
| All Glen Burnie Businesses |
6107 |
As a new Glen Burnie entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Glen Burnie 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 |
4 |
| Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing |
1 |
| Automobile Driving Schools |
1 |
| Automotive Exhaust System Repair |
1 |
| Automotive Glass Replacement Shops |
6 |
| Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores |
8 |
| Automotive Transmission Repair |
1 |
| Barber Shops |
3 |
| Beauty Salons |
23 |
| Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores |
20 |
| Boat Building |
1 |
| Boat Dealers |
5 |
| Book Stores |
3 |
| Bowling Centers |
3 |
| Building Inspection Services |
1 |
| Business Associations |
2 |
| Cable and Other Program Distribution |
3 |
| Cafeterias |
4 |
| Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores |
2 |
| Car Washes |
4 |
| Carpet and Rug Mills |
1 |
| Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services |
3 |
| Caterers |
3 |
| Cemeteries and Crematories |
1 |
| Charter Bus Industry |
1 |
| Child Day Care Services |
12 |
| Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores |
2 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
7 |
| Claims Adjusting |
1 |
| Clothing Accessories Stores |
5 |
| Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners |
3 |
| Collection Agencies |
2 |
| Commercial Lithographic Printing |
7 |
| Commercial Screen Printing |
2 |
| Community Food Services |
1 |
| Computer and Software Stores |
8 |
| Computer Facilities Management Services |
2 |
| Computer Systems Design Services |
11 |
| Confectionery and Nut Stores |
2 |
| Consumer Lending |
3 |
| Convenience Stores |
10 |
| Convention and Trade Show Organizers |
2 |
| Couriers |
1 |
| Credit Bureaus |
1 |
| Credit Unions |
1 |
| Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins |
1 |
| Custom Computer Programming Services |
6 |
| Dental Laboratories |
3 |
| Diagnostic Imaging Centers |
6 |
| Diet and Weight Reducing Centers |
4 |
| Direct Life Insurance Carriers |
1 |
| Direct Mail Advertising |
2 |
| Direct Title Insurance Carriers |
1 |
| Discount Department Stores |
6 |
| Document Preparation Services |
3 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
7 |
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors |
4 |
| Electrical Contractors |
28 |
| Electronic Shopping |
1 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1 |
| Employment Placement Agencies |
3 |
| Engineering Services |
16 |
| Exam Preparation and Tutoring |
2 |
| Exterminating and Pest Control Services |
3 |
| Family Clothing Stores |
9 |
| Fine Arts Schools |
2 |
| Finish Carpentry Contractors |
11 |
| Fish and Seafood Markets |
1 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers |
15 |
| Floor Covering Stores |
6 |
| Flooring Contractors |
6 |
| Florists |
6 |
| Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing |
1 |
| Food (Health) Supplement Stores |
3 |
| Food Service Contractors |
5 |
| Formal Wear and Costume Rental |
1 |
| Framing Contractors |
7 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement |
17 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Markets |
1 |
| Full-Service Restaurants |
48 |
| Funeral Homes and Funeral Services |
3 |
| Furniture Merchant Wholesalers |
1 |
| Furniture Stores |
14 |
| General Automotive Repair |
38 |
| General Freight Trucking, Local |
8 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
1 |
| General Rental Centers |
2 |
| General Warehousing and Storage |
3 |
| Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores |
12 |
| Glass and Glazing Contractors |
2 |
| Grantmaking Foundations |
1 |
| Graphic Design Services |
8 |
| Hardware Merchant Wholesalers |
4 |
| Hardware Stores |
1 |
| Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal |
1 |
| Heating Oil Dealers |
2 |
| Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores |
9 |
| Home Centers |
4 |
| Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers |
2 |
| Home Health Care Services |
3 |
| Homes for the Elderly |
3 |
| Household Appliance Stores |
5 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages |
25 |
| Internet Service Providers |
1 |
| Investigation Services |
3 |
| Investment Advice |
1 |
| Iron and Steel Forging |
1 |
| Janitorial Services |
28 |
| Jewelry Stores |
20 |
| Kidney Dialysis Centers |
2 |
| Land Subdivision |
2 |
| Landscape Architectural Services |
1 |
| Landscaping Services |
13 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants |
82 |
| Limousine Service |
6 |
| Linen Supply |
1 |
| Local Messengers and Local Delivery |
1 |
| Locksmiths |
3 |
| Machine Shops |
7 |
| Mail-Order Houses |
1 |
| Manifold Business Forms Printing |
1 |
| Marketing Consulting Services |
2 |
| Masonry Contractors |
9 |
| Medical Laboratories |
1 |
| Men's Clothing Stores |
1 |
| Miscellaneous Intermediation |
2 |
| Mobile Food Services |
1 |
| Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers |
6 |
| Motor Vehicle Towing |
4 |
| Motorcycle Dealers |
3 |
| Nail Salons |
7 |
| New Car Dealers |
13 |
| New Housing Operative Builders |
3 |
| News Dealers and Newsstands |
1 |
| Nonresidential Property Managers |
4 |
| Nursing Care Facilities |
3 |
| Office Administrative Services |
5 |
| Office Supplies and Stationery Stores |
3 |
| Offices of Certified Public Accountants |
14 |
| Offices of Chiropractors |
8 |
| Offices of Dentists |
38 |
| Offices of Lawyers |
49 |
| Offices of Optometrists |
1 |
| Offices of Podiatrists |
8 |
| Offices of Real Estate Appraisers |
4 |
| Optical Goods Stores |
10 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment Stores |
1 |
| Packaging and Labeling Services |
1 |
| Paging |
2 |
| Paint and Wallpaper Stores |
2 |
| Painting and Wall Covering Contractors |
19 |
| Passenger Car Leasing |
1 |
| Passenger Car Rental |
5 |
| Payroll Services |
1 |
| Pet and Pet Supplies Stores |
3 |
| Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services |
1 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Stores |
12 |
| Photography Studios, Portrait |
6 |
| Portfolio Management |
1 |
| Prepress Services |
3 |
| Professional Employer Organizations |
1 |
| Professional Organizations |
4 |
| Quick Printing |
4 |
| Real Estate Credit |
10 |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts |
2 |
| Recreational Vehicle Dealers |
1 |
| Residential Property Managers |
7 |
| Residential Remodelers |
33 |
| Reupholstery and Furniture Repair |
3 |
| Roofing Contractors |
4 |
| Sales Financing |
4 |
| Savings Institutions |
5 |
| Scheduled Freight Air Transportation |
1 |
| School and Employee Bus Transportation |
4 |
| Securities Brokerage |
3 |
| Security Guards and Patrol Services |
3 |
| Septic Tank and Related Services |
2 |
| Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing |
1 |
| Shoe Stores |
19 |
| Siding Contractors |
9 |
| Sign Manufacturing |
2 |
| Site Preparation Contractors |
4 |
| Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars |
14 |
| Software Publishers |
2 |
| Solid Waste Collection |
1 |
| Solid Waste Landfill |
1 |
| Sound Recording Studios |
1 |
| Sporting Goods Stores |
8 |
| Sports and Recreation Instruction |
8 |
| Tax Preparation Services |
10 |
| Taxi Service |
1 |
| Telecommunications Resellers |
3 |
| Telemarketing Bureaus |
2 |
| Telephone Answering Services |
1 |
| Temporary Help Services |
3 |
| Testing Laboratories |
1 |
| Tile and Terrazzo Contractors |
1 |
| Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers |
1 |
| Tire Dealers |
7 |
| Title Abstract and Settlement Offices |
6 |
| Tobacco Stores |
6 |
| Tour Operators |
1 |
| Tradebinding and Related Work |
3 |
| Travel Agencies |
3 |
| Used Car Dealers |
16 |
| Used Merchandise Stores |
1 |
| Vending Machine Operators |
1 |
| Veterinary Services |
5 |
| Video Tape and Disc Rental |
5 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
2 |
| Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters |
1 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers |
9 |
| Window Treatment Stores |
1 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
5 |
| Women's Clothing Stores |
12 |
Is Franchising a Better Option?
As you drive around Glen Burnie, it's apparent that franchising has become a very popular way to start a business. Is franchising maybe a better way for you to start your business?
We highly recommend you consider franchising as an option. To help you learn more about franchising, we've gathered a ton of articles on franchising, including The Disadvantages of Franchise Ownership. 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.
Representative franchise opportunities include Planet Fitness and Cuts Fitness for Men. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Tax Preparation Franchises and Donut Shop Franchises.
Note on Glen Burnie Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Glen Burnie.
Have You Considered Buying an Existing Glen Burnie Business?
If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in Maryland. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Glen Burnie.
If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: Hold Harmless Agreements When Buying Businesses.
Forming a Company in Glen Burnie, Maryland
It's essential that your business is formed as a legal entity that is separate from its owners. Doing so will insulate 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 popular way to form a business. Of course, you have to decide which type of corporation to form and where to incorporate. If you are starting a business in Maryland, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in Maryland. In fact, you can 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 Corporate Formalities. You may also want to seek the advice of an lawyer. Finally, if you are starting a business in Glen Burnie, Maryland, our information on Incorporating in Maryland may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Maryland.
Marketing Your New Venture
Whether your goal is to attract Glen Burnie customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, having an excellent marketing plan is fundamental to your business achieving its goals.
There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. When to Get a Toll Free Number is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.
Moving Forward
As an entrepreneur in Glen Burnie, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.
Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.
We are here to help Glen Burnie 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.
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