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Open a Business in Middletown, Pennsylvania

Need help starting a business in Middletown, Pennsylvania? We've got the information you need to open a business in Middletown.

Middletown, Pennsylvania Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
9376
5-9 Employees
4752
10-19 Employees
2736
20-49 Employees
2928
50-99 Employees
1056
100-249 Employees
960
250-499 Employees
240
500-999 Employees
144
1000+ Employees
0
All Middletown Businesses
22192

As a new Middletown entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Middletown 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
Apprenticeship Training
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
3
Automotive Transmission Repair
1
Barber Shops
1
Beauty Salons
9
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
3
Boat Dealers
2
Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills
1
Business Associations
2
Canvas and Related Product Mills
2
Caterers
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child and Youth Services
1
Child Day Care Services
7
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Screen Printing
1
Computer Systems Design Services
2
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Couriers
7
Credit Unions
2
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
5
Educational Support Services
1
Electric Power Distribution
1
Electrical Contractors
5
Electronic Connector Manufacturing
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Environmental Consulting Services
3
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
5
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
2
Food Service Contractors
6
Framing Contractors
1
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
1
Full-Service Restaurants
7
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
General Automotive Repair
8
General Freight Trucking, Local
4
General Rental Centers
1
General Warehousing and Storage
4
Grantmaking Foundations
3
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
1
Hardware Stores
1
Heating Oil Dealers
3
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
2
Home Health Care Services
4
Homes for the Elderly
1
Investment Advice
1
Janitorial Services
4
Landscaping Services
5
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
2
Limited-Service Restaurants
12
Limousine Service
1
Linen Supply
1
Marinas
1
Meat Markets
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
1
New Car Dealers
2
News Dealers and Newsstands
1
News Syndicates
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Administrative Services
1
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
1
Offices of Chiropractors
1
Offices of Dentists
7
Offices of Lawyers
3
Offices of Other Holding Companies
1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
4
Packaging and Labeling Services
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
1
Parking Lots and Garages
2
Passenger Car Leasing
1
Passenger Car Rental
7
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
3
Photography Studios, Portrait
1
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
1
Private Mail Centers
1
Public Relations Agencies
1
Residential Remodelers
4
Roofing Contractors
2
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
5
School and Employee Bus Transportation
1
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Siding Contractors
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
1
Tax Preparation Services
1
Telephone Answering Services
1
Testing Laboratories
1
Tire Dealers
2
Tobacco Stores
1
Used Car Dealers
4
Used Merchandise Stores
1
Vending Machine Operators
4
Veterinary Services
2
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1

What About Buying an Existing Middletown Business?

We've created a helpful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Pennsylvania. Follow that link and you can assess several good businesses for sale in Middletown.

For anybody who wants to buy a business, we recommend reading this useful article: How to Buy a Business.

Naming the Company

A good company name can give a big boost to a new startup. It might seem like an easy thing to do, but there are many things to consider when naming a business.

We strongly advocate that you make sure the ".com" domain name is available for your company name. Every business needs a strong Web presence these days, and having a non ".com" domain means somebody else may outrank you in the search results for your own company name.

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

There's one other important factor when naming a business. Since you are opening a business in Middletown, it's very important that you make sure no other Pennsylvania company is using the business name you want to use.

Don't Skip the Business Plan

Having a business plan is essential in laying a solid foundation for your business success. In effect, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Failure to write a business plan makes you more prone to becoming a business failure statistic.

To learn more about business plans, read Business Plan Contests. You can also get face-to-face free consulting available from your local SCORE chapter in Pennsylvania.

Marketing Your New Startup

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

We have some helpful resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Media Kits is a good read to get your marketing juices flowing. That's just a taste of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Improving Your Entrepreneurial Skillset

The best entrepreneurs recognize that they don't know everything.

With your business being located in Middletown, Pennsylvania, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby Pennsylvania universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also wise to see if there are any networking organizations for Middletown entrepreneurs.

Moving Forward

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

Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Middletown and elsewhere to achieve real success. 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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