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Start a Business in Muncy, Pennsylvania

Are you starting a business in Muncy, Pennsylvania? This article discusses the most important things to consider when opening a business in Muncy.

What Business to Start

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. We recommend that you read Business Ideas That Don't Make Sense.

If you still are not sure what type of business to start, peruse the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our Starting a Brass Fabricators Business guide or our Opening a Mosaics Business guide.

Remember that starting a business in Muncy has some implications. Some businesses will do better in Muncy than others. A critical consideration is whether Muncy demographics mesh well with your startup concept.

Muncy, Pennsylvania Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
474
5-9 Employees
255
10-19 Employees
159
20-49 Employees
117
50-99 Employees
33
100-249 Employees
21
250-499 Employees
12
500-999 Employees
3
1000+ Employees
0
All Muncy Businesses
1074

As a new Muncy entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Muncy 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
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
1
Art Dealers
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
4
Baked Goods Stores
1
Beauty Salons
6
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Boat Dealers
1
Bowling Centers
1
Cafeterias
1
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
2
Child Day Care Services
4
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
1
Civic and Social Organizations
4
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Commercial Photography
1
Computer and Software Stores
1
Confectionery and Nut Stores
1
Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
1
Couriers
2
Credit Unions
1
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Discount Department Stores
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Family Clothing Stores
7
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
2
Florists
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
2
Formal Wear and Costume Rental
1
Full-Service Restaurants
13
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
1
General Automotive Repair
5
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
8
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
1
Heating Oil Dealers
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
3
Home Centers
1
Home Health Care Services
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
6
Janitorial Services
3
Jewelry Stores
5
Landscaping Services
2
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
3
Limited-Service Restaurants
11
Logging
1
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
1
Masonry Contractors
2
Meat Markets
1
Meat Processed from Carcasses
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
Nail Salons
1
New Car Dealers
2
News Dealers and Newsstands
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
2
Offices of Chiropractors
4
Offices of Dentists
3
Offices of Optometrists
2
Offices of Podiatrists
1
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
1
Optical Goods Stores
2
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
1
Paper Industry Machinery Manufacturing
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
4
Photography Studios, Portrait
1
Residential Remodelers
2
Retail Bakeries
1
Savings Institutions
2
Saw Blade and Handsaw Manufacturing
1
School and Employee Bus Transportation
3
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Shoe Stores
9
Site Preparation Contractors
4
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
2
Support Activities for Coal Mining
1
Tax Preparation Services
2
Tire Dealers
3
Used Car Dealers
1
Veterinary Services
2
Video Tape and Disc Rental
2
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
3
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1
Women's Clothing Stores
6
Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Muncy Business?

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

Before buying a business, be sure to read this article: Hold Harmless Agreements When Buying Businesses.

Choosing a Business Name

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.

Pick a company name that isn't too generic. If you do a search engine search for your proposed name and a billion results come up, you may want to reconsider the name. It's much easier to come up in the search engines when your name is fairly unique.

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

On a final note, given that you are planning on starting a business in Muncy, it's very important that you make sure no other Pennsylvania company is using the business name you want to use.

Company Formation in Muncy, Pennsylvania

A critical step is ensuring that you form your business as a legal structure. Without a legal structure for the business, you can be held personally liable for the actions, debts and obligations of your company.

The entity you form can be a corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership or other structure.

Incorporating is a very common way to legally create a business entity. Of course, you have to decide which type of corporation to form and where to incorporate. Just because you are starting a business in Pennsylvania, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in Pennsylvania. In fact, you can incorporate in the state of your choosing. For example, it's very popular to incorporate in Delaware, and incorporating in Nevada has become very trendy as well. Don't forget, though, that you will have to register as a foreign entity in all states that you do business in.

There's a lot to know about forming a company. To learn the basics of company formation, browse articles on our site, such as Registered Agents. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. Finally, if you are starting a business in Muncy, Pennsylvania, our information on Incorporating in Pennsylvania may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Pennsylvania.

Marketing Your New Venture

To rise above the crowd in Muncy and grow your business, you need a solid marketing plan.

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Avoiding Bad Product Launches is a good read to get your marketing ideas flowing. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

What's Next?

You have a dream -- starting a business in Muncy. 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 Muncy and elsewhere to achieve real success. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Muncy, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

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