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Start a Business in Stanley, North Dakota

Thinking about starting a business in Stanley, North Dakota? This step-by-step guide walks you through the major decisions you should consider before opening a new business in Stanley.

Is Becoming an Entrepreneur Right for You?

Most startup companies fail, in part because the founder did not have the entrepreneurial skills and traits needed to succeed. So, before you start your business, consider all of the implications of being an entrepreneur.

While entrepreneurship has become a popular career choice, we recommend you do the following before you take the plunge:

  • Talk to other entrepreneurs in Stanley. Get their take on what it's really like to be an entrepreneur.
  • We recommend reading Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
  • Seek the advice of somebody who knows you well. That's the best way to get a truly objective assessment as to whether others think you have what it takes.

Stanley, North Dakota Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees 952
5-9 Employees 273
10-19 Employees 210
20-49 Employees 42
50-99 Employees 21
100-249 Employees 21
250-499 Employees 0
500-999 Employees 0
1000+ Employees 0
All Stanley Businesses 1519

As a new Stanley entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Stanley 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
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores 1
Beauty Salons 2
Child Day Care Services 1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 2
Electrical Contractors 1
Family Clothing Stores 1
Florists 1
Full-Service Restaurants 2
Furniture Stores 1
General Freight Trucking, Local 1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs 1
Hardware Stores 1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages 5
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property 1
Miscellaneous Intermediation 1
Natural Gas Distribution 1
New Car Dealers 2
Newspaper Publishers 1
Nursing Care Facilities 1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants 1
Offices of Chiropractors 1
Offices of Dentists 1
Offices of Lawyers 1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores 1
Septic Tank and Related Services 1
Site Preparation Contractors 1
Telemarketing Bureaus 1
Tire Dealers 1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices 1
Veterinary Services 1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 1

Naming the Company

Making the right decision when choosing a company name is very important. There are many decisions you'll make now that you can change later, but changing a company name years down the road is not very easy. So, choose a good company name at the outset.

Company names should be fun to say, and they should help people to understand what you do and how you differentiate yourself in the market.

To get up to speed on what makes for a good company name, we encourage you to read this useful article: Naming a Business.

On a final note, given that you are starting a business in Stanley, it's imperative that you check now that you will be the only North Dakota company using the business name you have chosen.

Forming a Company in Stanley, North Dakota

A critical step is ensuring that you choose the right legal structure for your new entity. 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.

Incorporation 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 North Dakota, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in North Dakota. 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 Pre-Incorporation Agreements. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. Finally, if you are starting a business in Stanley, North Dakota, our information on Incorporating in North Dakota may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in North Dakota.

Letting the World Know You Exist

Whether your goal is to attract Stanley customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you need a excellent marketing plan.

You can learn a ton about marketing on our site. Newspaper Advertising Costs discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. That's just a taste of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

How to Sell

Mastering the art of selling is priority one if you want your new Stanley business to do well.

Good selling involves demonstrating that your wares meet your customer's needs. Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Writing Great Proposals is worth reading, as it may give you some good ideas on how to sell your products or services. We have many more good articles on selling that you may enjoy reading.

Moving Forward

Most new Stanley businesses underestimate the number of challenges they will face.

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

Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Stanley and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Stanley entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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