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Start a Business in Union, Mississippi

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

Do You Have What It Takes?

Before quitting your day job, take inventory of your entrepreneurial instincts and capabilities.

Before you move forward with starting a business, be sure to do these three things:

  • Talk to other entrepreneurs in Union. Get their candid feedback on what it takes to start a successful business.
  • We recommend reading Why Small Businesses Fail. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
  • Get feedback from somebody whom you trust. A support network of family and friends can be a great sounding board for good advice before you decide for sure to go into business.

Union, Mississippi Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
2004
5-9 Employees
1008
10-19 Employees
432
20-49 Employees
288
50-99 Employees
36
100-249 Employees
36
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Union Businesses
3804

As a new Union entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Union 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 Glass Replacement Shops
1
Business Associations
1
Cafeterias
1
Caterers
1
Child Day Care Services
1
Consumer Lending
1
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Florists
1
Full-Service Restaurants
1
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
General Automotive Repair
3
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Home Centers
1
Home Health Care Services
1
Homes for the Elderly
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
3
Janitorial Services
2
Limited-Service Restaurants
2
Marketing Consulting Services
1
Masonry Contractors
1
Medical Laboratories
1
New Car Dealers
2
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Office Administrative Services
1
Offices of Lawyers
1
Offices of Optometrists
1
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
1
Plate Work Manufacturing
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
2
Residential Remodelers
1
Sawmills
2
Sporting Goods Stores
1
Support Activities for Forestry
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
1

Have You Considered Franchising?

Visit the business district of Union and you'll notice that many local entrepreneurs have gone the franchising route. But is franchising the right option for you?

We highly recommend you consider franchising as an option. This site has dozens of articles on franchising, such as Franchise Law. Become a franchising expert of sorts by reading more of our Articles on Franchising.

To learn about specific franchise opportunities, check out our Franchise Directory.

Sample franchise opportunities include Nationwide Lifts and Rescuecom. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Dating Service Franchises and Mail and Shipping Services Franchises.

Note on Union Franchise Opportunities: To find out if a franchise you are interested in is available in Union, you will need to get in direct contact with the franchisor.

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Union Business?

If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in Mississippi. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Union.

If you are headed down the path of buying a business, you may want to read this article: Hold Harmless Agreements When Buying Businesses.

Make Sure You Have a Business Plan

Having a business plan is critical in maximizing the prospects of your new company. In effect, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for 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 Find Sample Business Plans Online. You can also get face-to-face free consulting available from your local SCORE chapter in Mississippi.

Marketing Your New Venture

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

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Exhibiting at Tradeshows 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.

Now It's Up To You

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

More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Union, Mississippi

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