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Start a Business in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

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

Do You Have Entrepreneurial Drive and Passion?

Being an entrepreneur is hard work, much harder than working as an employee. Are you positive 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:

  • Talk to other entrepreneurs in Wynnewood. Get their candid feedback on what it takes to start a successful business.
  • We recommend reading Should You Become an Entrepreneur?. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
  • Have a candid conversation with friends and family. 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.

What Business Are You Starting?

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. We recommend that you 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 Starting a Dance Club guide or our Starting a Tatoo Parlor guide.

Always keep in mind that you are starting a business in Wynnewood. Some businesses will do better in Wynnewood than others. A critical consideration is whether Wynnewood demographics mesh well with your startup concept.

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1376
5-9 Employees
378
10-19 Employees
252
20-49 Employees
138
50-99 Employees
66
100-249 Employees
90
250-499 Employees
12
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
6
All Wynnewood Businesses
2318

As a new Wynnewood entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Wynnewood 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
Architectural Services
1
Barber Shops
2
Beauty Salons
7
Book Stores
2
Cable and Other Program Distribution
2
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores
1
Car Washes
1
Child and Youth Services
1
Child Day Care Services
1
Civic and Social Organizations
1
Claims Adjusting
1
Collection Agencies
1
Computer Systems Design Services
5
Confectionery and Nut Stores
1
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
1
Document Preparation Services
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Electrical Contractors
1
Electronic Shopping
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
5
Employment Placement Agencies
2
Family Clothing Stores
2
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
4
Floor Covering Stores
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
2
Food Service Contractors
2
Full-Service Restaurants
7
General Automotive Repair
2
General Rental Centers
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
1
Grantmaking Foundations
2
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
3
Home Health Care Services
1
Industrial Launderers
2
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
6
Investment Advice
1
Janitorial Services
1
Jewelry Stores
2
Kidney Dialysis Centers
2
Landscape Architectural Services
2
Landscaping Services
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
4
Masonry Contractors
1
Medical Laboratories
1
Motion Picture and Video Distribution
1
Motion Picture and Video Production
1
Music Publishers
1
Nail Salons
2
New Car Dealers
2
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Office Administrative Services
3
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
4
Offices of Chiropractors
1
Offices of Lawyers
9
Offices of Optometrists
3
Offices of Podiatrists
1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
3
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
2
Periodical Publishers
1
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
1
Portfolio Management
1
Public Relations Agencies
1
Real Estate Investment Trusts
1
Residential Property Managers
2
Residential Remodelers
1
Roofing Contractors
1
Rooming and Boarding Houses
1
Savings Institutions
1
Securities Brokerage
4
Siding Contractors
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
3
Software Publishers
1
Taxi Service
1
Temporary Help Services
1
Tire Dealers
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Used Merchandise Stores
1
Voluntary Health Organizations
2
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
1

Forming a Company in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

It's very important that your business is formed as a legal entity that is separate from its owners. 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.

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 Pennsylvania, it doesn't mean you are required to incorporate in Pennsylvania. 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 Dissolving a Corporation. You may also want to seek the advice of an lawyer. Finally, if you are starting a business in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, our information on Incorporating in Pennsylvania may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Pennsylvania.

Marketing Your New Venture

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

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Advertising on Google is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

The Art of Selling

Do you know how to sell? In order to attract customers to your new Wynnewood business, you need to focus on sales.

Why should customers buy from you instead of buying from competitors? Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Sales Training 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.

Now It's Up To You

As an entrepreneur in Wynnewood, 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 Wynnewood businesses to be successful. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Wynnewood, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

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