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Start a Business in Blanding, Utah

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

Is Becoming a Business Owner Right for You?

Before quitting your day job, assess your entrepreneurial instincts and capabilities.

With so much at stake when you start a business, we strongly recommend you do the following before you proceed:

  • Talk to other entrepreneurs in Blanding. 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.

Blanding, Utah Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
210
5-9 Employees
72
10-19 Employees
45
20-49 Employees
24
50-99 Employees
0
100-249 Employees
3
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Blanding Businesses
354

As a new Blanding entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Blanding 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
2
Car Washes
1
Charter Bus Industry
1
Consumer Lending
2
Credit Unions
1
Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying
1
Educational Support Services
1
Electrical Contractors
2
Elementary and Secondary Schools
5
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Florists
1
Food Service Contractors
1
Full-Service Restaurants
4
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
2
Hardware Stores
1
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
1
Historical Sites
1
Homes for the Elderly
1
Janitorial Services
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
4
Machine Shops
1
Masonry Contractors
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
2
Museums
2
Natural Gas Liquid Extraction
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Office Administrative Services
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
1
Offices of Dentists
2
Offices of Optometrists
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
1
Remediation Services
1
Used Merchandise Stores
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Blanding Business?

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

If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.

Forming a Company in Blanding, Utah

A critical step is ensuring that you are forming a legal entity that operates independently from you. Among other things, forming a legal entity for the business limits your liabilities.

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

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 Utah, it doesn't mean you are required to incorporate in Utah. 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 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 Nevada Incorporation. You should also consider getting professional assistance from your business lawyer. Finally, if you are starting a business in Blanding, Utah, our information on Incorporating in Utah may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Utah.

Marketing Your New Startup

To rise above the crowd in Blanding and build your business, having an excellent marketing plan is fundamental to your successs.

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. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.

The Art of Selling

Being able to sell is a key enabler to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Blanding or are selling to customers throughout Utah, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.

Not knowing how to sell can result in lost customers and minimal market share. The good news is we can help you to make selling a big competitve advantage for your new firm.

Closing Sales Techniques is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.

Learning More About Entrepreneurship

Successful business owners recognize that they don't know everything.

With your business being located in Blanding, Utah, you will want to take advantage of the learning programs at local Utah educational institutions. We also recommend you look into networking groups or organizations in which Blanding entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

Moving Forward

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

We are here to help Blanding businesses to be successful. We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Blanding entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Blanding, Utah

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