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Start a Business in Denville, New Jersey

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

What Business Are You Starting?

There are many businesses that you can start. How do you know which type of business is right for you? To stir your creative juices on what kind of business to start, take a look at 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.

Don't forget that your new business will be in Denville. If Denville already has plenty of the kind of business you want to start, you might want to change your plans. Don't forget to review Denville demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.

Denville, New Jersey Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1264
5-9 Employees
456
10-19 Employees
264
20-49 Employees
180
50-99 Employees
60
100-249 Employees
24
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
3
All Denville Businesses
2251

As a new Denville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Denville 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
Advertising Agencies
2
Aircraft Manufacturing
1
Architectural Services
5
Automobile Driving Schools
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
2
Automotive Transmission Repair
1
Barber Shops
1
Beauty Salons
17
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
2
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores
1
Car Washes
1
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
5
Caterers
4
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
3
Civic and Social Organizations
2
Claims Adjusting
1
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
2
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
3
Computer and Software Stores
2
Confectionery and Nut Stores
1
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
2
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
1
Couriers
1
Credit Unions
2
Curtain and Drapery Mills
2
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Educational Support Services
1
Electrical Contractors
10
Electronic Capacitor Manufacturing
1
Electronic Shopping
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Environmental Consulting Services
2
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
1
Fine Arts Schools
2
Fish and Seafood Markets
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
3
Floor Covering Stores
1
Flooring Contractors
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
3
Food Service Contractors
1
Framing Contractors
1
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
1
Full-Service Restaurants
18
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
General Automotive Repair
9
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
6
Glass and Glazing Contractors
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
2
Grantmaking Foundations
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
1
Hardware Stores
4
Hazardous Waste Collection
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Home Health Care Services
2
Homes for the Elderly
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
12
Interior Design Services
3
Janitorial Services
7
Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing
1
Jewelry Stores
1
Landscape Architectural Services
4
Landscaping Services
12
Libraries and Archives
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
17
Limousine Service
1
Locksmiths
1
Marketing Consulting Services
4
Masonry Contractors
6
Media Representatives
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
Metal Stamping
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
2
Motion Picture and Video Production
2
Nail Salons
5
New Car Dealers
9
New Housing Operative Builders
2
Office Administrative Services
4
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
1
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
4
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
5
Offices of Chiropractors
5
Offices of Dentists
28
Offices of Lawyers
30
Offices of Podiatrists
4
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
1
Optical Goods Stores
3
Packaging and Labeling Services
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
7
Parking Lots and Garages
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
3
Photography Studios, Portrait
2
Professional Employer Organizations
1
Public Relations Agencies
1
Quick Printing
1
Radio Stations
1
Real Estate Credit
1
Residential Remodelers
8
Retail Bakeries
1
Roofing Contractors
2
Savings Institutions
5
Securities Brokerage
3
Security Guards and Patrol Services
3
Shoe Stores
5
Sign Manufacturing
1
Site Preparation Contractors
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
6
Software Publishers
3
Solid Waste Collection
1
Sound Recording Studios
2
Sporting Goods Stores
1
Tax Preparation Services
3
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
1
Temporary Help Services
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
1
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
1
Tire Dealers
3
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Travel Agencies
2
Veterinary Services
1
Voluntary Health Organizations
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
5
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1
Women's Clothing Stores
4

Should You Franchise?

As you drive around Denville, it becomes clear that purchasing a franchise is a common way to get started as an entrepreneur. But is franchising the right option for you?

We advise the entrepreneurs we work with to consider franchising as an option. We have many articles on franchises, such as How Franchises Work. Get a thorough education on franchising by browsing all of our Articles on Franchising.

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

Sample franchise opportunities include Subway Franchises and Starbucks Franchises. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Accounting Franchises and Moving Franchises.

Note on Denville Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Denville.

Getting Money to Start a Business

Getting your Denville business the capital it needs to succeed is not an easy task. Bootstrapping, which means growing the business without outside funding, is the best alternative, but that's not a viable option for many startup plans.

To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as 504 Loans.

For Denville entrepreneurs on the hunt for startup funding, check out our List of New Jersey Angel Investors and our List of New Jersey Venture Capital Firms.

Promoting Your New Business

To rise above the crowd in Denville and build your business, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

We have some helpful resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Effective Direct Mail Campaigns discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. 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

Mastering the art of selling is a must if you want your new Denville business to do well.

Not knowing how to sell can result in lost customers and minimal market share. Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Sales Forecasting 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 Denville businesses underestimate the number of challenges they will face.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

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

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