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Start a Business in Jupiter, Florida

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

Are You Sure You Want to Do This?

Before announcing to the world that you are going to start your own business, assess your entrepreneurial instincts and capabilities.

Here are three things we recommend you do before you fully commit to starting a new business of your own.

  • Talk to other entrepreneurs in Jupiter. Ask them candidly what it's like to run a 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. The people who know you best are often in the best position to tell you bluntly whether you will be a good entrepreneur.

Jupiter, Florida Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
6590
5-9 Employees
1479
10-19 Employees
846
20-49 Employees
534
50-99 Employees
171
100-249 Employees
75
250-499 Employees
12
500-999 Employees
3
1000+ Employees
9
All Jupiter Businesses
9719

As a new Jupiter entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Jupiter 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
Aircraft Manufacturing
1
Ambulance Services
1
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
4
Apprenticeship Training
1
Architectural Services
19
Art Dealers
5
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
4
Automotive Transmission Repair
4
Barber Shops
1
Beauty Salons
32
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
10
Boat Building
2
Boat Dealers
17
Building Inspection Services
6
Business Associations
3
Business to Business Electronic Markets
2
Cafeterias
1
Canvas and Related Product Mills
2
Car Washes
3
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
6
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child Day Care Services
16
Civic and Social Organizations
2
Claims Adjusting
5
Clothing Accessories Stores
2
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
2
Commercial Bakeries
1
Commercial Photography
3
Commodity Contracts Brokerage
2
Commodity Contracts Dealing
2
Computer and Software Stores
4
Computer Facilities Management Services
1
Computer Systems Design Services
12
Consumer Lending
3
Convenience Stores
5
Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
3
Credit Unions
2
Curtain and Drapery Mills
2
Custom Computer Programming Services
7
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing
1
Deep Sea Freight Transportation
1
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
10
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
1
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
4
Directory and Mailing List Publishers
1
Discount Department Stores
1
Document Preparation Services
6
Drafting Services
2
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
3
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
19
Educational Support Services
2
Electrical Contractors
40
Electronic Auctions
2
Elementary and Secondary Schools
3
Employment Placement Agencies
3
Engineering Services
34
Environmental Consulting Services
10
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
4
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
12
Facilities Support Services
3
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
3
Fine Arts Schools
11
Finish Carpentry Contractors
39
Fish and Seafood Markets
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
13
Floor Covering Stores
10
Flooring Contractors
13
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
4
Food Service Contractors
8
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
1
Framing Contractors
7
Freight Transportation Arrangement
6
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
2
Full-Service Restaurants
94
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
1
Furniture Stores
15
General Automotive Repair
38
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
3
General Warehousing and Storage
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
11
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
11
Grantmaking Foundations
1
Graphic Design Services
12
Greeting Card Publishers
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
4
Hardware Stores
4
Hat, Cap, and Millinery Manufacturing
1
Home Centers
3
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
7
Home Health Care Services
7
Home Health Equipment Rental
1
Homes for the Elderly
3
Household Appliance Stores
7
Hunting and Trapping
1
Industrial Design Services
3
Inland Water Passenger Transportation
2
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
70
Interior Design Services
44
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
3
Internet Service Providers
3
Investigation Services
5
Janitorial Services
29
Jewelry Stores
8
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Land Subdivision
8
Landscape Architectural Services
14
Landscaping Services
74
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
2
Limousine Service
5
Locksmiths
5
Machine Shops
5
Mail-Order Houses
7
Marinas
11
Marketing Consulting Services
16
Masonry Contractors
14
Media Buying Agencies
1
Media Representatives
1
Medical Laboratories
2
Men's Clothing Stores
2
Metal Heat Treating
1
Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
1
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
2
Mobile Food Services
2
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
17
Motion Picture and Video Distribution
1
Motion Picture and Video Production
5
Motor Vehicle Towing
3
Museums
4
Musical Groups and Artists
1
Nail Salons
3
Natural Gas Distribution
1
Navigational Services to Shipping
1
New Car Dealers
2
New Housing Operative Builders
7
Newspaper Publishers
4
Nonresidential Property Managers
11
Office Administrative Services
19
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
26
Offices of Chiropractors
18
Offices of Dentists
62
Offices of Lawyers
64
Offices of Optometrists
10
Offices of Podiatrists
7
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
11
Optical Goods Stores
6
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
2
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
5
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
25
Passenger Car Leasing
1
Payroll Services
1
Periodical Publishers
2
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
4
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
11
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
11
Photography Studios, Portrait
3
Private Mail Centers
4
Professional Organizations
2
Public Relations Agencies
2
Quick Printing
6
Radio Networks
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Credit
15
Recreational Goods Rental
3
Remediation Services
1
Residential Property Managers
19
Residential Remodelers
37
Retail Bakeries
1
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
4
Roofing Contractors
9
Savings Institutions
13
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
1
School and Employee Bus Transportation
3
Securities Brokerage
17
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Septic Tank and Related Services
2
Sewage Treatment Facilities
2
Ship Building and Repairing
2
Shoe Stores
5
Siding Contractors
1
Sign Manufacturing
1
Site Preparation Contractors
16
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
11
Software Publishers
1
Solid Waste Landfill
1
Special Needs Transportation
1
Sporting Goods Stores
16
Sports and Recreation Instruction
9
Sports Teams and Clubs
1
Tax Preparation Services
5
Taxi Service
3
Telephone Answering Services
2
Temporary Help Services
3
Testing Laboratories
4
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
18
Tire Dealers
4
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
8
Tobacco Stores
1
Used Car Dealers
4
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
2
Used Merchandise Stores
16
Veterinary Services
18
Video Tape and Disc Rental
6
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
3
Voluntary Health Organizations
1
Web Search Portals
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
17
Window Treatment Stores
4
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
3
Women's Clothing Stores
4
Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
1

What About Buying an Existing Jupiter Business?

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

For anybody who wants to buy a business, we recommend reading this useful article: How to Buy a Business.

Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan

A business plan is critical in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Simply put, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Not having a business plan is a recipe for disaster.

To learn more about business plans, read Expert Advice on Business Plans. You can also get free business counselors available to you through your local SCORE chapter in Florida.

Raising Capital for Your Venture

Raising money to fund your new Jupiter business will be harder than you might expect. If you don't have a rich uncle to fund you, you'll need to be creative in how you approach your fundraising efforts.

Fortunately, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled 504 Loans.

For Jupiter entrepreneurs in need of startup financing, check out our List of Florida Angel Investors and our List of Florida Venture Capital Firms.

Letting the World Know You Exist

Whether your goal is to attract Jupiter 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. Yellow Pages Advertising Advice 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.

Bring in Revenues

Being able to sell is critical to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Jupiter or are selling to customers throughout Florida, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.

Clever sales techniques can transform any business from good to great. Let us help you refine your selling techniques through our many useful sales advice tips.

Effective Sales Presentations 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.

Some Interesting Jupiter Entrepreneurs

Here, we'll keep a running list of interviews we've had with Jupiter entrepreneurs.

Next Steps

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Jupiter and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Jupiter 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 Jupiter, Florida

Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Jupiter.

  • Resources for Jupiter, Florida Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Jupiter entrepreneurs.
  • Florida Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Florida.
  • Florida Small Business Development Center - The Florida Small Business Development Center Network (FSBDCN) is a statewide economic development partnership between higher education and other stakeholder organizations dedicated to providing entrepreneurs and established businesses with the assistance needed to start, grow and succeed, contributing to the Florida economy.

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