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Starting a Business in Marysville, California

Thinking about starting a business in Marysville, California? This step-by-step guide walks you through the major decisions you should consider before opening a new business in Marysville.

Marysville, California Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
7154
5-9 Employees
2345
10-19 Employees
1848
20-49 Employees
1029
50-99 Employees
357
100-249 Employees
168
250-499 Employees
63
500-999 Employees
21
1000+ Employees
0
All Marysville Businesses
12985

As a new Marysville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Marysville 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
2
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
11
Automotive Transmission Repair
2
Baked Goods Stores
1
Barber Shops
1
Beauty Salons
2
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
4
Business Associations
1
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores
1
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Caterers
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
2
Child and Youth Services
1
Child Day Care Services
3
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
2
Commercial Screen Printing
1
Construction Machinery Manufacturing
1
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
3
Consumer Lending
2
Convenience Stores
4
Credit Unions
2
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
1
Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing
2
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
9
Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
4
Engineering Services
3
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
2
Family Planning Centers
1
Farm Product Warehousing and Storage
1
Finish Carpentry Contractors
3
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
1
Florists
2
Food Service Contractors
2
Framing Contractors
2
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
3
Full-Service Restaurants
23
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
3
Furniture Stores
5
General Freight Trucking, Local
2
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
2
Glass and Glazing Contractors
1
Gold Ore Mining
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
2
Hardware Stores
1
Home Centers
1
Home Health Care Services
1
Homes for the Elderly
2
Household Appliance Stores
1
Industrial Building Construction
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
16
Investment Advice
1
Jewelry Stores
1
Landscape Architectural Services
1
Landscaping Services
6
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
2
Libraries and Archives
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
18
Linen Supply
1
Logging
1
Machine Shops
1
Marketing Consulting Services
2
Masonry Contractors
3
Meat Markets
2
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
1
Motor Vehicle Towing
2
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
1
New Car Dealers
2
New Housing Operative Builders
2
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
4
Offices of Chiropractors
2
Offices of Dentists
6
Offices of Lawyers
20
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
2
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Parking Lots and Garages
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
4
Photography Studios, Portrait
2
Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
1
Portfolio Management
1
Racetracks
2
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
2
Residential Property Managers
1
Residential Remodelers
2
Retail Bakeries
2
Roofing Contractors
2
Savings Institutions
1
Sawmills
2
Security Guards and Patrol Services
2
Siding Contractors
1
Sign Manufacturing
1
Site Preparation Contractors
3
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
4
Solid Waste Collection
1
Special Needs Transportation
1
Sports Teams and Clubs
1
Tax Preparation Services
2
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
1
Tire Dealers
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Truss Manufacturing
1
Used Car Dealers
2
Used Merchandise Stores
2
Veterinary Services
3
Video Tape and Disc Rental
3
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
3

Have You Considered Franchising?

As you drive around Marysville, you may be surprised to see how many franchises there are in the area. But is franchising the right option for you?

Our recommendation is that you consider franchising as an option. This site has dozens of articles on franchising, such as Questions to Ask Franchisors. 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 Cafe Fondue Franchise Systems Inc. and First Choice Haircutters. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Children's Franchises and Pest Control Franchises.

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

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Marysville Business?

An excellent way to get started in business is to Buy a Business in California. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Marysville.

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

Forming a Company in Marysville, California

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 corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership or other structure.

Incorporation is a very popular way to form a business. A key decision is whether to form and S-Corp or a C-Corp, and you also must decide in which state you will incorporate. If you are starting a business in California, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in California. In fact, you can incorporate in any state you would like to. 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 Incorporating Online. You may also want to seek the advice of an lawyer. Finally, if you are starting a business in Marysville, California, our information on Incorporating in California may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in California.

Getting the Word Out About Your New Startup

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

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Advertising on Buses discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

How to Sell

Mastering the art of selling is essential if you want your new Marysville business to do well.

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.

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.

Now It's Up To You

Most new Marysville businesses underestimate the number of challenges they will face.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

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

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