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Opening a Business in Monroeville, Pennsylvania

Contemplating starting a business in Monroeville, Pennsylvania? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Monroeville.

What Business to Start

Choosing a business that is right for you is very important. To stir your creative juices on what kind of business to start, take a look at Finding Your Niche in Life.

To view an extensive list of business types, complete with startup instructions, spend some time in the 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 your new business will be in Monroeville. Some businesses will do better in Monroeville than others. Study Monroeville demographics and do a competitive analysis as part of your startup planning process.

Monroeville, Pennsylvania Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
6560
5-9 Employees
3684
10-19 Employees
2256
20-49 Employees
1836
50-99 Employees
828
100-249 Employees
372
250-499 Employees
120
500-999 Employees
12
1000+ Employees
12
All Monroeville Businesses
15680

As a new Monroeville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Monroeville 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
Ambulance Services
2
Architectural Services
1
Art Dealers
1
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
3
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
3
Baked Goods Stores
2
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
4
Boat Dealers
1
Book Stores
5
Bowling Centers
1
Building Inspection Services
1
Business Associations
2
Business to Business Electronic Markets
1
Cafeterias
1
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores
1
Car Washes
2
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
3
Child and Youth Services
1
Child Day Care Services
11
Civic and Social Organizations
3
Clothing Accessories Stores
2
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
3
Computer and Software Stores
5
Computer Facilities Management Services
1
Computer Training
2
Confectionery and Nut Stores
3
Consumer Lending
3
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
3
Convenience Stores
1
Convention and Visitors Bureaus
1
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
1
Credit Unions
2
Curtain and Drapery Mills
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
3
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
3
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
2
Directory and Mailing List Publishers
2
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
5
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Electric Power Distribution
1
Electrical Contractors
2
Electronic Auctions
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
3
Employment Placement Agencies
1
Environmental Consulting Services
4
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
2
Family Clothing Stores
21
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Fine Arts Schools
3
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
7
Floor Covering Stores
1
Florists
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
4
Food Service Contractors
7
Formal Wear and Costume Rental
3
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Full-Service Restaurants
44
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
General Automotive Repair
11
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
9
Glass and Glazing Contractors
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
3
Graphic Design Services
4
Hardware Stores
3
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
4
Home Centers
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
2
Home Health Care Services
7
Home Health Equipment Rental
1
Household Appliance Stores
4
Industrial Building Construction
2
Inland Water Freight Transportation
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
32
Interior Design Services
1
Internet Service Providers
1
Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation
1
Janitorial Services
6
Jewelry Stores
17
Junior Colleges
1
Kidney Dialysis Centers
2
Land Subdivision
2
Landscape Architectural Services
1
Landscaping Services
11
Limited-Service Restaurants
42
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Locksmiths
1
Mail-Order Houses
2
Marketing Consulting Services
2
Masonry Contractors
4
Medical Laboratories
2
Mobile Food Services
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
7
Musical Groups and Artists
1
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
4
Nail Salons
1
New Car Dealers
13
New Housing Operative Builders
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
2
Nursing Care Facilities
7
Office Administrative Services
6
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
3
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
3
Offices of Bank Holding Companies
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
6
Offices of Dentists
36
Offices of Lawyers
20
Offices of Optometrists
9
Offices of Other Holding Companies
4
Offices of Podiatrists
2
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
2
One-Hour Photofinishing
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
3
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
5
Periodical Publishers
1
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
6
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
6
Photography Studios, Portrait
4
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
1
Private Mail Centers
1
Quick Printing
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Credit
6
Reinsurance Carriers
1
Remediation Services
2
Residential Remodelers
6
Retail Bakeries
1
Sales Financing
2
Savings Institutions
4
Securities Brokerage
9
Shoe Stores
21
Site Preparation Contractors
1
Software Publishers
1
Solid Waste Landfill
1
Sporting Goods Stores
7
Tax Preparation Services
4
Telecommunications Resellers
1
Telemarketing Bureaus
2
Telephone Answering Services
1
Temporary Help Services
6
Temporary Shelters
1
Testing Laboratories
4
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
1
Tire Dealers
6
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
2
Tobacco Stores
2
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
2
Used Merchandise Stores
2
Vending Machine Operators
1
Veterinary Services
6
Video Tape and Disc Rental
2
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
3
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
10
Women's Clothing Stores
28

Is Franchising a Better Option?

As you drive around Monroeville, you may be surprised to see how many franchises there are in the area. Evidently, there must be some significant advantages to purchasing a franchise.

We advise the entrepreneurs we work with to look into purchasing a franchise. To help you learn more about franchising, we've gathered a ton of articles on franchising, including How to Franchise. Get a thorough education on franchising by browsing all of our Articles on Franchising.

You can review hundreds of franchise opportunities by browing 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 Monroeville Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Monroeville.

Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan

A business plan is vital in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Simply put, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Starting a business without a business plan is a recipe for disaster.

Before you start writing a business plan, we suggest you skim Business Presentations. A great resource for business planning assistance is the face-to-face free consulting available from your local SCORE chapter in Pennsylvania.

Marketing Your New Startup

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

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Sponsoring Local Events 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.

Ramping Up Sales

Mastering the art of selling is essential if you want your new Monroeville 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.

Closing Sales 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.

Next Steps

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

We are here to help Monroeville businesses to be successful. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Monroeville, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

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