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Opening a Business in Moultrie, Georgia

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

Moultrie, Georgia Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1250
5-9 Employees
519
10-19 Employees
282
20-49 Employees
159
50-99 Employees
81
100-249 Employees
27
250-499 Employees
12
500-999 Employees
3
1000+ Employees
0
All Moultrie Businesses
2333

As a new Moultrie entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Moultrie 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
Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries
1
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
1
Architectural Services
2
Automobile Driving Schools
1
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
6
Beauty Salons
4
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
3
Book Stores
1
Business Associations
2
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Cafeterias
1
Child Day Care Services
11
Civic and Social Organizations
4
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Commodity Contracts Brokerage
1
Community Food Services
1
Computer and Software Stores
1
Consumer Lending
9
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
2
Convenience Stores
4
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
1
Cotton Ginning
1
Credit Unions
2
Curtain and Drapery Mills
2
Dental Laboratories
2
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Document Preparation Services
2
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
3
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Educational Support Services
1
Electric Power Distribution
2
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Engineering Services
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
2
Family Clothing Stores
5
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
3
Finish Carpentry Contractors
4
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
4
Flooring Contractors
2
Florists
6
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
1
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing
1
Food Service Contractors
2
Full-Service Restaurants
16
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
2
Furniture Stores
4
General Automotive Repair
10
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
1
General Warehousing and Storage
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
1
Hardware Stores
3
Home Centers
2
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Home Health Care Services
2
Home Health Equipment Rental
4
Household Appliance Stores
2
Industrial Launderers
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
21
Interior Design Services
2
Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation
1
Investment Advice
1
Iron Foundries
1
Jewelry Stores
4
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Land Subdivision
1
Landscaping Services
7
Limited-Service Restaurants
27
Logging
4
Machine Shops
2
Manifold Business Forms Printing
1
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
3
Masonry Contractors
2
Meat Markets
2
Meat Processed from Carcasses
1
Miscellaneous Intermediation
1
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
5
Office Administrative Services
3
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
2
Offices of Bank Holding Companies
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
5
Offices of Chiropractors
2
Offices of Lawyers
21
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
2
Optical Goods Stores
1
Packing and Crating
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
2
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
3
Payroll Services
1
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
7
Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
1
Photography Studios, Portrait
1
Political Organizations
3
Poultry Processing
1
Private Mail Centers
1
Quick Printing
2
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Credit
1
Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
1
Residential Property Managers
1
Residential Remodelers
3
Sawmills
1
Secondary Market Financing
1
Securities Brokerage
2
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Shoe Stores
1
Siding Contractors
1
Sign Manufacturing
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
1
Sporting Goods Stores
1
Sports and Recreation Instruction
2
Tax Preparation Services
3
Television Broadcasting
2
Temporary Help Services
2
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
1
Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
1
Used Car Dealers
10
Used Merchandise Stores
3
Vending Machine Operators
1
Veterinary Services
3
Video Tape and Disc Rental
2
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
4
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
6
Women's Clothing Stores
5
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
2
Wood Preservation
1
Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Moultrie Business?

We've created a handy website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Georgia. Follow that link and you might discover several good businesses for sale in Moultrie.

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

Company Formation in Moultrie, Georgia

It's very important that you form your business as a legal structure. Among other things, forming a legal entity for the business limits your liabilities.

The entity you form can be a traditional C-corporation, a Limited Liability Company (LLC), or an S-corporation.

Incorporating is a very common way to legally create a business entity. Of course, you have to decide which type of corporation to form and where to incorporate. Just because you are starting a business in Georgia, it doesn't mean you are required to incorporate in Georgia. In fact, you can incorporate in the state of your choosing. However, if you do incorporate in another state, you'll have to register as a foreign corporation in your home state.

There's a lot to know about forming a company. We recommend you read some of the educational articles about company formation that are availabe on our site, such as Piercing the Corporate Veil. You should also consider getting professional assistance from your business lawyer. Finally, if you are starting a business in Moultrie, Georgia, our information on Incorporating in Georgia may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Georgia.

Getting Money to Start a Business

Getting your Moultrie business the capital it needs to succeed is very difficult due to the ongoing business credit crunch. To obtain business financing, you will need to hear a lot of rejections before you finally find a funding solution that works for you.

Recognizing this challenge, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled Angel Investors.

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

Letting the World Know You Exist

To grow your Moultrie business, you need a solid marketing plan.

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Avoiding Bad Product Launches 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.

Bring in Revenues

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

Why should customers buy from you instead of buying from competitors? The good news is we can help you to make selling a big competitve advantage for your new firm.

Landing Big Customers offers some helpful tips on how to sell. It's one of several good articles on our site regarding Entrepreneurial Selling.

Moving Forward

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Moultrie and elsewhere to achieve real success. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Moultrie, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

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