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Opening a Business in Saint George, South Carolina

Contemplating starting a business in Saint George, South Carolina? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Saint George.

Will You Be a Good Entrepreneur?

Running your own business is demanding, much harder than working as an employee. Are you positive you want to go into business for yourself?

With so much at stake when you start a business, we strongly recommend you do the following before you proceed:

  • Reach out to other entrepreneurs in Saint George. They are usually very willing to share their insights on the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur.
  • Peruse Should You Become an Entrepreneur?. This is one of our more popular articles for folks who want to go into business for themselves.
  • Have a candid conversation with friends and family. Others sometimes know you better than you know yourself.

What Business to Start

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. You might get some good ideas about what kind of business to start by reading Evaluating Your Idea.

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.

Always keep in mind that Saint George is the place where you are starting a business. Some businesses will do better in Saint George than others. A critical consideration is whether Saint George demographics mesh well with your startup concept.

Saint George, South Carolina Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
492
5-9 Employees
204
10-19 Employees
132
20-49 Employees
96
50-99 Employees
24
100-249 Employees
6
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Saint George Businesses
954

As a new Saint George entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Saint George 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
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
2
Car Washes
1
Carpet and Rug Mills
1
Caterers
1
Child Day Care Services
1
Civic and Social Organizations
2
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Consumer Lending
5
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
2
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Environmental Consulting Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
2
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Fine Arts Schools
1
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
1
Full-Service Restaurants
4
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
1
General Automotive Repair
2
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Hardware Stores
2
Industrial Valve Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
5
Janitorial Services
1
Landscaping Services
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
5
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
1
Masonry Contractors
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
New Car Dealers
3
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
1
Offices of Dentists
2
Offices of Lawyers
5
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
3
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Reinsurance Carriers
1
Savings Institutions
1
Site Preparation Contractors
1
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
1
Solid Waste Collection
1
Tire Dealers
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Used Car Dealers
1
Vending Machine Operators
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1
Window Treatment Stores
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1

Is a Franchise Opportunity Right For You?

Visit the business district of Saint George and you'll see that franchises make up a large percentage of local businesses. Is franchising maybe a better way for you to start your business?

We highly recommend you consider franchising as an option. To help you learn more about franchising, we've gathered a ton of articles on franchising, including Franchise Tradeshows. Become a franchising expert of sorts by reading more of our Articles on Franchising.

You can review hundreds of franchise opportunities by browing our Franchise Directory.

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

Note on Saint George Franchise Opportunities: To find out if a franchise you are interested in is available in Saint George, you will need to get in direct contact with the franchisor.

What About Buying an Existing Saint George Business?

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

If you are headed down the path of buying a business, you may want to read this article: Hold Harmless Agreements When Buying Businesses.

Marketing Your New Venture

To rise above the crowd in Saint George and accelerate your business, you need a great marketing plan.

We have some useful resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Seven Marketing Ideas for Your Small Business is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.

What's Next?

As an entrepreneur in Saint George, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

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

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