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Start a Business in Westborough, Massachusetts

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

What Business to Start

There are many businesses that you can start. How do you know which type of business is right for you? If you are struggling with what type of business to start, read Good Business Ideas.

If you still are not sure what type of business to start, peruse the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our Opening a Dancers Employment Business guide or our Starting a District Justices Business guide.

Remember that your new startup will be located in Westborough. If Westborough already has plenty of the kind of business you want to start, you might want to change your plans. A critical consideration is whether Westborough demographics mesh well with your startup concept.

Westborough, Massachusetts Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1264
5-9 Employees
441
10-19 Employees
408
20-49 Employees
339
50-99 Employees
135
100-249 Employees
105
250-499 Employees
21
500-999 Employees
15
1000+ Employees
3
All Westborough Businesses
2731

As a new Westborough entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Westborough 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
5
Baked Goods Stores
1
Beauty Salons
10
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Boat Building
1
Business Associations
2
Business to Business Electronic Markets
1
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores
1
Car Washes
3
Caterers
1
Child Day Care Services
8
Claims Adjusting
2
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Bakeries
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Commercial Screen Printing
1
Computer and Software Stores
2
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
1
Computer Training
3
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
1
Consumer Lending
1
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
3
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
3
Couriers
1
Credit Unions
1
Curtain and Drapery Mills
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
22
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Digital Printing
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
6
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Discount Department Stores
1
Educational Support Services
2
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
3
Electronic Shopping
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Employment Placement Agencies
2
Environmental Consulting Services
3
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
2
Family Clothing Stores
3
Fine Arts Schools
2
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
7
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
3
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
1
Food Service Contractors
11
Freight Transportation Arrangement
1
Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing
1
Full-Service Restaurants
23
Furniture Stores
4
General Automotive Repair
5
General Rental Centers
1
General Warehousing and Storage
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
5
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Grantmaking Foundations
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
1
Home Centers
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
3
Home Health Care Services
5
Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
15
Internet Service Providers
1
Investigation Services
1
Investment Advice
8
Janitorial Services
4
Jewelry Stores
3
Landscaping Services
3
Libraries and Archives
1
Limousine Service
1
Machine Shops
2
Mail-Order Houses
2
Manifold Business Forms Printing
1
Marketing Consulting Services
5
Marking Device Manufacturing
1
Meat Markets
1
Medical Laboratories
2
Metal Stamping
1
Miscellaneous Intermediation
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
1
Motor and Generator Manufacturing
1
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
1
Natural Gas Distribution
2
New Housing Operative Builders
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
2
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Administrative Services
3
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
3
Offices of Chiropractors
4
Offices of Dentists
14
Offices of Lawyers
25
Offices of Optometrists
3
Offices of Other Holding Companies
2
Offices of Podiatrists
1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
3
Optical Goods Stores
2
Paging
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
1
Paper Industry Machinery Manufacturing
1
Passenger Car Leasing
1
Periodical Publishers
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
1
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
3
Photography Studios, Portrait
2
Political Organizations
1
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
1
Portfolio Management
4
Quick Printing
1
Real Estate Credit
7
Reinsurance Carriers
1
Residential Property Managers
1
Residential Remodelers
6
Sales Financing
3
Savings Institutions
7
Securities Brokerage
7
Security Guards and Patrol Services
4
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Shoe Stores
1
Site Preparation Contractors
7
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
6
Soft Drink Manufacturing
1
Solid Waste Collection
2
Special Needs Transportation
1
Sporting Goods Stores
7
Sports and Recreation Instruction
1
Tax Preparation Services
1
Telecommunications Resellers
1
Telemarketing Bureaus
1
Temporary Help Services
14
Testing Laboratories
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
1
Tire Dealers
1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Travel Agencies
4
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
2
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1
Voluntary Health Organizations
3
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
2
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
10
Window Treatment Stores
1
Women's Clothing Stores
3

Should You Franchise?

Examine a list of Westborough businesses and you'll notice that many local entrepreneurs have gone the franchising route. But is franchising the right option for you?

Our recommendation is that you investigate buying a franchise. This site has dozens of articles on franchising, such as Costs of Franchise Ownership. Become a franchising expert of sorts by reading more of our Articles on Franchising.

To learn about specific franchise opportunities, check out our Franchise Directory.

Sample franchise opportunities include Quik Internet and Intrivah Fitness. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Dollar Store Franchises and Dry Cleaning & Laundry Franchises.

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

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Westborough Business?

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

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

Getting Money to Start a Business

Obtaining startup financing for your Westborough business requires strong organization skills and perseverance. The reality is that there is very little funding available for new small businesses, and you have to explore every possible alternative.

To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as Getting a Small Business Loan.

For Westborough entrepreneurs who want to raise money for a new venture, we have assembled a List of Massachusetts Angel Investors and our List of Massachusetts Venture Capital Firms.

Marketing Your New Venture

To rise above the crowd in Westborough and build your business, having an excellent marketing plan is fundamental to your business achieving its goals.

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Introduction to Advertising is a good read to get your marketing juices flowing. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Moving Forward

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

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

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