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Starting a Business in Martinsville, Indiana

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

What Type of Business Should You 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 Business Ideas That Don't Make Sense.

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 How to Start a Church on the Rock Church guide or our How to Start a Portable Spot Coolers Business guide.

Always keep in mind that you are opening your new business in Martinsville. Some businesses will do better in Martinsville than others. Only by spending some time analyzing Martinsville demographics can you decide if there will be strong demand for your business idea.

Martinsville, Indiana Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
3852
5-9 Employees
1728
10-19 Employees
852
20-49 Employees
552
50-99 Employees
168
100-249 Employees
36
250-499 Employees
24
500-999 Employees
12
1000+ Employees
0
All Martinsville Businesses
7224

As a new Martinsville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Martinsville 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
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
1
Automobile Driving Schools
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
8
Automotive Transmission Repair
1
Beauty Salons
4
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
2
Book Publishers
1
Bowling Centers
1
Building Inspection Services
1
Business Associations
3
Cable and Other Program Distribution
2
Cafeterias
2
Car Washes
2
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
2
Child Day Care Services
6
Civic and Social Organizations
7
Claims Adjusting
1
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
2
Commercial Lithographic Printing
1
Computer Facilities Management Services
1
Computer Systems Design Services
3
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
1
Consumer Lending
3
Convenience Stores
1
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Dental Laboratories
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
1
Discount Department Stores
2
Document Preparation Services
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
4
Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters
1
Electric Power Distribution
5
Electrical Contractors
6
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
3
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
2
Fine Arts Schools
2
Finish Carpentry Contractors
2
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
2
Floor Covering Stores
2
Flooring Contractors
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
1
Food Service Contractors
1
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
1
Framing Contractors
5
Full-Service Restaurants
15
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
2
Furniture Stores
2
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
3
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
2
Glass and Glazing Contractors
2
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
2
Grantmaking Foundations
1
Hardware Stores
1
Household Appliance Stores
3
Industrial Launderers
1
Industrial Mold Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
13
Internet Service Providers
1
Janitorial Services
5
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Land Subdivision
1
Landscaping Services
11
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
18
Logging
1
Machine Shops
2
Masonry Contractors
2
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
1
Motor Vehicle Towing
1
Natural Gas Distribution
1
New Car Dealers
4
New Housing Operative Builders
2
Newspaper Publishers
1
Office Administrative Services
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
2
Offices of Chiropractors
2
Offices of Dentists
10
Offices of Lawyers
11
Offices of Optometrists
3
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
6
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
3
Photography Studios, Portrait
1
Portfolio Management
1
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
1
Professional Employer Organizations
1
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Credit
2
Residential Property Managers
2
Residential Remodelers
9
Roofing Contractors
1
Savings Institutions
2
Securities Brokerage
3
Sewage Treatment Facilities
1
Shoe Stores
2
Siding Contractors
3
Site Preparation Contractors
4
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
3
Sporting Goods Stores
3
Sports Teams and Clubs
1
Tax Preparation Services
3
Temporary Shelters
1
Tire Dealers
4
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Tobacco Stores
1
Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
1
Vending Machine Operators
1
Veterinary Services
2
Video Tape and Disc Rental
3
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1
Voluntary Health Organizations
1
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
2
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
2
Women's Clothing Stores
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Martinsville Business?

We've created a helpful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Indiana. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Martinsville.

If you are intent on buying a business, you may want to read this article: Buying a Business.

Naming the Company

Making the right decision when choosing a company name is very important. There are many decisions you'll make now that you can change later, but changing a company name years down the road is not very easy. So, choose a good company name at the outset.

Company names need to be easy to spell, easy to pronounce, and easy to remember.

For other considerations regarding naming a company, we recommend this article: Naming a Company.

There's one other important factor when naming a business. Since you are opening a business in Martinsville, it's very important that you make sure no other Indiana company is using the business name you want to use.

Forming a Company in Martinsville, Indiana

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

The entity you form can be a corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership or other structure.

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. If you are starting a business in Indiana, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in Indiana. In fact, you can incorporate wherever you want. 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 Pre-Incorporation Agreements. You should also consider getting professional assistance from your business lawyer. Finally, if you are starting a business in Martinsville, Indiana, our information on Incorporating in Indiana may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Indiana.

Marketing Your New Venture

To grow your Martinsville business, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Music on Hold is a good read to get your marketing creativity flowing. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.

Building Up Your Sales

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

So what does it take to bring in more prospects and close more business? Let us help you refine your selling techniques through our many useful sales advice tips.

Hiring Good Sales People 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 Martinsville. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.

If you choose the right business and love what you do, you will greatly increase your odds of success.

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

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