New York Business Startup Guides
Opening a Business in New York, New York
Contemplating starting a business in New York, New York? We walk you through the process of opening a business in New York.
Are You Ready for Life as an Owner?
Being an entrepreneur is demanding, and can be orders of magnitude more strenuous than working as an employee. Are you sure you want to go into business for yourself?
Here are three things we recommend you do before you fully commit to starting a new business of your own.
- Talk to other entrepreneurs in New York. Listen closely to their experiences and see if you think you too can be successful.
- We recommend reading Should You Become an Entrepreneur?. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
- Have a candid conversation with friends and family. Ask them directly: Do I have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Listen carefully to their answer, as they presumably know your strengths and weaknesses.
New York, New York Demographic Information
New York has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for New York demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in New York.
Businesses
As a new New York entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in New York 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.
Businesses
What About Franchising Opportunities?
As you drive around New York, it's apparent that franchising has become a very popular way to start a business. But is franchising the right option for you?
We highly recommend you consider franchising as an option. We have many articles on franchises, such as Credit and Franchise Purchasing. 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 Applebee's International, Inc. and Rubyjuice Fruit and Smoothies. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Dry Cleaning & Laundry Franchises and Kid Friendly Franchises.
Note on New York Franchise Opportunities: To find out if a franchise you are interested in is available in New York, you will need to get in direct contact with the franchisor.
What About Buying an Existing New York Business?
If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in New York. Follow that link and you can assess several good businesses for sale in New York.
If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: Buying a Business.
Bring in Revenues
Do you know how to sell? In order to attract customers to your new New York business, you need to focus on sales.
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.
Effective Sales Presentations is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.
Learning More About Entrepreneurship
Good entrepreneurs know that they don't know everything.
With your business being located in New York, New York, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby New York universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also worthwhile to see if there are any New York networking organizations.
New York Entrepreneur Interviews
We're compiling a number of interviews with New York entrepreneurs. Enjoy!
- Interview with CEO of PeekYou.com, Michael Hussey
- Interview with Shenoa & Co. Diamonds Founder Leon Bitelman
- Interview with GigMaven Founder Howard Han
- Interview with GoAnimate.com Founder Alvin Hung
- Interview with Family Records Founder Wesley Verhoeve
- Interview with Ethan Siegel, Founder of Orb Audio
- Interview with Stephen Furnari, Founder of Law Firm Suites
- Interview with Stefano Cafiso, Founder of Cafiso Design
- Interview with Gabrielle Napolitano, Founder of Still Hip LLC
- Interview with Todd Feinman, Founder of Identity Finder
- Tips from Joshua Stine, CEO of Running Paws, on How to Start a Dog Care Business
- Interview with Jen Portland, Founder and President of ExcelRainMan
- Interview with Phil Michaelson, Founder of KartMe, Inc.
- Interview with David Langton, Principal of Langton Cherubino Group
- Interview with Meredith Garcia, Co-Founder of TheFashionList.com
- Interview with the Co-Founders of Sortprice
- Interview with Tavalon Tea Founder John-Paul Lee
- Entrepreneur Interview with Event Planner Stella Inserra
- Interview with BigtimeWireless.com Founder Shai Atanelov
- Interview with Veotag, Inc Co-founder Jeff Paul
- Interview with Sergio Alvarez, Founder of Ai Media Group
- Interview with Marina Kamen, Founder of Marina Online
- Interview with Georgette Blau, Founder of On Location Tours, Inc.
- Interview with Deena Maerowitz, Founder of Undergradadmit
- Interview with Khanh Pham, Founder of Shustir.com
- Interview with Zak Tanjeloff, Founder of De La Plata Enterprises
- Interview with Jill Starishevsky, President of Safety Star Media
- Interview with Michele Risa, CEO and Founder of Beyond Body Mind Spirit
- Interview with Jacqui Rosshandler, Founder of Jacquean Products LLC
- Interview with Asadah, Author of Beating Black Kids
Never Give Up
As an entrepreneur in New York, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.
From this point on, you control your own destiny.
Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in New York and throughout the United States . We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in New York, neighborhood development and overall economic health.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in New York, New York
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in New York.
- Resources for New York, New York Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist New York entrepreneurs.
- New York Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in New York.
- New York Small Business Development Center - The New York State Small Business Development Center delivers high quality business counseling and training to New Yorkers who want to start a business or improve the performance of an existing business.
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