How To Start A Business In Indiana
Entrepreneurship in IndianaIndiana natives have invented everyday objects from stainless steel to gas powered cars. In fact, the first amusement park was created in Indiana in 1946, it was called Santa Claus Land. It's no wonder so many great entrepreneurs have come from Indiana.
With people like Eli Lilly (founder of the massive Eli Lilly & Co. pharmaceutical company), and Colonel Sanders (Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken) to look up to, the people of Indiana love to lead entrepreneurial teams that change the world.
Home to the famed Notre Dame University and the thrilling Indy 500 race, the hoosier state is a great place to start your small business.
Registering Your BusinessRegistering your business is one of the first steps to success.
And with Indiana’s 95 dollar fee for starting an LLC, it's important you get it right.
Decide what kind of model is right for you (LLP, LLC, Corporation, Sole Proprietorship). Most small businesses start with an LLC. If you’d like an LLC, S-Corp, or C-Corp done for you, we’d be happy to do that on your behalf.
Market AnalysisBefore you start your business, look around to understand the market in Indiana.
With an abundance of rich natural resources, Indiana has a ton of business potential.
According to TaxFoundation.org, Indiana ranks an awesome 9th for the overall best tax rank, and a staggering 2nd for the best property tax.
Competitor AnalysisAnother good way to understand Indiana’s market is to visit your local Chambers of Commerce.
You can use your local chamber of commerce to identify opportunities and threats in your local community. It’s a great way to get started on the bottom 2 quadrants of your SWOT analysis.
We’d recommend looking through it and identifying competitors in your industry, and identify the points of parity you need to live up to, and how to better leverage your points of differentiation.
Labor StatisticsIndiana is full of hard working people that can be amazing assets to your company.
Unemployment rate in Indiana:3% Information from Indiana.gov
Average annual salary in Indiana:56,725 dollars 27.27 dollars an hour Information from Zip Recruiter
Education levels for residents of 25 and older:High school degree or higher: 89%
Bachelor degree or higher: 27%
Information from World Population Review Housing MarketPrice index yearly growth: 16.05%
Medium house price: 141,700 dollars National average house price: 269,039 dollars
General AdviceIndiana is a unique place to start a business. We hope that the resources and points we brought up here will help you start a business there.
If you’d like to dive deeper into how to start a business, check out our much longer article How To Start A Business. Use both of them to get started on the right foot from day one. |
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