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Opening a Business in Decaturville, Tennessee

Contemplating starting a business in Decaturville, Tennessee? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Decaturville.

What Type of Business Should You Start?

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. If you are struggling with what type of business to start, read Business Ideas That Don't Make Sense.

For step-by-step instructions on starting a variety of business types, visit the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our How to Start a Custom Woodworking Business guide or our Opening an Explosives Business guide.

Remember that your new startup will be located in Decaturville. Some businesses will do better in Decaturville than others. Make sure you fully understand Decaturville demographics before you lock in on your business idea.

Decaturville, Tennessee Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
81
5-9 Employees
21
10-19 Employees
27
20-49 Employees
9
50-99 Employees
6
100-249 Employees
0
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Decaturville Businesses
144

As a new Decaturville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Decaturville 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
Electrical Contractors
1
Full-Service Restaurants
1
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
Industrial Mold Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
3
Logging
1
Marinas
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
1
Periodical Publishers
1
Residential Remodelers
1
Sawmills
1
Siding Contractors
1
Site Preparation Contractors
1
Truss Manufacturing
1

Should You Franchise?

Browse the Yellow Pages for Decaturville and it becomes clear that purchasing a franchise is a common way to get started as an entrepreneur. So, it probably makes sense for you to consider franchising too.

We advise the entrepreneurs we work with to consider franchising as an option. On our site, you can read many articles about franchising, such as Franchisees Versus Licensees. Gain a solid understanding of franchising by scanning all of our Articles on Franchising.

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

Representative franchise opportunities include Bennigan's Grill & Tavern and MetroNaps. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Child Education and Tutoring Franchises and Payday Loan Franchises.

Note on Decaturville Franchise Opportunities: You will need to contact franchisors directly to see if their franchises are available in Decaturville.

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Decaturville Business?

If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in Tennessee. Follow that link and you can assess several good businesses for sale in Decaturville.

For anybody who wants to buy a business, we recommend reading this useful article: Hold Harmless Agreements When Buying Businesses.

Don't Skip the Business Plan

Writing a business plan is essential in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Simply put, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Failure to write a business plan will greatly reduce your chances of business success.

To learn more about business plans, read Find Sample Business Plans Online. A great resource for business planning assistance is the free business counselors available to you through your local SCORE chapter in Tennessee.

Marketing Your New Startup

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

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. Bus Bench Advertising Costs discusses marketing strategy and tactical marketing in a way that should get you thinking about how to creatively promote your business. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Moving Forward

Most new Decaturville businesses underestimate the number of challenges they will face.

Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.

We are here to help Decaturville businesses to be successful. We have a wealth of experience in business start-ups, financing, marketing, sales and more...and we've made all of our knowledge available to you.

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