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Open a Business in Houston, Texas
Need help starting a business in Houston, Texas? We've got the information you need to open a business in Houston.
Houston, Texas Demographic Information
Houston has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Houston demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Houston.
Businesses
As a new Houston entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Houston 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 Buying an Existing Houston Business?
If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in Texas. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Houston.
If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.
Selecting a Name For Your Venture
A big decision when starting a company is choosing a company name. Believe it or not, choosing a good company name can be a big contributor to your business success.
Company names need to be easy to spell, easy to pronounce, and easy to remember.
Numerous company naming issues are discussed in more detail in this article: Branding Advice.
There's one other important factor when naming a business. Since you are opening a business in Houston, it's critical that you ensure that no Texas company has already registered the company name you have selected.
Getting Money to Start a Business
Obtaining startup financing for your Houston business is a difficult chore. In fact, financing your new business may be the hardest challenge you ever face.
Fortunately, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled 504 Loans.
For Houston entrepreneurs who want to raise money for a new venture, check out our List of Texas Angel Investors and our List of Texas Venture Capital Firms.
Letting the World Know You Exist
Whether your goal is to attract Houston customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.
You can learn all about marketing on our site. Avoiding Bad Product Launches is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.
The Art of Selling
Do you know how to sell? In order to attract customers to your new Houston 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.
Anticipating Prospect Responses is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.
Some Interesting Houston Entrepreneurs
Here, we'll keep a running list of interviews we've had with Houston entrepreneurs.
- Interview with Branding Expert Jason Arcemont
- Interview with Entrepreneur Tracey Benson
- Interview with Orit Pennington, Founder of TPGTEX Label Solutions
- Interview with Christian Brothers Automotive Corporation Founder Mark Carr
- Interview with Gene McCubbin, Founder of Pop Labs
Never Give Up
As an entrepreneur in Houston, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.
From this point on, you control your own destiny.
This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Houston and elsewhere to achieve real success. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Houston, neighborhood development and overall economic health.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Houston, Texas
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Houston.
- Resources for Houston, Texas Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Houston entrepreneurs.
- Texas Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Texas.
- Houston, Texas Small Business Development Center - Serving 32 counties in Southeast Texas through 14 business consulting and training centers, the Small Business Development Center Network contributes to the growth and prosperity of the Texas Gulf Coast communities.
- North Texas Small Business Development Center - The NTSBDC Network promotes small business success by providing management education.
- Northwest Texas Small Business Development Center - The Northwest Texas Small Business Development Center was established with Texas Tech University in 1986. This regional program serves over ninety thousand square miles including ninety-five counties with a population base of approximately 1.8 million people. This region is serviced by six centers located in Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland/Odessa, Abilene, Stephenville, and Wichita Falls.
- South-West Texas Border�SBDC Network Texas Small Business Development Center - The South-West Texas Border Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides consulting and technical assistance to the small business community.
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