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Starting a Business in Paris, Tennessee
Thinking about starting a business in Paris, Tennessee? This step-by-step guide walks you through the major decisions you should consider before opening a new business in Paris.
Are You Sure You Want to Do This?
Before quitting your day job, assess your entrepreneurial instincts and capabilities.
Because entrepreneurship is not for everyone, we recommend you do the following to help you assess whether you should move forward with starting a business:
- Talk to other entrepreneurs in Paris. Ask them candidly what it's like to run a business.
- We recommend reading Why Small Businesses Fail. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
- Get feedback from somebody whom you trust. The people who know you best are often in the best position to tell you bluntly whether you will be a good entrepreneur.
What Business Are You Starting?
An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. To help you decide on a business type, we encourage you to read Free Business Ideas.
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 Hair Removal Business guide or our Opening a Myotherapy Business guide.
Remember that starting a business in Paris has some implications. If Paris already has plenty of the kind of business you want to start, you might want to change your plans. Don't forget to review Paris demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.
Paris, Tennessee Demographic Information
Paris has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Paris demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Paris.
Businesses
As a new Paris entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Paris 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
Have You Considered Buying an Existing Paris Business?
We've created a useful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Tennessee. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Paris.
Before buying a business, be sure to read this article: Buying a Business.
Getting Money to Start a Business
Getting your Paris business the capital it needs to succeed is not an easy task. Bootstrapping, which means growing the business without outside funding, is the best alternative, but that's not a viable option for many startup plans.
Take advantage of our many articles on raising capital, such as Business Incubators.
For Paris entrepreneurs on the hunt for startup funding, browse our List of Tennessee Angel Investors and our List of Tennessee Venture Capital Firms.
Learning More About Entrepreneurship
Good entrepreneurs recognize that they need to continually improve.
Given that you are starting a business in Paris, Tennessee, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby Tennessee universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also beneficial to see if there are any Paris networking organizations.
Next Steps
You have a dream -- starting a business in Paris. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.
From this point on, you control your own destiny.
We are here to help Paris 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.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Paris, Tennessee
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Paris.
- Resources for Paris, Tennessee Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Paris entrepreneurs.
- Tennessee Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Tennessee.
- Tennessee Small Business Development Center - If you are a small business owner, entrepreneur or you are thinking about starting a new business, the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) is ready to help you every step of the way!
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