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Start a Business in Taylorsville, North Carolina

Are you starting a business in Taylorsville, North Carolina? This article discusses the most important things to consider when opening a business in Taylorsville.

Which Business to Choose?

There are many businesses that you can start. How do you know which type of business is right for you? To help you decide on a business type, we encourage you to read Good 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 Starting an Electrolysis Treatment Center guide or our Opening an Outfitters & Guides Business guide.

Don't forget that your new startup will be located in Taylorsville. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Taylorsville. Don't forget to review Taylorsville demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.

Taylorsville, North Carolina Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
5425
5-9 Employees
1785
10-19 Employees
1092
20-49 Employees
861
50-99 Employees
147
100-249 Employees
147
250-499 Employees
42
500-999 Employees
21
1000+ Employees
0
All Taylorsville Businesses
9520

As a new Taylorsville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Taylorsville 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
Amusement Arcades
1
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
1
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
2
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
5
Automotive Transmission Repair
3
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Book Stores
1
Business Associations
3
Car Washes
4
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Caterers
1
Child Day Care Services
3
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Computer and Software Stores
1
Consumer Lending
3
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
2
Credit Unions
1
Curtain and Drapery Mills
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing
3
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Electric Power Distribution
1
Electrical Contractors
7
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Engineering Services
1
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
2
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
3
Food Service Contractors
2
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
1
Framing Contractors
3
Full-Service Restaurants
15
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
2
Furniture Stores
3
General Automotive Repair
10
General Freight Trucking, Local
3
General Rental Centers
1
Glove and Mitten Manufacturing
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
1
Heating Oil Dealers
1
Home Health Care Services
2
Homes for the Elderly
2
Industrial Design Services
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
9
Interior Design Services
1
Investment Advice
1
Jewelry Stores
1
Landscaping Services
8
Limited-Service Restaurants
15
Logging
1
Machine Shops
2
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
2
Masonry Contractors
4
Motor Vehicle Towing
1
Motorcycle Dealers
1
New Car Dealers
4
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
1
Offices of Dentists
5
Offices of Lawyers
6
Offices of Optometrists
1
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
3
Plate Work Manufacturing
1
Professional Employer Organizations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Credit
1
Residential Remodelers
2
Savings Institutions
1
Sawmills
3
Securities Brokerage
1
Siding Contractors
2
Site Preparation Contractors
7
Sporting Goods Stores
3
Sports and Recreation Instruction
1
Tax Preparation Services
3
Temporary Help Services
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
1
Tire Dealers
2
Used Car Dealers
2
Used Merchandise Stores
1
Veterinary Services
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
2
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Weft Knit Fabric Mills
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
3
Women's Clothing Stores
1
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
1

Should You Franchise?

As you drive around Taylorsville, it becomes clear that purchasing a franchise is a common way to get started as an entrepreneur. Is it perhaps smarter to franchise a business instead of doing it from scratch.

Our recommendation is that you evaluate the possibility of your buying a franchise opportunity. This site has dozens of articles on franchising, such as Detecting Franchising Scams. 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.

Sample franchise opportunities include Instant Tax Services Corp. and Frullati Cafe & Bakery. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Consulting Franchises and Health Franchises.

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

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Taylorsville Business?

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

If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: Hold Harmless Agreements When Buying Businesses.

Make Sure You Have a Business Plan

A business plan is critical in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Indeed, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Failure to write a business plan is a recipe for disaster.

If writing a business plan is on your to-do list, be sure to read Business Plan Contests. A great resource for business planning assistance is the free business counselors available to you through your local SCORE chapter in North Carolina.

Getting Money to Start a Business

Getting your Taylorsville business the capital it needs to succeed will be harder than you might expect. To obtain business financing, you will need to hear a lot of rejections before you finally find a funding solution that works for you.

Fortunately, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled Find Start-Up Capital.

For Taylorsville entrepreneurs with great ambition but a shortage of investment capital, you'll want to take a look at our List of North Carolina Angel Investors and our List of North Carolina Venture Capital Firms.

Selling Tips

Mastering the art of selling is essential if you want your new Taylorsville business to do well.

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.

Moving Forward

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

If you choose the right business and love what you do, you will greatly increase your odds of success.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Taylorsville and elsewhere to achieve real success. We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Taylorsville entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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