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Start a Business in Tucson, Arizona
Are you starting a business in Tucson, Arizona? This article discusses the most important things to consider when opening a business in Tucson.
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 Good Business Ideas.
If you still are not sure what type of business to start, peruse the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our Opening a Mailing Machines & Equipment Wholesales & Manufacturers Business guide or our Starting a Used Refrigerators & Freezers Business guide.
Always keep in mind that your new startup will be located in Tucson. If Tucson already has plenty of the kind of business you want to start, you might want to change your plans. Don't forget to review Tucson demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.
Tucson, Arizona Demographic Information
Tucson has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Tucson demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Tucson.
Businesses
As a new Tucson entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Tucson 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 Tucson Business?
We've created a handy website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Arizona. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Tucson.
If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.
Don't Skip the Business Plan
A business plan is vital in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Simply put, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Failure to write a business plan is a recipe for disaster.
To learn more about business plans, read Business Plan Mistakes. You can also get free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Arizona.
Startup Financing Basics
Raising money to fund your new Tucson business is a difficult chore. If you don't have a rich uncle to fund you, you'll need to be creative in how you approach your fundraising efforts.
Fortunately, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled Bank Credit Lines.
For Tucson entrepreneurs who want to raise money for a new venture, we have assembled a List of Arizona Angel Investors and our List of Arizona Venture Capital Firms.
Marketing Your New Venture
To grow your Tucson business, you need a solid marketing plan.
We have some excellent resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Marketing Research is a good read to get your marketing juices flowing. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.
Building Up Your Sales
Being able to sell is critical to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Tucson or are selling to customers throughout Arizona, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.
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.
Selling Stuff on the Web is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.
Interviews With Tucson Entrepreneurs
We're compiling a number of interviews with Tucson entrepreneurs. Enjoy!
Next Steps
You have a dream -- starting a business in Tucson. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.
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 Tucson and elsewhere to achieve real success. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Tucson, neighborhood development and overall economic health.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Tucson, Arizona
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Tucson.
- Resources for Tucson, Arizona Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Tucson entrepreneurs.
- Arizona Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Arizona.
- Arizona Small Business Development Center - Arizona�s Small Business Development Center Network is an innovative partnership between the state�s ten community college districts and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The network is the largest and most accessible source of assistance to Arizona businesses with fewer than 200 employees.
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