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Open a Business in Douglasville, Georgia

Need help starting a business in Douglasville, Georgia? We've got the information you need to open a business in Douglasville.

Douglasville, Georgia Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
3060
5-9 Employees
1023
10-19 Employees
762
20-49 Employees
489
50-99 Employees
126
100-249 Employees
84
250-499 Employees
15
500-999 Employees
3
1000+ Employees
0
All Douglasville Businesses
5562

As a new Douglasville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Douglasville 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
Advertising Agencies
3
Amusement Arcades
2
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
2
Architectural Services
3
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
2
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
9
Automotive Transmission Repair
3
Barber Shops
1
Beauty Salons
23
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
6
Book Stores
3
Business Associations
5
Cable and Other Program Distribution
2
Cafeterias
3
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores
2
Car Washes
3
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
3
Caterers
2
Child and Youth Services
4
Child Day Care Services
26
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
6
Civic and Social Organizations
3
Clothing Accessories Stores
4
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Commercial Screen Printing
1
Computer Facilities Management Services
1
Computer Systems Design Services
15
Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing
1
Confectionery and Nut Stores
1
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
1
Construction Machinery Manufacturing
3
Consumer Lending
6
Convenience Stores
9
Copper Wire (except Mechanical) Drawing
1
Couriers
1
Credit Unions
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
10
Dental Laboratories
2
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Discount Department Stores
2
Display Advertising
1
Document Preparation Services
1
Drafting Services
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
8
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electronic Shopping
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
4
Engineering Services
9
Environmental Consulting Services
2
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
7
Family Clothing Stores
13
Fine Arts Schools
2
Finish Carpentry Contractors
7
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
4
Floor Covering Stores
3
Flooring Contractors
5
Florists
5
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
2
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
1
Formal Wear and Costume Rental
1
Framing Contractors
3
Freight Transportation Arrangement
7
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
1
Full-Service Restaurants
69
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
4
General Automotive Repair
22
General Freight Trucking, Local
4
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
1
General Warehousing and Storage
2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
9
Glass and Glazing Contractors
3
Grantmaking Foundations
1
Graphic Design Services
7
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
6
Home Centers
2
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Home Health Care Services
2
Home Health Equipment Rental
1
Household Appliance Stores
3
Human Rights Organizations
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
30
Interior Design Services
2
Investment Advice
1
Janitorial Services
14
Jewelry Stores
18
Land Subdivision
7
Landscaping Services
20
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
6
Limited-Service Restaurants
54
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers
1
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Locksmiths
1
Mail-Order Houses
1
Marketing Consulting Services
5
Masonry Contractors
3
Medical Laboratories
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
Metal Stamping
1
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
1
Motion Picture and Video Production
2
Motor Vehicle Towing
6
Motorcycle Dealers
1
Musical Groups and Artists
1
Nail Salons
3
Natural Gas Distribution
1
New Car Dealers
6
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
4
Office Administrative Services
6
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
4
Offices of Bank Holding Companies
2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
9
Offices of Dentists
30
Offices of Lawyers
29
Offices of Optometrists
4
Offices of Other Holding Companies
1
Offices of Podiatrists
2
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
4
One-Hour Photofinishing
1
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
4
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
3
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
13
Passenger Car Rental
2
Payroll Services
1
Periodical Publishers
2
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
2
Petroleum Refineries
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
8
Photography Studios, Portrait
7
Plate Work Manufacturing
1
Political Organizations
1
Private Mail Centers
3
Public Relations Agencies
2
Quick Printing
1
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
2
Real Estate Credit
10
Real Estate Investment Trusts
1
Recreational Goods Rental
1
Repossession Services
1
Residential Property Managers
6
Residential Remodelers
17
Retail Bakeries
1
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
2
Roofing Contractors
6
Savings Institutions
2
Security Guards and Patrol Services
2
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Shoe Stores
7
Siding Contractors
4
Sign Manufacturing
3
Site Preparation Contractors
16
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
10
Solid Waste Landfill
2
Sporting Goods Stores
8
Sports and Recreation Instruction
3
Support Activities for Coal Mining
1
Tax Preparation Services
8
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
1
Temporary Help Services
10
Testing Laboratories
2
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
2
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
2
Tire Dealers
12
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
5
Tobacco Stores
2
Translation and Interpretation Services
1
Travel Agencies
1
Used Car Dealers
4
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
3
Used Merchandise Stores
3
Vending Machine Operators
1
Veterinary Services
8
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
2
Web Search Portals
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
14
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
4
Women's Clothing Stores
19
Yarn Spinning Mills
1

What About Franchising Opportunities?

As you drive around Douglasville, 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. We have many articles on franchises, such as Evaluating Franchise Opportunities. Get a thorough education on franchising by browsing all of our Articles on Franchising.

A comprehensive list of franchisors is available via our List of Franchise Opportunities.

Sample franchise opportunities include Pepe's Mexican Restaurants and IAF Beverage. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Asian Restaurant Franchises and Environmental Testing Franchises.

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

Forming a Company in Douglasville, Georgia

It's very important that you form your business as a legal structure. Without a legal structure for the business, you can be held personally liable for the actions, debts and obligations of your company.

The entity you form can be a traditional C-corporation, a Limited Liability Company (LLC), or an S-corporation.

Incorporating is a very popular way to form a business. Of course, you have to decide which type of corporation to form and where to incorporate. If you are starting a business in Georgia, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in Georgia. In fact, you can incorporate in the state of your choosing. However, if you do incorporate in another state, you'll have to register as a foreign corporation in your home state.

There are many nuances to forming a company. We recommend you read some of the educational articles about company formation that are availabe on our site, such as Registered Agents. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. Finally, if you are starting a business in Douglasville, Georgia, our information on Incorporating in Georgia may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Georgia.

Raising Capital for Your Venture

Getting your Douglasville business the capital it needs to succeed will be harder than you might expect. If you don't have a rich uncle to fund you, you'll need to be creative in how you approach your fundraising efforts.

Take advantage of our many articles on raising capital, such as Business Line of Credit.

For Douglasville entrepreneurs on the hunt for startup funding, we have assembled a List of Georgia Angel Investors and our List of Georgia Venture Capital Firms.

Marketing Your New Venture

Whether your goal is to attract Douglasville customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, having an excellent marketing plan is fundamental to your doing well.

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Examples of Marketing Strategies 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 taste of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Learning More About Entrepreneurship

Good business owners recognize that they don't know everything.

Given that you are starting a business in Douglasville, Georgia, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby Georgia universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also worthwhile to see if there are any networking groups or organizations in which Douglasville entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

Next Steps

Most new Douglasville 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.

We are here to help Douglasville businesses to be successful. We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Douglasville entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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