Open a Business in Flowood, Mississippi

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

What Business Are You Starting?

Choosing a business that is right for you is very important. To stir your creative juices on what kind of business to start, take a look at Evaluating Your Idea.

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 a Labeling Equipment & Supplies Business guide or our Starting a Lead & Lead Products Business guide.

Always keep in mind that starting a business in Flowood has some implications. Some businesses will do better in Flowood than others. Don't forget to review Flowood demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.

Flowood, Mississippi Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size	# of Businesses
1-4 Employees	687
5-9 Employees	285
10-19 Employees	231
20-49 Employees	147
50-99 Employees	45
100-249 Employees	48
250-499 Employees	3
500-999 Employees	3
1000+ Employees	0
All Flowood Businesses	1449

As a new Flowood entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Flowood 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	2
Amusement Arcades	1
Architectural Services	4
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops	1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores	2
Beauty Salons	3
Blood and Organ Banks	1
Book Publishers	1
Book Stores	1
Business Associations	7
Car Washes	1
Child Day Care Services	3
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores	5
Civic and Social Organizations	2
Clothing Accessories Stores	1
Commercial Lithographic Printing	2
Commercial Screen Printing	1
Computer Facilities Management Services	1
Computer Systems Design Services	1
Court Reporting and Stenotype Services	1
Credit Unions	1
Custom Computer Programming Services	1
Dental Laboratories	1
Diagnostic Imaging Centers	5
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers	1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	4
Direct Title Insurance Carriers	1
Directory and Mailing List Publishers	1
Discount Department Stores	1
Document Preparation Services	1
Electrical Contractors	6
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1
Employment Placement Agencies	1
Engineering Services	2
Exterminating and Pest Control Services	4
Family Clothing Stores	2
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	1
Floor Covering Stores	2
Full-Service Restaurants	12
Furniture Stores	3
General Automotive Repair	2
General Rental Centers	1
General Warehousing and Storage	1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores	1
Grantmaking Foundations	1
Graphic Design Services	1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	1
Hardware Stores	1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores	1
Home Centers	1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	1
Home Health Care Services	1
Household Appliance Stores	1
Inland Water Freight Transportation	1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	24
Iron and Steel Mills	1
Janitorial Services	4
Jewelry Stores	2
Landscape Architectural Services	1
Landscaping Services	2
Libraries and Archives	1
Limited-Service Restaurants	13
Manifold Business Forms Printing	1
Medical Laboratories	1
Men's Clothing Stores	1
Miscellaneous Intermediation	1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	4
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores	1
New Car Dealers	2
New Housing Operative Builders	1
Nonresidential Property Managers	4
Office Administrative Services	2
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	1
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores	1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants	2
Offices of Chiropractors	2
Offices of Dentists	11
Offices of Lawyers	23
Offices of Podiatrists	1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers	2
Paging	1
Passenger Car Rental	1
Periodical Publishers	1
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores	1
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals	1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores	6
Photography Studios, Portrait	2
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	1
Private Mail Centers	1
Quick Printing	1
Real Estate Credit	6
Residential Property Managers	2
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair	1
Roofing Contractors	1
Sales Financing	1
Sawmills	2
Securities Brokerage	2
Shoe Stores	5
Sign Manufacturing	1
Site Preparation Contractors	1
Software Publishers	2
Solid Waste Collection	1
Sporting Goods Stores	1
Sports and Recreation Instruction	1
Support Activities for Forestry	2
Tax Preparation Services	3
Telecommunications Resellers	2
Temporary Help Services	2
Timber Tract Operations	1
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices	4
Used Car Dealers	1
Veterinary Services	1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	1
Women's Clothing Stores	9

Should You Buy an Existing Flowood Business?

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

If you are headed down the path of buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.

Getting Money to Start a Business

Raising money to fund your new Flowood business is a difficult chore. In fact, financing your new business may be the hardest challenge you ever face.

To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as 504 Loans.

For Flowood entrepreneurs who need startup capital, you'll want to take a look at our List of Mississippi Angel Investors and our List of Mississippi Venture Capital Firms.

Marketing Your New Startup

Whether your goal is to attract Flowood customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

We have some helpful resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Comparing Advertising to PR is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

How to Sell

Do you know how to sell? In order to attract customers to your new Flowood business, you need to focus on sales.

Why should customers buy from you instead of buying from competitors? Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Cold Call Selling offers some helpful tips on how to sell. It's one of several good articles on our site regarding Entrepreneurial Selling.

Improving Your Entrepreneurial Skillset

The best entrepreneurs know that they don't know everything.

Given that you are starting a business in Flowood, Mississippi, you should get information on some of the many programs available at nearby Mississippi universities, colleges and community colleges. You should also check if there are any Flowood networking organizations.

Never Give Up

As an entrepreneur in Flowood, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.

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

We are here to help Flowood businesses to be successful. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Flowood, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Flowood, Mississippi

Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Flowood.

• Resources for Flowood, Mississippi Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Flowood entrepreneurs.
• Mississippi Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Mississippi.
• Mississippi Small Business Development Center - The Mississippi Small Business Development Centers (MSBDC) is dedicated to helping build and grow businesses in Mississippi. For new entrepreneurs, this is an excellent resource.
• Flowood, Mississippi Newspaper Ad Rates - This is a nearly comprehensive list of advertising rates for Flowood, Mississippi newspapers, including ad costs for newspapers serving the Flowood area.

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