Opening a Business in Hartsville, Tennessee

Contemplating starting a business in Hartsville, Tennessee? We walk you through the process of opening a business in Hartsville.

Is Becoming an Entrepreneur Right for You?

Before quitting your day job, take inventory of your entrepreneurial instincts and capabilities.

While entrepreneurship has become a popular career choice, we recommend you do the following before you take the plunge:

• Talk to other entrepreneurs in Hartsville. Get their take on what it's really like to be an entrepreneur.
• We recommend reading Should You Become an Entrepreneur?. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
• Have a candid conversation with friends and family. That's the best way to get a truly objective assessment as to whether others think you have what it takes.

What Type of Business Should You Start?

There are many businesses that you can start. How do you know which type of business is right for you? To stir your creative juices on what kind of business to start, take a look at Finding Your Niche in Life.

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 Travel Clubs & Services Business guide or our How to Start a Truck Refrigeration Equipment Retail Business guide.

Remember that starting a business in Hartsville has some implications. Some businesses will do better in Hartsville than others. Study Hartsville demographics and do a competitive analysis as part of your startup planning process.

Hartsville, Tennessee Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size	# of Businesses
1-4 Employees	546
5-9 Employees	243
10-19 Employees	99
20-49 Employees	63
50-99 Employees	36
100-249 Employees	18
250-499 Employees	0
500-999 Employees	0
1000+ Employees	0
All Hartsville Businesses	1005

As a new Hartsville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Hartsville 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
Adhesive Manufacturing	1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores	2
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	2
Boat Building	1
Business Associations	2
Caterers	1
Child Day Care Services	3
Convenience Stores	1
Electric Power Distribution	2
Electrical Contractors	1
Engineering Services	1
Farm Product Warehousing and Storage	1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	1
Florists	1
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers	1
Full-Service Restaurants	3
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services	1
Furniture Stores	1
General Automotive Repair	2
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	1
Hardware Stores	1
Home Centers	1
Homes for the Elderly	2
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	2
Limited-Service Restaurants	3
Mail-Order Houses	1
Materials Recovery Facilities	1
Natural Gas Distribution	1
Nursing Care Facilities	1
Office Administrative Services	1
Offices of Bank Holding Companies	1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants	1
Offices of Dentists	1
Offices of Lawyers	2
Offices of Optometrists	1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores	2
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	1
Radio Networks	1
Shoe Stores	1
Sign Manufacturing	1
Spring (Light Gauge) Manufacturing	1
Tobacco Stores	1
Video Tape and Disc Rental	1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	2

Don't Forget to Create a Business Plan

A business plan is vital in laying a solid foundation for your business success. Simply put, a business plan describes what you plan to do with the business and how you plan to do it. Not having a business plan is a recipe for disaster.

To learn more about business plans, read Business Plan Contests. You can also get free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Tennessee.

Startup Financing Basics

Getting your Hartsville 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.

To learn about raising money, we recommend you read the fundraising articles on our site, such as Borrowing Money from Friends and Family.

For Hartsville entrepreneurs who need startup capital, check out our List of Tennessee Angel Investors and our List of Tennessee Venture Capital Firms.

Learning More About Entrepreneurship

Successful entrepreneurs recognize that what they know now may not be enough to ensure their future success.

With your business being located in Hartsville, Tennessee, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby Tennessee universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also worthwhile to see if there are any networking groups or organizations in which Hartsville entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

Moving Forward

You have a dream -- starting a business in Hartsville. To achieve your dream, you have to persevere, even when the odds are against you.

Owning your own business will be a daunting task, but you can do it.

Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Hartsville and throughout the United States . We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Hartsville entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Hartsville, Tennessee

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

• Resources for Hartsville, Tennessee Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Hartsville 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!
• Hartsville, Tennessee Newspaper Ad Rates - This is a nearly comprehensive list of advertising rates for Hartsville, Tennessee newspapers, including ad costs for newspapers serving the Hartsville area.
• Hartsville, Tennessee Radio Advertising Prices - To help you in your marketing efforts, we've gathered radio advertising rates for Hartsville, Tennessee area radio stations.

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