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Open a Business in Beaumont, Texas

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

What Business to Start

An important decision is what kind of business you want to start. You might get some good ideas about what kind of business to start by reading How to Evaluate a Business 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 How to Start a French Books Business guide or our Starting a Wineries Business guide.

Remember that you are starting a business in Beaumont. The business you want to start may already be well-represented in Beaumont. Don't forget to review Beaumont demographics to see if there's a market for what you want to sell.

Beaumont, Texas Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
16509
5-9 Employees
6804
10-19 Employees
4770
20-49 Employees
3762
50-99 Employees
1350
100-249 Employees
756
250-499 Employees
162
500-999 Employees
90
1000+ Employees
36
All Beaumont Businesses
34239

As a new Beaumont entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Beaumont 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
Ambulance Services
7
Amusement Arcades
3
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
4
Apprenticeship Training
1
Architectural Services
7
Armored Car Services
2
Automobile Driving Schools
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
4
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
23
Automotive Transmission Repair
6
Baked Goods Stores
3
Barber Shops
2
Beauty Salons
26
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
3
Blood and Organ Banks
3
Boat Building
1
Boat Dealers
6
Book Publishers
1
Book Stores
5
Bowling Centers
2
Building Inspection Services
4
Cafeterias
6
Canvas and Related Product Mills
1
Car Washes
7
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
2
Caterers
5
Cemeteries and Crematories
4
Child and Youth Services
4
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
8
Civic and Social Organizations
17
Claims Adjusting
8
Clothing Accessories Stores
5
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
5
Collection Agencies
4
Commercial Lithographic Printing
12
Commercial Screen Printing
4
Community Food Services
1
Computer and Software Stores
8
Computer Facilities Management Services
1
Computer Systems Design Services
9
Concrete Pipe Manufacturing
1
Confectionery and Nut Stores
1
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
17
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
1
Couriers
6
Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
4
Credit Unions
17
Custom Computer Programming Services
6
Deep Sea Freight Transportation
1
Dental Laboratories
5
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
6
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
7
Direct Mail Advertising
3
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
2
Discount Department Stores
1
Display Advertising
1
Document Preparation Services
1
Drafting Services
1
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
23
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
5
Electric Power Distribution
12
Electrical Contractors
30
Electronic Auctions
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
7
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Employment Placement Agencies
3
Engineering Services
34
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
3
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
9
Facilities Support Services
4
Family Clothing Stores
20
Farm Management Services
1
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
3
Fine Arts Schools
2
Fish and Seafood Markets
2
Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
7
Floor Covering Stores
10
Flooring Contractors
3
Florists
9
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
5
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
1
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers
2
Formal Wear and Costume Rental
3
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
1
Framing Contractors
6
Freight Transportation Arrangement
7
Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing
1
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
8
Furniture Stores
15
General Automotive Repair
44
General Freight Trucking, Local
6
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
3
General Rental Centers
5
General Warehousing and Storage
4
Glass and Glazing Contractors
2
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
3
Grantmaking Foundations
8
Graphic Design Services
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
4
Hardware Stores
10
Hazardous Waste Collection
1
Home Centers
3
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
3
Home Health Care Services
28
Home Health Equipment Rental
7
Homes for the Elderly
5
Household Appliance Stores
5
Industrial Building Construction
1
Industrial Launderers
4
Industrial Valve Manufacturing
2
Inland Water Passenger Transportation
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
86
Interior Design Services
3
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
1
Internet Service Providers
1
Investment Advice
10
Iron and Steel Forging
1
Iron and Steel Mills
1
Iron Foundries
1
Janitorial Services
31
Jewelry Stores
23
Kidney Dialysis Centers
3
Landscaping Services
34
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
3
Limited-Service Restaurants
90
Limousine Service
1
Linen Supply
1
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Locksmiths
4
Machine Shops
9
Mail-Order Houses
7
Marinas
1
Marine Cargo Handling
2
Marketing Consulting Services
5
Masonry Contractors
6
Meat Markets
3
Media Representatives
1
Medical Laboratories
9
Men's Clothing Stores
7
Metal Heat Treating
1
Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
2
Miscellaneous Intermediation
5
Mobile Food Services
2
Motion Picture and Video Production
3
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
2
Motor Vehicle Towing
6
Motorcycle Dealers
4
Museums
5
Musical Groups and Artists
1
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
3
Natural Gas Liquid Extraction
1
Navigational Services to Shipping
4
New Car Dealers
8
Newspaper Publishers
5
Nonresidential Property Managers
8
Nursing Care Facilities
7
Office Administrative Services
12
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
5
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
31
Offices of Chiropractors
10
Offices of Dentists
70
Offices of Lawyers
154
Offices of Optometrists
10
Offices of Other Holding Companies
4
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
6
One-Hour Photofinishing
1
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
1
Optical Goods Stores
8
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
3
Packaging and Labeling Services
1
Paging
2
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
8
Parking Lots and Garages
2
Passenger Car Rental
3
Payroll Services
4
Periodical Publishers
1
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
2
Petrochemical Manufacturing
1
Petroleum Refineries
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
18
Photography Studios, Portrait
9
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
2
Plate Work Manufacturing
2
Political Organizations
3
Portfolio Management
6
Private Mail Centers
2
Professional Organizations
5
Public Relations Agencies
2
Quick Printing
4
Radio Networks
1
Radio Stations
7
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
4
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
2
Reinsurance Carriers
1
Remediation Services
3
Repossession Services
1
Residential Property Managers
13
Residential Remodelers
10
Retail Bakeries
1
Rice Milling
2
Roofing Contractors
6
Rooming and Boarding Houses
2
Sales Financing
2
Savings Institutions
3
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
1
School and Employee Bus Transportation
1
Security Guards and Patrol Services
6
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
2
Shellfish Fishing
1
Ship Building and Repairing
1
Shoe Stores
21
Siding Contractors
3
Site Preparation Contractors
12
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
10
Solid Waste Collection
2
Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators
1
Sound Recording Studios
1
Special Needs Transportation
1
Spice and Extract Manufacturing
1
Sports and Recreation Instruction
7
Support Activities for Coal Mining
1
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
2
Tax Preparation Services
7
Telecommunications Resellers
3
Telemarketing Bureaus
4
Telephone Answering Services
3
Temporary Help Services
15
Testing Laboratories
8
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
3
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
2
Timber Tract Operations
1
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
1
Tire Dealers
9
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
2
Tour Operators
2
Translation and Interpretation Services
1
Travel Agencies
7
Truck Trailer Manufacturing
1
Used Car Dealers
17
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
7
Vending Machine Operators
2
Veterinary Services
13
Video Tape and Disc Rental
6
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
6
Voluntary Health Organizations
4
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
2
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
6
Women's Clothing Stores
26
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
2
Zoos and Botanical Gardens
1

Forming a Company in Beaumont, Texas

It's very important that you form your business as a legal structure. Doing so will protect you from personal liability for business debts and obligations.

The entity you form can be a corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership or other structure.

Incorporation 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 Texas, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in Texas. As it turns out, you are allowed to incorporate in any state you would like to. For example, it's very popular to incorporate in Delaware, and incorporating in Nevada has become very trendy as well. Don't forget, though, that you will have to register as a foreign entity in all states that you do business in.

There are many nuances to forming a company. To learn the fundamentals of company formation, browse articles on our site, such as Getting an EIN. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. Finally, if you are starting a business in Beaumont, Texas, our information on Incorporating in Texas may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Texas.

Do You Need a Business Plan?

A business plan is critical to the health of your new business. Simply put, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Starting a business without 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 face-to-face free consulting available from your local SCORE chapter in Texas.

Letting the World Know You Exist

Whether your goal is to attract Beaumont customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you need a excellent marketing plan.

We have some helpful resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Advertising in Magazines 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.

Ramping Up Sales

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

So what does it take to bring in more prospects and close more business? Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Anticipating Prospect Responses is worth reading, as it may give you some good ideas on how to sell your products or services. We have many more good articles on selling that you may enjoy reading.

What's Next?

Most new Beaumont 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 Beaumont businesses to be successful. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Beaumont, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

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