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Open a Business in Biloxi, Mississippi

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

Biloxi, Mississippi Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
2147
5-9 Employees
957
10-19 Employees
648
20-49 Employees
420
50-99 Employees
102
100-249 Employees
75
250-499 Employees
6
500-999 Employees
21
1000+ Employees
12
All Biloxi Businesses
4388

As a new Biloxi entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Biloxi 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
3
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
1
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
1
Architectural Services
4
Armored Car Services
1
Automobile Manufacturing
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
2
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
8
Automotive Transmission Repair
1
Baked Goods Stores
1
Barber Shops
1
Beauty Salons
13
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
6
Boat Building
1
Boat Dealers
5
Book Stores
2
Business Associations
3
Cafeterias
2
Car Washes
2
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Casino Hotels
6
Casinos (except Casino Hotels)
3
Caterers
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
2
Child Day Care Services
21
Civic and Social Organizations
15
Claims Adjusting
1
Clothing Accessories Stores
5
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
2
Commercial Screen Printing
1
Community Food Services
1
Computer Systems Design Services
6
Consumer Lending
9
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
2
Convenience Stores
1
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
1
Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
1
Credit Unions
9
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation
1
Dental Laboratories
2
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
3
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
3
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
1
Discount Department Stores
1
Display Advertising
2
Drafting Services
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
10
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
3
Electric Power Distribution
3
Electrical Contractors
7
Elementary and Secondary Schools
4
Emergency and Other Relief Services
2
Engineering Services
15
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
3
Facilities Support Services
2
Family Clothing Stores
11
Fine Arts Schools
1
Fish and Seafood Markets
1
Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
5
Floor Covering Stores
5
Flooring Contractors
1
Florists
4
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
2
Food Service Contractors
7
Formal Wear and Costume Rental
3
Framing Contractors
1
Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing
11
Full-Service Restaurants
51
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
2
Furniture Stores
6
General Automotive Repair
12
General Freight Trucking, Local
2
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
5
General Warehousing and Storage
2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
11
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
4
Grantmaking Foundations
2
Graphic Design Services
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
2
Hardware Stores
4
Historical Sites
1
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
3
Home Centers
1
Home Health Care Services
7
Home Health Equipment Rental
1
Homes for the Elderly
4
Industrial Building Construction
1
Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation
1
Investment Advice
1
Janitorial Services
6
Jewelry Stores
12
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Land Subdivision
2
Landscaping Services
11
Limited-Service Restaurants
50
Limousine Service
2
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Locksmiths
1
Logging
1
Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
1
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
1
Marketing Consulting Services
3
Masonry Contractors
5
Materials Recovery Facilities
1
Meat Markets
1
Media Buying Agencies
1
Medical Laboratories
1
Men's Clothing Stores
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
1
Motion Picture and Video Production
3
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
1
Motor Vehicle Towing
2
Motorcycle Dealers
2
Museums
1
Musical Groups and Artists
2
Nail Salons
1
Navigational Services to Shipping
1
New Car Dealers
2
News Dealers and Newsstands
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
3
Nursing Care Facilities
2
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
3
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
9
Offices of Chiropractors
5
Offices of Dentists
19
Offices of Lawyers
45
Offices of Optometrists
3
Offices of Other Holding Companies
2
Optical Goods Stores
5
Packaging and Labeling Services
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
3
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
4
Passenger Car Rental
1
Payroll Services
1
Periodical Publishers
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
3
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
11
Photography Studios, Portrait
6
Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
1
Portfolio Management
1
Quick Printing
2
Real Estate Credit
4
Record Production
1
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
1
Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
2
Remediation Services
3
Residential Property Managers
7
Residential Remodelers
4
Roofing Contractors
2
Savings Institutions
1
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
1
Seafood Canning
1
Securities Brokerage
4
Security Guards and Patrol Services
4
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Shoe Stores
11
Sign Manufacturing
2
Site Preparation Contractors
4
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
8
Software Publishers
1
Solid Waste Collection
2
Solid Waste Landfill
2
Sports Teams and Clubs
1
Support Activities for Forestry
1
Tax Preparation Services
8
Taxi Service
1
Telecommunications Resellers
2
Telemarketing Bureaus
1
Television Broadcasting
1
Temporary Shelters
1
Testing Laboratories
1
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
1
Tire Dealers
6
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
1
Tobacco Stores
4
Used Car Dealers
5
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
5
Used Merchandise Stores
4
Veterinary Services
7
Video Tape and Disc Rental
5
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
3
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
2
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
8
Women's Clothing Stores
12

What About Franchising Opportunities?

As you drive around Biloxi, you'll notice that many local entrepreneurs have gone the franchising route. Is franchising maybe a better way for you to start your business?

Our advice is to consider franchising as an option. On our site, you can read many articles about franchising, such as The Disadvantages of Franchise Ownership. Become a franchising expert of sorts by reading more of our Articles on Franchising.

To learn about specific franchise opportunities, check out our Franchise Directory.

Sample franchise opportunities include Cinnamon City and Heel Quik! Inc.. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Construction Franchises and Home Services Franchises.

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

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Biloxi Business?

We've created a helpful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Mississippi. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Biloxi.

For anybody who wants to buy a business, we recommend reading this useful article: Hold Harmless Agreements When Buying Businesses.

Naming the Company

Making the right decision when choosing a company name is very important. There are many decisions you'll make now that you can change later, but changing a company name years down the road is not very easy. So, choose a good company name at the outset.

Pick a company name that isn't too generic. If you do a search engine search for your proposed name and a billion results come up, you may want to reconsider the name. It's much easier to come up in the search engines when your name is fairly unique.

For other considerations regarding naming a company, we recommend this article: Branding Advice.

There's one other important factor when naming a business. Since you are starting a business in Biloxi, it's very important that you make sure no Mississippi company has already registered the company name you have selected.

Marketing Your New Venture

To rise above the crowd in Biloxi and grow your business, you need a solid marketing plan.

We have some helpful resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Bus Bench Advertising Costs is a good read to get your marketing ideas flowing. There are many more articles on marketing on our site. Visit our Small Business Marketing resource section to see them all.

Bring in Revenues

Being able to sell is critical to your business success. Whether you are focused on selling local customers in Biloxi or are selling to customers throughout Mississippi, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.

Clever sales techniques can transform any business from good to great. The good news is we can help you to make selling a big competitve advantage for your new firm.

Sales Forecasting 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.

Never Give Up

You have a dream -- starting a business in Biloxi. 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 Biloxi and elsewhere to achieve real success. We have a wealth of experience in business start-ups, financing, marketing, sales and more...and we've made all of our knowledge available to you.

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