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Opening a Business in Grapevine, Texas

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

Grapevine, Texas Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
2360
5-9 Employees
897
10-19 Employees
675
20-49 Employees
519
50-99 Employees
195
100-249 Employees
117
250-499 Employees
27
500-999 Employees
9
1000+ Employees
6
All Grapevine Businesses
4805

As a new Grapevine entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Grapevine 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
Amusement Arcades
4
Architectural Services
1
Armored Car Services
1
Art Dealers
3
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
1
Automobile Driving Schools
2
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
1
Baked Goods Stores
1
Barber Shops
2
Beauty Salons
14
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Boat Dealers
1
Book Publishers
1
Book Stores
4
Business to Business Electronic Markets
2
Cafeterias
1
Camera and Photographic Supplies Stores
3
Car Washes
4
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Caterers
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
5
Civic and Social Organizations
2
Claims Adjusting
2
Clothing Accessories Stores
6
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Screen Printing
1
Community Food Services
2
Computer Systems Design Services
14
Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing
1
Confectionery and Nut Stores
3
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
1
Consumer Lending
1
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
6
Couriers
5
Credit Unions
2
Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
17
Dental Laboratories
1
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
2
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
1
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
2
Directory and Mailing List Publishers
2
Discount Department Stores
2
Drafting Services
1
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1
Electrical Contractors
12
Electronic Shopping
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Employment Placement Agencies
5
Engineering Services
4
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
21
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Fine Arts Schools
3
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
9
Flight Training
2
Floor Covering Stores
3
Florists
4
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
3
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing
1
Food Service Contractors
6
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
1
Formal Wear and Costume Rental
1
Framing Contractors
1
Full-Service Restaurants
64
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
2
Furniture Stores
9
General Automotive Repair
14
General Freight Trucking, Local
21
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Warehousing and Storage
3
Glass and Glazing Contractors
1
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
2
Graphic Design Services
4
Hardware Manufacturing
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
1
Hardware Stores
2
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
8
Home Health Care Services
2
Household Appliance Stores
2
Industrial Design Services
1
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
26
Interior Design Services
4
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
2
Investment Advice
2
Janitorial Services
10
Jewelry Stores
12
Land Subdivision
4
Landscape Architectural Services
2
Landscaping Services
19
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
2
Limousine Service
1
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
7
Locksmiths
1
Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
2
Manifold Business Forms Printing
1
Marketing Consulting Services
3
Masonry Contractors
1
Meat Markets
1
Media Representatives
2
Medical Laboratories
1
Men's Clothing Stores
5
Metal Stamping
2
Miscellaneous Intermediation
2
Mixed Mode Transit Systems
1
Motion Picture and Video Production
2
Motorcycle Dealers
2
Musical Groups and Artists
1
Nail Salons
1
New Car Dealers
8
New Housing Operative Builders
3
Nonresidential Property Managers
2
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
3
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
5
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
15
Offices of Chiropractors
12
Offices of Dentists
20
Offices of Lawyers
22
Offices of Optometrists
8
Offices of Podiatrists
2
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
4
Optical Goods Stores
4
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
1
Packing and Crating
2
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
3
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
3
Periodical Publishers
2
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
2
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
3
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
6
Photography Studios, Portrait
7
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
1
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
1
Private Mail Centers
2
Professional Employer Organizations
1
Professional Organizations
2
Quick Printing
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Credit
5
Real Estate Investment Trusts
1
Residential Property Managers
3
Residential Remodelers
10
Retail Bakeries
3
Roofing Contractors
2
Sales Financing
2
Satellite Telecommunications
1
Savings Institutions
5
Securities Brokerage
13
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
1
Shoe Stores
15
Siding Contractors
1
Site Preparation Contractors
4
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
10
Sporting Goods Stores
9
Sports and Recreation Instruction
5
Tax Preparation Services
6
Telemarketing Bureaus
1
Temporary Help Services
3
Testing Laboratories
1
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
2
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
4
Translation and Interpretation Services
1
Travel Agencies
5
Used Car Dealers
2
Used Merchandise Stores
5
Vending Machine Operators
1
Veterinary Services
5
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
12
Window Treatment Stores
1
Wineries
5
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
13
Women's Clothing Stores
18
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Grapevine Business?

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

If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: How to Buy a Business.

Forming a Company in Grapevine, Texas

It's very important that your business is formed as a legal entity that is separate from its owners. 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 corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership or other structure.

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 Texas, it doesn't mean you are required to incorporate in Texas. In fact, you can incorporate wherever you want. 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. We recommend you read some of the educational articles about company formation that are availabe on our site, such as Offshore Company Formation. You may also want to seek the advice of an lawyer. Finally, if you are starting a business in Grapevine, Texas, our information on Incorporating in Texas may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Texas.

Don't Skip the Business Plan

Writing a business plan is vital in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Simply put, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Starting a business without a business plan will greatly reduce your chances of business success.

To learn more about business plans, read Business Presentations. A great resource for business planning assistance is the free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Texas.

Startup Financing Basics

Getting your Grapevine 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 Attracting Investors.

For Grapevine entrepreneurs who need startup capital, we have assembled a List of Texas Angel Investors and our List of Texas Venture Capital Firms.

Marketing Your New Venture

To grow your Grapevine business, having an excellent marketing plan is fundamental to your beating the competition.

There are myriad resources on this site to help you with your marketing plan. How to Write a Marketing Plan 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 Grapevine, Texas, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby Texas universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also worthwhile to see if there are any Grapevine networking organizations.

Now It's Up To You

Most new Grapevine businesses underestimate the number of challenges they will face.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

This site is all about helping entrepreneurs in Grapevine and elsewhere to achieve real success. We want to be there for you to answer your business questions, whether you are a new Grapevine entrepreneur who is just getting started or you are already up and running with your new venture.

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