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Starting a Business in Greeneville, Tennessee

Thinking about starting a business in Greeneville, Tennessee? This step-by-step guide walks you through the major decisions you should consider before opening a new business in Greeneville.

Do You Have What It Takes?

Most new ventures do not succeed, in part because the entrepreneur did not have the entrepreneurial skills and traits needed to succeed. So, before you start your business, consider all of the implications of being an entrepreneur.

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

  • Talk to other entrepreneurs in Greeneville. Get their candid feedback on what it takes to start a successful business.
  • We recommend reading Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs. For aspiring new entrepreneurs, it's a must read article.
  • Seek the advice of somebody who knows you well. A support network of family and friends can be a great sounding board for good advice before you decide for sure to go into business.

What Business Are You Starting?

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 Good Business Ideas.

For step-by-step instructions on starting a variety of business types, visit the Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our How to Start a Paint Spraying Equipment & Booths Business guide or our How to Start a Hoisting & Rigging Equipment Dealers Business guide.

Don't forget that your new business will be in Greeneville. Some businesses will do better in Greeneville than others. Make sure you fully understand Greeneville demographics before you lock in on your business idea.

Greeneville, Tennessee Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
1460
5-9 Employees
669
10-19 Employees
378
20-49 Employees
276
50-99 Employees
84
100-249 Employees
75
250-499 Employees
39
500-999 Employees
12
1000+ Employees
0
All Greeneville Businesses
2993

As a new Greeneville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Greeneville 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
Architectural Services
1
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
1
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
8
Baked Goods Stores
1
Beauty Salons
5
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
2
Blood and Organ Banks
1
Book Stores
3
Bottled Water Manufacturing
1
Bowling Centers
1
Business Associations
2
Cable and Other Program Distribution
2
Cafeterias
1
Car Washes
4
Carpet and Rug Mills
1
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
2
Caterers
3
Cemeteries and Crematories
2
Charter Bus Industry
1
Child and Youth Services
2
Civic and Social Organizations
6
Clothing Accessories Stores
2
Collection Agencies
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
5
Computer and Software Stores
1
Computer Systems Design Services
1
Construction Machinery Manufacturing
1
Consumer Lending
10
Credit Bureaus
1
Credit Unions
6
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing
1
Dental Laboratories
2
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
1
Discount Department Stores
2
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1
Electrical Contractors
8
Elementary and Secondary Schools
2
Emergency and Other Relief Services
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
3
Family Clothing Stores
2
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Fine Arts Schools
3
Finish Carpentry Contractors
3
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
3
Flight Training
1
Florists
5
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
2
Food Service Contractors
5
Framing Contractors
1
Freight Transportation Arrangement
2
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
2
Full-Service Restaurants
29
Furniture Stores
3
General Automotive Repair
12
General Freight Trucking, Local
3
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
2
General Rental Centers
3
General Warehousing and Storage
4
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
4
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
4
Grantmaking Foundations
2
Hardware Manufacturing
2
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
2
Hardware Stores
2
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
1
Home Centers
1
Home Health Equipment Rental
2
Household Appliance Stores
3
Industrial Building Construction
1
Industrial Launderers
1
Industrial Mold Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
16
Internet Service Providers
1
Janitorial Services
6
Jewelry Stores
5
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Landscaping Services
6
Limited-Service Restaurants
39
Locksmiths
1
Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
1
Manifold Business Forms Printing
4
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
3
Masonry Contractors
2
Meat Markets
1
Media Representatives
1
Medical Laboratories
1
Metal Household Furniture Manufacturing
1
Motorcycle Dealers
2
Natural Gas Distribution
1
New Car Dealers
7
New Housing Operative Builders
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nonclay Refractory Manufacturing
1
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
1
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
6
Offices of Chiropractors
9
Offices of Dentists
16
Offices of Lawyers
26
Offices of Optometrists
6
Offices of Other Holding Companies
2
Optical Goods Stores
2
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
1
Outerwear Knitting Mills
1
Packaging and Labeling Services
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
2
Paper Industry Machinery Manufacturing
1
Passenger Car Leasing
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
3
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
13
Photography Studios, Portrait
2
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
1
Portfolio Management
1
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
1
Professional Organizations
2
Public Relations Agencies
1
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Credit
5
Repossession Services
1
Residential Remodelers
1
Savings Institutions
3
Sawmills
3
Securities Brokerage
3
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Shoe Stores
2
Siding Contractors
2
Site Preparation Contractors
7
Software Publishers
1
Solid Waste Collection
1
Spice and Extract Manufacturing
1
Sporting Goods Stores
3
Tax Preparation Services
3
Temporary Help Services
4
Temporary Shelters
1
Tobacco Stores
1
Travel Agencies
1
Truss Manufacturing
1
Used Car Dealers
3
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
1
Used Merchandise Stores
5
Vending Machine Operators
4
Video Tape and Disc Rental
6
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
3
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
3
Women's Clothing Stores
2
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
1

Is Franchising a Better Option?

As you drive around Greeneville, you may be surprised to see how many franchises there are in the area. But is franchising the right option for you?

Most business experts recommend that you look into purchasing a franchise. On our site, you can read many articles about franchising, such as Why Franchises Fail. Gain a solid understanding of franchising by scanning all of our Articles on Franchising.

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

Representative franchise opportunities include Wellesley Inns & Suites Franchising, Inc. and Sareen & Associates. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Child Care Franchises and Home Services Franchises.

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

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Greeneville Business?

An excellent way to get started in business is to Buy a Business in Tennessee. Follow that link and you can assess several good businesses for sale in Greeneville.

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

Improving Your Entrepreneurial Skillset

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

As an entrepreneur who lives in Greeneville, Tennessee, you will want to take advantage of the learning programs at local Tennessee educational institutions. It's also beneficial to see if there are any networking groups or organizations in which Greeneville entrepreneurs get together to network and trade their business experiences.

Now It's Up To You

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

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

We are here to help Greeneville businesses to be successful. 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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