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Open a Business in Jacksonville, Texas

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

Is Becoming a Business Owner Right for You?

Before quitting your day job, assess your entrepreneurial instincts and capabilities.

Here are three things we recommend you do before you fully commit to starting a new business of your own.

  • Talk to other entrepreneurs in Jacksonville. 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.

Jacksonville, Texas Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
10500
5-9 Employees
3564
10-19 Employees
2016
20-49 Employees
1728
50-99 Employees
756
100-249 Employees
504
250-499 Employees
180
500-999 Employees
36
1000+ Employees
0
All Jacksonville Businesses
19284

As a new Jacksonville entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Jacksonville 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
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
5
Automotive Transmission Repair
1
Baked Goods Stores
1
Barber Shops
1
Beauty Salons
2
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
1
Boat Dealers
1
Book Stores
1
Business Associations
1
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child and Youth Services
1
Child Day Care Services
7
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
2
Commercial Lithographic Printing
2
Computer Training
1
Construction Machinery Manufacturing
1
Consumer Lending
7
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1
Convenience Stores
5
Dental Laboratories
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
1
Directory and Mailing List Publishers
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
2
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Electric Power Distribution
1
Electrical Contractors
3
Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
Engineering Services
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
2
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
1
Fine Arts Schools
1
Finish Carpentry Contractors
1
Floor Covering Stores
3
Florists
2
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
2
Food Service Contractors
1
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
2
Full-Service Restaurants
14
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
5
General Automotive Repair
4
General Freight Trucking, Local
2
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Rental Centers
2
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
2
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Graphic Design Services
1
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
1
Home Centers
1
Home Health Care Services
4
Homes for the Elderly
1
Household Appliance Stores
2
Industrial Mold Manufacturing
2
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
8
Janitorial Services
2
Jewelry Stores
1
Junior Colleges
1
Landscaping Services
2
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
2
Limited-Service Restaurants
19
Linen Supply
1
Machine Shops
1
Marketing Consulting Services
1
Masonry Contractors
1
Meat Markets
1
Mineral Wool Manufacturing
1
Miscellaneous Intermediation
1
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
1
New Car Dealers
2
Newspaper Publishers
2
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
4
Office Administrative Services
4
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
5
Offices of Dentists
6
Offices of Lawyers
11
Offices of Optometrists
2
Offices of Other Holding Companies
1
Offices of Podiatrists
1
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
1
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
1
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
3
Photography Studios, Portrait
3
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
1
Political Organizations
1
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
1
Real Estate Credit
1
Sawmills
2
Securities Brokerage
3
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
1
Shoe Stores
1
Sign Manufacturing
2
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
2
Solid Waste Landfill
1
Support Activities for Forestry
1
Tax Preparation Services
3
Temporary Help Services
4
Temporary Shelters
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
1
Travel Agencies
1
Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
1
Used Car Dealers
6
Used Merchandise Stores
2
Veterinary Services
2
Video Tape and Disc Rental
3
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
2
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
4
Women's Clothing Stores
3
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
6

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Jacksonville Business?

We've created a helpful website page for those who want to Buy a Business in Texas. Follow that link and you can assess several good businesses for sale in Jacksonville.

Before buying a business, be sure to read this article: Buying a Business.

Selecting a Name For Your Venture

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.

Even if the name doesn't do it by itself, many naming experts believe there should be a story behind the name that ties into your company mission.

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

As a final piece of advice, remember that because you are starting a business in Jacksonville, it's very important that you make sure no other Texas company is using the business name you want to use.

Don't Skip the Business Plan

A business plan is vital in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Indeed, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Not having a business plan is a recipe for disaster.

Before you start writing a business plan, we suggest you skim Business Plan Contests. You can also get free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Texas.

Marketing Your New Startup

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

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Television Advertising Rates is a good read to get your marketing ideas flowing. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

How to Improve Your Entrepreneurial Abilities

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

Given that you are starting a business in Jacksonville, Texas, you will want to take advantage of the many programs available at nearby Texas universities, colleges and community colleges. It's also beneficial to see if there are any Jacksonville networking organizations.

Moving Forward

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

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

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

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