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Starting a Business in Lebanon, Tennessee

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

Lebanon, Tennessee Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
29932
5-9 Employees
11508
10-19 Employees
7770
20-49 Employees
4578
50-99 Employees
1596
100-249 Employees
1302
250-499 Employees
210
500-999 Employees
126
1000+ Employees
84
All Lebanon Businesses
57106

As a new Lebanon entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Lebanon 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
1
Architectural Services
1
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
2
Automobile Driving Schools
1
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
1
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
8
Automotive Transmission Repair
2
Barber Shops
1
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
5
Boat Dealers
2
Book Stores
2
Bowling Centers
2
Cable and Other Program Distribution
3
Cafeterias
1
Car Washes
5
Caterers
2
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child Day Care Services
18
Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
1
Civic and Social Organizations
5
Clothing Accessories Stores
2
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
1
Commercial Lithographic Printing
2
Commercial Photography
1
Computer and Software Stores
1
Computer Systems Design Services
3
Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing
2
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
2
Consumer Lending
6
Convenience Stores
6
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
1
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
1
Credit Unions
1
Curtain and Drapery Mills
1
Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
5
Dental Laboratories
2
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
1
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Discount Department Stores
1
Display Advertising
1
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
2
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
1
Electric Power Distribution
1
Electrical Contractors
14
Electronic Computer Manufacturing
1
Elementary and Secondary Schools
3
Employment Placement Agencies
2
Engineering Services
4
Explosives Manufacturing
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
3
Family Clothing Stores
10
Fine Arts Schools
2
Finish Carpentry Contractors
7
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
4
Floor Covering Stores
5
Florists
4
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing
1
Food (Health) Supplement Stores
4
Food Service Contractors
5
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
1
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers
1
Formal Wear and Costume Rental
1
Freight Transportation Arrangement
4
Full-Service Restaurants
42
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
4
Furniture Stores
5
General Automotive Repair
12
General Freight Trucking, Local
4
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
General Warehousing and Storage
7
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
4
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
3
Grantmaking Foundations
1
Graphic Design Services
1
Hardware Stores
2
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
2
Home Health Care Services
4
Home Health Equipment Rental
2
Homes for the Elderly
5
Household Appliance Stores
6
Industrial Mold Manufacturing
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
23
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
1
Investment Advice
2
Janitorial Services
11
Jewelry Stores
6
Junior Colleges
1
Kidney Dialysis Centers
1
Land Subdivision
4
Landscaping Services
15
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
2
Limited-Service Restaurants
49
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
1
Locksmiths
1
Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
2
Luggage Manufacturing
1
Mail-Order Houses
1
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
5
Marketing Consulting Services
2
Masonry Contractors
5
Meat Processed from Carcasses
2
Medical Laboratories
2
Men's Clothing Stores
4
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
4
Motor Home Manufacturing
2
Motor Vehicle Towing
2
Motorcycle Dealers
3
Musical Groups and Artists
2
Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
2
New Car Dealers
7
Newspaper Publishers
2
Nonresidential Property Managers
1
Nonwoven Fabric Mills
1
Nursing Care Facilities
5
Office Administrative Services
4
Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
9
Offices of Dentists
19
Offices of Lawyers
29
Offices of Optometrists
2
Offices of Podiatrists
1
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
4
Optical Goods Stores
2
Outdoor Power Equipment Stores
3
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
4
Parking Lots and Garages
1
Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
1
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
7
Photography Studios, Portrait
4
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
1
Portfolio Management
1
Professional Employer Organizations
1
Professional Organizations
1
Racetracks
1
Radio Stations
1
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
2
Real Estate Credit
6
Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
1
Residential Property Managers
5
Residential Remodelers
13
Retail Bakeries
1
Roofing Contractors
4
Sales Financing
1
School and Employee Bus Transportation
1
Security Guards and Patrol Services
1
Septic Tank and Related Services
1
Shoe Stores
10
Siding Contractors
3
Sign Manufacturing
1
Site Preparation Contractors
11
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
2
Sporting Goods Stores
3
Tax Preparation Services
3
Taxi Service
1
Telemarketing Bureaus
1
Telephone Answering Services
1
Television Broadcasting
1
Temporary Help Services
6
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
1
Tire Dealers
5
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
2
Tobacco Stores
5
Travel Agencies
3
Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
2
Used Car Dealers
9
Used Merchandise Stores
4
Vending Machine Operators
2
Veterinary Services
6
Video Tape and Disc Rental
6
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
2
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
9
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
4
Women's Clothing Stores
11
Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
1
Yarn Spinning Mills
1

What About Franchising Opportunities?

As you drive around Lebanon, it's apparent that franchising has become a very popular way to start a business. Should you be giving franchising serious consideration?

Our advice is to investigate buying a franchise. We have many articles on franchises, such as The Disadvantages of Franchise Ownership. Gain a solid understanding of franchising by scanning all of our Articles on Franchising.

You can find franchise opportunities by browsing our Franchise Opportunities Directory.

Representative franchise opportunities include Envirospect Inc. and Starbucks Franchises. Alternatively, you can browse franchise categories, such as Vending Franchises and eBay Franchises.

Note on Lebanon Franchise Opportunities: To find out if a franchise you are interested in is available in Lebanon, you will need to get in direct contact with the franchisor.

Should You Buy an Existing Lebanon 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 Lebanon.

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

Choosing a Company Name

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.

To get up to speed on what makes for a good company name, we encourage you to read this useful article: Branding Advice.

There's one other important factor when naming a business. Since you are opening a business in Lebanon, it's critical that you ensure that no other Tennessee company is using the business name you want to use.

Make Sure You Have a Business Plan

A business plan is vital in maximizing the prospects of your new company. In effect, a business plan is a written description of the future you envision for your business. Failure to write a business plan is a recipe for disaster.

If you want more information on writing business plans, we recommend reading Business Plan Contests. You should also take advantage of free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Tennessee.

Marketing Your New Startup

To grow your Lebanon business, you need a great marketing plan.

We have some great resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Direct Mail Costs is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just one of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

What's Next?

As an entrepreneur in Lebanon, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.

From this point on, you control your own destiny.

We are here to help Lebanon businesses to be successful. We believe entrepreneurship is an amazing engine for job creation in Lebanon, neighborhood development and overall economic health.

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