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Opening a Business in Ripley, Tennessee

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

Ripley, Tennessee Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
2716
5-9 Employees
1092
10-19 Employees
651
20-49 Employees
378
50-99 Employees
105
100-249 Employees
84
250-499 Employees
63
500-999 Employees
21
1000+ Employees
0
All Ripley Businesses
5110

As a new Ripley entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Ripley 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
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
3
Beauty Salons
4
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
1
Business Associations
1
Cable and Other Program Distribution
1
Child Day Care Services
5
Consumer Lending
2
Convenience Stores
1
Cotton Ginning
1
Custom Computer Programming Services
1
Electrical Contractors
1
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Family Clothing Stores
2
Florists
1
Full-Service Restaurants
7
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
3
Furniture Stores
3
General Automotive Repair
3
General Freight Trucking, Local
1
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
1
Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
3
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
1
Greeting Card Publishers
1
Hardware Stores
2
Homes for the Elderly
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
5
Janitorial Services
2
Landscape Architectural Services
1
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
1
Limited-Service Restaurants
8
Masonry Contractors
5
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
1
New Car Dealers
2
Newspaper Publishers
2
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
2
Offices of Dentists
3
Offices of Lawyers
4
Offices of Optometrists
3
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
1
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
3
Photography Studios, Portrait
2
Radio Networks
1
Radio Stations
1
Real Estate Credit
3
Securities Brokerage
1
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
2
Shoe Stores
2
Siding Contractors
2
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
1
Solid Waste Landfill
1
Sporting Goods Stores
1
Temporary Shelters
1
Tire Dealers
1
Tobacco Stores
1
Used Merchandise Stores
1
Video Tape and Disc Rental
1
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
2
Women's Clothing Stores
1
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
1
Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
1

What About Buying an Existing Ripley Business?

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

If you are serious about buying a business, you may want to read this article: Hold Harmless Agreements When Buying Businesses.

Make Sure You Have a Business Plan

Writing a business plan is critical in maximizing the prospects of your new company. Indeed, your business plan is your game plan for how you hope to grow your business. Not having a business plan will greatly reduce your chances of business success.

To learn more about business plans, read The Art of the Executive Summary. You can also get free counseling sessions provided by your local SCORE chapter in Tennessee.

Raising Capital for Your Venture

Raising money to fund your new Ripley business requires strong organization skills and perseverance. The reality is that there is very little funding available for new small businesses, and you have to explore every possible alternative.

On the bright side, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled Angel Investors.

For Ripley entrepreneurs in need of startup financing, check out our List of Tennessee Angel Investors and our List of Tennessee Venture Capital Firms.

Promoting Your New Company

To rise above the crowd in Ripley and build your business, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.

We have some helpful resources on this site for entrepreneurs who are working on marketing plans. Advertising in the Yellow Pages is a good read to get your marketing juices 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 Ripley or are selling to customers throughout Tennessee, the United States or even the world, you have to be able to sell.

So what does it take to bring in more prospects and close more business? Fortunately, we've got plenty of good advice to help you improve your selling skills.

Sales Prospecting is a good article to read, one of dozens in the Selling for Entrepreneurs section of our site.

Never Give Up

You have a dream -- starting a business in Ripley. 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 Ripley and throughout the United States . 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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