Georgia Business Startup Guides
Starting a Business in Tifton, Georgia
Thinking about starting a business in Tifton, Georgia? This step-by-step guide walks you through the major decisions you should consider before opening a new business in Tifton.
Which Business to Choose?
Choosing a business that is right for you is very important. To help you decide on a business type, we encourage you to read Free 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 an Ornamental Aluminum Work Business guide or our Starting a Towers, Buildings, & Antennas Business guide.
Don't forget that your new startup will be located in Tifton. Some businesses will do better in Tifton than others. A critical consideration is whether Tifton demographics mesh well with your startup concept.
Tifton, Georgia Demographic Information
Tifton has an active business community that includes small businesses, mid-sized businesses and large businesses.
To give you a better feel for Tifton demographics for small businesses, we have tabulated the small business sizes, based on number of employees, for business in Tifton.
Businesses
As a new Tifton entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Tifton 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.
Businesses
Have You Considered Buying an Existing Tifton Business?
If you have some capital to play with, you may want to Buy a Business in Georgia. Follow that link and you might discover several good businesses for sale in Tifton.
For anybody who wants to buy a business, we recommend reading this useful article: How to Buy a Business.
Forming a Company in Tifton, Georgia
A critical step is ensuring that you are forming a legal entity that operates independently from you. Doing so will shield you from personal liability for business debts and obligations.
When forming a company, you will decide among many company types, such as 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 Georgia, it doesn't mean you are required to incorporate in Georgia. In fact, you are allowed to 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 LLC Advantages. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. On a final note, since you will be starting a business in Tifton, Georgia, our web page covering Incorporating in Georgia may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Georgia.
Where to Get Money to Start a Company
Raising money to fund your new Tifton business is very difficult due to the ongoing business credit crunch. If you don't have a rich uncle to fund you, you'll need to be creative in how you approach your fundraising efforts.
Take advantage of our many articles on raising capital, such as Only Idiots Send Venture Capitalists Business Plans.
For Tifton entrepreneurs who need startup capital, check out our List of Georgia Angel Investors and our List of Georgia Venture Capital Firms.
Marketing Your New Business
Whether your goal is to attract Tifton customers or you plan on selling elsewhere, you'll need to have a good marketing plan.
You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Effective Direct Mail Campaigns is an article that will stimulate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just a sampling of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.
The Art of Selling
Do you know how to sell? In order to attract customers to your new Tifton business, you need to focus on sales.
Why should customers buy from you instead of buying from competitors? The good news is we can help you to make selling a big competitve advantage for your new firm.
Cold Call Selling is worth reading, as it may give you some good ideas on how to sell your products or services. We have many more good articles on selling that you may enjoy reading.
Now It's Up To You
As an entrepreneur in Tifton, you won't be working for the boss anymore. You are the boss.
If you choose the right business and love what you do, you will greatly increase your odds of success.
Our goal here is to promote the vitality and growth of small businesses in Tifton 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.
More Entrepreneurial Resources for Starting a Business in Tifton, Georgia
Here are more links that we believe will help you be successful in starting a business in Tifton.
- Resources for Tifton, Georgia Entrepreneurs - Browse a variety of resources we've collected to assist Tifton entrepreneurs.
- Georgia Entrepreneurial Resources - We've gathered state-level entrepreneurial resources to help new entrepreneurs who are based in Georgia.
- Georgia Small Business Development Center - The Georgia SBDC program helps Georgia entrepreneurs with developing business plans, providing financial analysis, identifying sources of capital, and assessing marketing strategies.
More Startup Articles for Georgia Cities
Starting a Business in Thomson
Starting a Business in Toccoa
Browse All Business Startup Guides for Georgia
Starting a Business Guides for Other States
Share this article
Additional Resources for Entrepreneurs