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Start a Business in Van Alstyne, Texas

Are you starting a business in Van Alstyne, Texas? This article discusses the most important things to consider when opening a business in Van Alstyne.

What Business to Start

Choosing a business that is right for you is very important. To stir your creative juices on what kind of business to start, take a look at Good Business Ideas.

For in-depth how-to guides on how to start specific businesses, browse our Good Businesses to Start section of our site. For example, you might be interested in our How to Start a Gaming Consulting Firm guide or our Opening an Insurance Underwriters Business guide.

Don't forget that starting a business in Van Alstyne has some implications. Think about what needs are currently being underserved in Van Alstyne. Only by spending some time analyzing Van Alstyne demographics can you decide if there will be strong demand for your business idea.

Van Alstyne, Texas Demographic Information

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

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

Business Size
# of
Businesses
1-4 Employees
249
5-9 Employees
69
10-19 Employees
27
20-49 Employees
36
50-99 Employees
9
100-249 Employees
3
250-499 Employees
0
500-999 Employees
0
1000+ Employees
0
All Van Alstyne Businesses
393

As a new Van Alstyne entrepreneur, you may also be interested in the table below. It shows how many businesses there are in Van Alstyne 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
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
1
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
1
Cemeteries and Crematories
1
Child Day Care Services
1
Civic and Social Organizations
1
Community Food Services
1
Computer Systems Design Services
1
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
1
Direct Mail Advertising
1
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
1
Educational Support Services
1
Electric Power Distribution
2
Electrical Contractors
5
Employment Placement Agencies
2
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
1
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
2
Florists
1
Full-Service Restaurants
1
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
1
Furniture Stores
1
General Automotive Repair
4
Hardware Stores
1
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
1
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
2
Limited-Service Restaurants
5
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
1
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
1
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
1
New Car Dealers
1
Newspaper Publishers
1
Nursing Care Facilities
1
Offices of Bank Holding Companies
1
Offices of Chiropractors
2
Offices of Dentists
1
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
2
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
1
Public Relations Agencies
1
Securities Brokerage
1
Software Publishers
1
Solid Waste Collection
1
Telemarketing Bureaus
1
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
1
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
1
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
1
Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
1

Have You Considered Buying an Existing Van Alstyne Business?

An excellent way to get started in business is to Buy a Business in Texas. Follow that link and you may find several good businesses for sale in Van Alstyne.

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

Forming a Company in Van Alstyne, Texas

It's very important that you are forming a legal entity that operates independently from you. Doing so will separate you from personal liability for business debts and obligations.

When forming a company, you will pick from many company types, such as a corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership or other structure.

Incorporating is a very popular way to form a business. A key decision is whether to form and S-Corp or a C-Corp, and you also must decide in which state you will incorporate. If you are starting a business in Texas, you don't necessarily have to incorporate in Texas. In fact, you are allowed to incorporate in the state of your choosing. 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 Piercing the Corporate Veil. You may also want to seek the advice of an attorney. On a final note, since you will be starting a business in Van Alstyne, Texas, our web page covering Incorporating in Texas may be a useful resource if you decide to incorporate in Texas.

Getting Money to Start a Business

Raising money to fund your new Van Alstyne business is very difficult due to the ongoing business credit crunch. Bootstrapping, which means growing the business without outside funding, is the best alternative, but that's not a viable option for many startup plans.

Fortunately, this site contains dozens of articles on raising money, including one we recommend entitled Only Idiots Send Venture Capitalists Business Plans.

For Van Alstyne entrepreneurs who need startup capital, check out our List of Texas Angel Investors and our List of Texas Venture Capital Firms.

Getting the Word Out About Your New Business

To grow your Van Alstyne business, having an excellent marketing plan is fundamental to your business achieving its goals.

You can learn quite a bit about marketing on our site. Elevator Advertising is an article that will generate a few thoughts on your marketing plan. That's just a taste of the many useful articles we have on Marketing a Small Business.

Next Steps

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

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

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

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