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How to start a business.
Starting a business can be confusing and tedious if you don't have the right contacts and information to help you. Our "Starting a Business" section is here to guide you through each step from evaluating if you have the time and will to actually create a sucessful business to networking with peers once you're up and running.
The section also includes business plan templates and information on business structures, funding and marketing. 
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Why choose Williamson?
Home to corporate giants such as Nissan North America and 30 of the 50 fastest growing companies in the Nashville region, Williamson County boasts a workforce that is made up of 21% entrepreneurs and is also home to the most promising company in America.
With a proven track record of attracting and growing business, Williamson County also offers a superior quality of life with large class A business parks, historic ambience and upscale suburbs. 
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Best Place to Get Ahead.
With an almost 14% increase in median income, Williamson County, TN ranked #4 (up from #10 last year) as one of Forbes.com's top places “where you can earn a solid salary and move up quickly.” Williamson County was one of 6 southern counties on the list and one of 2 southern counties outside of Virginia. 
Welcome Innovators
Wondering what it might take to turn your creative idea into a reality? Don’t know where to start? We’re here to help.
Williamson Innovates is Williamson County’s most comprehensive online entrepreneur resource. Offering everything you’ll need to get started and succeed, each page is filled with information and links that will be helpful when launching, growing and prospering in Williamson County and the Nashville area.
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“We have attracted gifted professionals from many of the most desirable places in America, including Seattle, Boston, Santa Barbara, CA, and The Research Triangle and have enjoyed a turnover rate of under 2%.”
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Parkinson told VNC that while he still has little first-hand knowledge of other players in Nashville’s biotechnology community, he’s learned “these are world-class people who are in the Nashville area and, in addition, it turns out that Nashville is a great place to have such a facility.” …more
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“My wife and I choose Franklin because we were looking for a safe and quiet suburb that was close to shopping, excellent schools and daycare.”
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“So why are we here? Because there are talented researchers and test presenturers herer. It’s also a good, central area for shipping patient samples in and out. And it’s been an absolute pleasure to dear with just about everybody we’ve dealth with.”
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“Cool Springs is an attractive and desirable community, with convenient access to housing, restaurants, shopping, and other services. All of that is benficial when we are recruiting professional talent and it also adds to employee satisfaction.”
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“The challenge was to convince venture capital investors to invest in a company in Tennessee where there were few bioech companies. They would say, “We’re not sure we want to invest in what’s kind of an island.” The more companies we have here, the more we’re going …more
Visit Our Resources Center for Information and Tools
The Resources Center provides links to higher education opportunities, informational blogs and other online resources and organizations in Tennessee that offer assistance to small businesses and start-ups. There is also contact information for the Federal U.S. Small Business Association, the “Tennessee Smart Start” Small Business Guide, a 40 page guide to starting a small business in Tennessee, and contact information for local departments to help you attain your business license.
