Business Startup
Getting Down to Business in Elizabethton/Carter County
Welcome to Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce business start -up web page, featuring a comprehensive guide to assist you with the development and enhancement of your commercial venture. It is our greatest intent that this guide will assist you with resourceful tools in all stages of business development; specifically within Carter County.
From choosing the right name for your company or assistance with relocating an existing business, this page can assist you with Business Start-up tools. As the economy fluctuates it is vital for any entrepreneur to recognize the importance of possessing determination, originality, and a strong financial capital in order to compete within the business environment. By taking appropriate steps during the initial stages of planning, starting or maintaining a business can be rewarding financially as well as self-fulfilling.
As with any new commercial venture, success can never be guaranteed; it is our mission to minimize the trickier elements involved in setting up on your own business or enhancing an existing venture, as well as provide you with resourceful information that will enable any individual to develop skills to achieve success. Some of the most common pitfalls in beginning a new/existing business venture is failure to research your market in sufficient detail, setting aside enough funds for tougher financial times, and recognizing proper channels to take when making business decisions.
Elizabethton/Carter County offers an array of businesses that is guaranteed to engage any consumer. We are proud to be home to Snap-On Tools, a major supplier of automotive mechanical tools worldwide; As well as locally owned private entities ranging from diners to exclusive antique shops. Elizabethton/Carter County business environment is "distinctively different" appealing to any entrepreneur or a major industry, with a wide array of commercial property to lease or own.
Starting up even the smallest business can be a daunting prospect. But take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. The Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Carter County Tomorrow, hopes that you will find interest in investing long-term economic growth within Elizabethton/Carter County. It is our intent to serve as a resource base in developing any commercial venture here in Elizabethton/Carter County.
The Chamber of Commerce opeded a Business Resource Center in November 2010, in partnership with ETSU Small Business Develpoment Center, for anyone wishing to receive information and guideness on starting a new business in Elizabethton/Carter County. The Resource Center will contain permits, forms and other documents needed to open a business. The Center will have other resources from local banks, Northeast State, Milligan College, SCORE, State of TN Business Enterprise and welcome packet of helpful Information. Training and Seminars will be posted as they become avaiable. For questions please contact 423-547-3850.
Starting or Relocating a Business in Carter County resources:
New Business Start-Up & Business Relocation Guide (download pdf at bottom of page)
Carter County Planning
County Courthouse
801 E. Elk Avenue
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423-547-1814
City of Elizabethton Planning, Zoning & Development
136 South Sycamore Street
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423-542-1508
Resource Links
East Tennessee State University State of Tennessee
College of Business and Technology Economic & Community Development
Small Business Development Center Business Enterprise Resource Office
2109 W. Market Street 10215 Technology Drive, Suite 202
Johnson City, TN 37604 Knoxville, TN 37932
423-439-8595 865-777-4075
Tennessee Valley Authority Carter County Tomorrow
Business, Industry and Community Resources 386 Highway 91
106 Tri-Cities Business Park Elizabethton, TN 37643
Gray, TN 37615 423-542-3408
423-467-3857 www.cartercountytomorrow.com
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