Texas is a great state in which to own a small business. Here is a list of 7 ways that Texas makes creating a business a pleasure.

1. 7 Reasons Why Business is
Better in Texas

2. Here are the top 7 ways
Texas makes building a
business a bully idea:
It’s no secret, Texas is one of the best states for small
businesses. But it has more to offer than friendly regulations.
Perhaps more than anywhere else, its culture, weather and
lifestyle choices offer business owners and employees alike ways
to work hard, earn a living and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

3. 1. The Killer Climate in
Cowboy Country
Business owners tired of wearing three
layers just to stay warm …. Whereas the
average US city gets 25 inches of
snowfall per year, Austin, Texas gets an
inch -- if that.
Climate directly impacts health. Most
Americans stuck inside due to ice, snow
and cold temperatures are vitamin D
deficient from lack of sunlight. They
may also suffer from seasonal
depression, which can affect motivation
for physical activity.
Warm weather is known to improve
mental dexterity. Alertness and memory
is improved when body temperature is
high. Heart and lungs function better in
warm climates and open country with
high air quality.

4. 2. An Affordable Place
to Call Home
Everything's bigger in Texas. As the largest
mainland U.S. state, it’s land-rich and offers
affordable real estate. In November 2015, the
U.S. census reported the median home price to
be $305,000. That year the median home price
in Texas was only $151,000. Land in Texas costs
around 40 percent cheaper than the national
average, according to data from the Lincoln
Institute of Land Policy, a think tank.
For entrepreneurs this means less cost to start
a brick-and-mortar business. In addition, Texas
boasts a low cost for food, rent, health-care
and utilities and also has its own power grid,
which makes electricity cheaper than in any
other state.

5. 3. Believe it or
Not, Yes, Beaches!
An attractive climate brings in
talent from cooler climates and
makes every working day that
much brighter. The Texas gulf coast
is great for recreation. Stretching
367 miles, as the crow flies, along
the northwestern edge of the Gulf
of Mexico, 3,300 miles of shoreline
snakes along the state’s coast,
islands, bays and river mouths.
South Padre Island, Port Aransas,
Bay Area Houston, Galveston
Island, Beaumont and Port Arthur
are all popular leisure destinations,
offering year-round boating,
swimming, kayaking, surfing, water
sports, and exceptional birding and
fishing.

6. 4. Businesses Are
the Good Guys
In 2013, Forbes Magazine announced that Texas
dominated its list of best cities to find good
jobs, with five of its metropolitan areas
reaching its top ten.
The $1.65 trillion Texas economy is the country’s
second-largest. With light regulation and little
red tape, starting a business and running it in
Texas results in fewer headaches for business
owners than in other states.
Texas boasts some of the largest and most
successful companies in the U.S., including
titans such as ExxonMobil, AT&T and Dell. Fifty-
two Texas companies were featured on the
Fortune 500 list in 2014.
The state’s low taxes and friendly regulatory
structure has led to Chief Executive magazine
ranking Texas as its best state for business for 10
years in a row. Its stable business climate,
excellent transportation infrastructure and
skilled workforce promote rapid job growth and
low unemployment rates.

7. 5. The Best Live Music
This Side of Texarkana
Forward-thinking markets attract
innovators of all kinds, and so a city’s live
music scene is often a proxy for its
business environment.
Austin adopted the slogan “The Live Music
Capital of the World” in 1991 after
learning it had more live music venues per
capita than anywhere else in the nation.
More than 1,900 bands and performing
artists live in Austin, performing a wide
variety of musical styles from country and
blues to indie rock and jazz to honky-tonk
and rock ‘n’ roll.

8. 6. Nothing is
Certain -- Not Even
Taxes
Texas eschews private and
corporate income taxes, and
so businesses and their
employees won’t feel as much
of a pinch during tax season.
Those who consider moving to
Texas may become even more
eager once they calculate
how the move will affect their
family’s living standards and
personal tax burden.

9. 7. Make Friends
of All Kinds
Are your bosses unfriendly? Does
the payroll manager make your life
difficult? Do any of your coworkers
give you the evil eye? If so, you
don’t work in Texas.
Texans are friendly people. In fact,
the state motto is -- “Friendship.”
Cowboy country has down-to-earth
individuals who are tolerant of
others. Many cities promote
diversity and, as a border state,
Texas has a strong Mexican
influence. “Tex-Mex,” or Hispanic-
American culture, is so essential to
the state that you couldn’t have
the “Tex” without the “Mex.”

10. If you enjoyed this
slideshow, may we suggest:
• For more on making friends in Texas, read 5 Ways to Get
Employees to ‘Like’ Your Social Media Policy.
• For more on keeping your employees happy, read
Embracing and Incorporating Workplace Flexibility.
• For more on family and business values in Texas, read
Fourth Generation Business Owner Adapts to His Growing
Business.