Knowledge Center

Starting My Business in Collin County

Register my business through Assumed Names (aka Doing-Business-As)

Searching an Assumed Name business may be conducted in person, online or by mail. We DO NOT accept telephone requests for business name searches. Business name searches can be conducted in person at the County Clerk’s Office free of charge, at the time of filing.

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Collin County Small Business Development Center

Collin SBDC grows business even through this difficult time.
Here’s how we help:
CARES Program
Seminar series to help your company better compete
Specialized consulting and training to learn ways your company can recover quicker
Apply for access to nationally recognized experts
Business Advisor consulting

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How to do Business in Collin County with Local Municipalities

Collin County Procurement

The Collin County Purchasing Department provides a unified purchasing system that ensures integrity and fairness, with centralized responsibility for oversight of solicitation, vendor selection, negotiation, award, contract management, reporting, and disposal of surplus property for the benefit of Collin County agencies.

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Allen

The Purchasing Division is responsible for the procurement of goods and services required to operate and maintain all departments within the City of Allen. The Purchasing Division has been awarded the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement by the National Purchasing Institute for the past 19 consecutive years.

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Frisco

Prospective vendors are encouraged to make appointments with the departments that may utilize your goods or services. The City of Frisco will be periodically offering the general public the opportunity to bid on used fleet vehicles and used equipment through René Bates Auctioneers.

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McKinney

As a local government, McKinney encourages competition among potential vendors. This enables us to obtain quality goods and services at the best
prices

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Plano

The goal of Purchasing/Inventory is to ensure that Plano taxpayers receive the maximum value for every expenditure and that all expenditures are conducted in a manner that preserves the public trust.

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Links to Collin County Government & Municipality Careers

Collin County Government

The Collin County careers website page allows seekers to apply for jobs with Collin County Government at virtually anytime. It is strongly recommended that you complete the Careers Tutorial before proceeding to apply for any open position. Afterwards, you can browse job openings, register with the website, create a profile, and complete applications here.

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Allen

For technical assistance including password help, please contact NEOGOV at 855.524.5627. Please be aware that submitting a resume in lieu of completing the employment history section of the application and failing to provide all of the information requested in these supplemental questions will deem your application “Incomplete”, so please be thorough in answering the questions.

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McKinney

With a workforce of more than 1,200 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees in over 300 job categories, we are one of the largest employers in McKinney. We serve nearly 190,000 residents and 405,000 visitors annually. We represent all aspects of the city and ensure that McKinney is a great place to live, work and play.

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Frisco

Welcome to the City of Frisco’s Human Resources Department! We strive to provide useful and timely information to all interested individuals. Our goal is to ensure each person is able to have easy access to the information he/she seeks.

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Plano

SERVE (our organizational values) What is most important to us is the acronym, SERVE (Stewardship Engaged Respectful Visionary Excellence). Each of these values do not have self at the center.

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Governor’s Small Business Webinar Resource Library

The Governor’s Office of Small Business Assistance delivers webinars focused on small business needs. Webinar topics fall into several categories. Click on the category of interest to find relevant webinars:

https://gov.texas.gov/business/page/small-business-webinars

Governor’s Small Business Resource Portal

https://gov.texas.gov/business/page/small-business-portal

https://gov.texas.gov/apps/business/portal/

Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or an established business owner, the Governor’s Small Business Resource Portal will provide you with the most relevant resources and contacts to help you find success. This important tool offers a customized list of useful business resources to assist you in starting or growing your business in Texas.

The portal is easy to access and use—simply answer five short questions to generate your tailored resource list. For your convenience, you may print or email the results directly from the portal.

Types of information included in the portal:

  • Federal, State and Local Resources
  • Business Advice and Growth Assistance
  • Funding Sources
  • Additional Specific Resources