Locations and Acknowledged Considerations

Whatever breadth you choose, you charge never assurance the charter or purchase

the acreage after actuality actually assertive that it will be acknowledged for

you to accomplish the business you appetite in that location. There are several different

things to consider:

• Zoning. Cities usually breadth barrio and areas into residential, commercial,

industrial, and mixed-use areas. You charge be abiding that the location

you appetite is benumbed appropriately for the business you appetite to

start. Analysis with your burghal afore signing any contract. Luckily, even

■ Understanding Aboveboard Feet

Most bartering appointment or retail amplitude is quoted by aboveboard bottom per year. A

1,000-square-foot retail amplitude with an allurement amount of $15 per aboveboard foot

would amount $15,000 per year, or $1,250 per month. This amount may or may

not accommodate taxes, insurance, utilities, water, and added accompanying expenses, so

be abiding to acquisition out what the adduce includes.

if it’s not benumbed as you want, it is accessible to get a about-face from the

city. A about-face is as the name suggests, a change in the accustomed rules.

Your advocate can advice with this.

• Added acknowledged issues. Acquisition out if there are added acknowledged restrictions that

may affect your business. For example, some municipalities absolute the

number of assertive types of business, such as cafes or fast aliment franchises,

to assertive areas. Added restrictions may crave that your business

provide off-street parking, abutting at a assertive time, or absolute the size

and blazon of signs you may have. Your burghal should accept a business development

office that can acknowledgment these sorts of questions.

• Arrangement restrictions. In malls and added retail complexes, the lease

or CC&R (covenants, conditions, and restrictions) may absolute what you

can do. For example, in assertive arcade centers, there may be a limit

of no added than one account kiosk or two burger joints.

• Home appointment restrictions. If you are starting a home-based business,

contact your burghal to acquisition out what array of anatomic authorization and

other licenses you may need. Zoning regulations may absolute the number

Location Worksheet

1. For citizenry advice on this area, I contacted:

□ Real acreage agents □ Local planning and zoning boards

□ Census abstracts □ Chamber of commerce

2. The citizenry is:

a. Steady

b. Growing

c. Declining

3. The association in the breadth are (check all that apply):

□ College age-old / Young adults □ Middle-aged

□ Young families □ Elderly

Location Worksheet (Continued)

4. The assets levels in this breadth are:

a. Lower

b. Middle

c. Upper

5. The three above types of businesses in the breadth are:

6. The cardinal of new businesses opened during the accomplished year is:

7. “Anchor” tenants and added above draws to the breadth are:

8. Name, address, and adjacency of anniversary competitor:

a.

b.

c.

9. For anniversary abeyant location, acknowledgment the following:

Traffic area: □ High □ Low

Easy admission to: □ Transportation hubs and freeways □ Bus curve □ Pedestrians

Adequate signage? □ Yes □ No

Safe from abomination and added hazards? □ Yes □ No

Condition of the building: □ Poor □ Fair □ Good □ Excellent

Is there sufficient: □ Display areas □ Fixtures □ Infrastructure □ Work areas

□ Appointment amplitude □ Storage □ Restrooms □ Break areas

□ Shipping and accepting □ Parking □ Room to grow

Other appearance that accomplish this breadth attractive:

The breadth of the charter is:

The absolute amount per ages (including utilities, security, insurance, etc.) is:

of barter you can have, the signs you can erect, or alike the type

of business you can start.