Factors to consider when choosing the location of the premises of a business
28 January 2009 - 19:08
In the case of businesses that they require of the premises to take care of the public, the election of the location of the premises is one of the most important decisions that we must take at the time of creating a business.
A good location could ensure the success to us, whereas a bad location could mean the failure of the business.
In order to be able to correctly choose the location of the premises of a business, we must consider the following factors:
Accessibility
The location of the premises is a easily accessible place for the public? , exist sufficient access roads like so that our clients they can visit to us as much on foot as making use of vehicles?
Facility of location
The premises would be easily ubicable by the public who wants to us to visit from remote zones? , exist near and well-known references like so that they can locate and find to us easily us?
Visibility
The location of the premises would allow that our business has a good visibility from the street or the highway like so that their announcements or warnings can be seen by pedestrians or people in vehicles that journey by the zone?
Demography of the area
Are the premises located in a zone with a population high density? , the zone and its environs are colonized sufficiently like having majors possibilities of attracting a greater customer?
Affluence of public
Are the premises located in a zone with good affluence of public? , one is located near commercial zones or journeyed zones or with good traffic of consumers?
The environs pleasant
Exists an pleasant atmosphere in the environs? , the atmosphere of the environs is complemented with the style that we will give our business?
Objective public
The location of the premises is near where live, frequents or journeys our objective public?
Competition
The premises are located near competing businesses? , exist other similar businesses in the zone or the environs? , there is sufficient demand in the zone like locating a business more?
Costs
Which is the cost of the rent or buys of the premises? , are the premises located in a centric zone or commercial where the rent costs or buy are lifted?
Accessibility of suppliers
The premises are located near our competitors? , it counts the premises with sufficient access roads like so that our suppliers they can supply to us opportunely we require whenever them?
Accessibility of the personnel
The location of the premises is near where lives our personnel? , the location would allow a easy access of this one?
Parking
It tells to the premises with parking or parking for the vehicles our clients? , it counts on sufficient parking as for the amount of visits of clients in vehicles that we hoped to have?
Licenses and regulations
The zone where is located the premises, is a zone where would grant license of operation for the type of business that we are going to create? , do not exist restrictions or regulations that could affect the operation of the business? , there will be no problems with the neighbors?
In order to correctly choose the location of the premises of our business, we must consider these factors, we must be analyzing and responding the questions of each, and then, according to the weight or importance that we give to him (taking into account our objectives, our investment, our objective public and other variables), to determine if the premises which we are analyzing are the indicated one for our business.
In order to complement this article we invited to you to read an article that we have written previously: Recommendations when choosing the location of the premises of a business.
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