Business Location

Bygrave, W.D. &Zacharakis, A. (2014). Entrepreneurship, 3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-118-58289-3

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Supplemental Resources

Eng, D. (2014). Founding Father of the Surfing Industry: Hobie Alter followed his bliss and his ingenuity to design surfboards and sailboats. Fortune Magazine. pp. 23 – 26. Retrieved from: http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/16/leadership/hobie-surfboards.pr.fortune/index.html

Vandermey, A. (2014). The Big Rollout. Fortune Magazine. pp. 12 – 14. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/16/news/companies/halos-roll-global.pr.fortune/index.html

Write a 2-3 page paper.

Address the following in your paper:

How does cost, convenience, prestige, safety, traffic, building requirements, zoning, and accessibility affect the business location decision?
How does business location align with the business strategy?
How does location contribute to the success of a business?

Include a title page and 3-5 references. Write in 3rd person.

Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia). The other references must be from the Grantham University online library. Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed., 2nd printing) when writing and submitting assignments and papers.

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How does cost, convenience, prestige, safety, traffic, building requirements, zoning, and accessibility affect the business location decision?

The choice of business location is the most critical decision of business start up and thus requires accurate planning and research. The cost, convenience, prestige, safety, traffic, building requirements, zoning and accessibility all affect business location decision. Costs or financial considerations are essential for businesses. There are hidden costs of a business location. These include costs like renovation, upgrading of Information Technology systems and even decoration. The costs of taxes should be considered………………………..

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