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Location of small business
- 1. Location of Small Business Chapter Six
- 2. Factors affecting location sustainability • Customer accessibility • Infrastructure • Raw materials • Human resources • Market • Competition
- 3. Factors affecting location sustainability • Environment • Government policies • Laws, regulations and taxes • Suitability and cost • Personal preference
- 4. Choice of location • Identification of potential sites • Attractiveness of each site • Selection of site
- 5. Specific location factors for retail business • Types of good sold – Convenience goods – Shopping goods – Specialty goods • Type of site (City center, shopping center, etc) • Trade potential of area • Capacity to pay rent • Proximity to other stores
- 6. Specific location factors for small wholesale business • Type of goods • Transportation facilities • Economic conditions • Wholesale areas
- 7. Specific location factors for service business • Target customer • Convenience • Space requirements
- 8. Specific location factors for manufacturing business • Zoning laws • Nearness to suppliers and market • Services availability • Labor availability • Environmental factors • Cost
- 9. Agencies that assist in choosing location • Chamber of Commerce • Municipalities • Housing agents • Industrial districts • Banks • Government agencies
- 10. Factors affecting layout of physical facilities • Need of the business • Efficiency • Accessibility • Natural conditions • Clear view
- 11. Manufacturing business layout • Product layout • Process layout
- 12. Retail business layout (Guidelines) • Display • Convenience • Self service • Strategic placement • Non-selling functions
- 13. Wholesale business layout • Warehouse • Handling equipments • Accessibility • Loading/unloading
- 14. Types of retail business layout • Loop layout • Free flow layout • Grid layout
- 15. Service business layout • Adequate space • Spacious and beautiful • Convenient for customers, and so on
- 16. Effective use of physical facilities • Planning • Building space • Machinery and equipment • Repair and maintenance • Disposal
- 17. Problems of physical facilities • Acquisition • Obsolescence • Modernization • Repair and maintenance • Insurance • Poor utilization
- 18. THANK YOU!!!