The document discusses a student assignment to understand business layout and planning. The student located their business, identified competitors and potential customers using a Google Map. They created a floor layout for their business. The key lessons were that business location and setup are important, and factors like trade areas, traffic patterns, and competitor locations need to be considered for business success.

1. Jahleel McGowan

2.  The purpose of this assignment is for us (students) to understand the way that
buildings are set up, and the thought that goes behind it. We had to locate
where our business would be, our competitors, potential customers, and we
created a floor layout. I learned that some of the most important things about
a good business is where it is located, and how everything is set up.

3. Google Maps
This Google Map is for me to identify my trade
areas, my home to business routes, competitors,
and my potential customers.

4. Trade Area
The trade area is the region or
section of the community from
which I expect to draw customers.
YELLOW: TRADE AREA

5. Competitors
The blue words on my map
Identity's my competitors.
My competitors are Sports
Authority and Target.

6. Traffic
This green arrow
Represents where the
Most traffic around my
Business might be.

7. Potential Customers
Red:
Potential Customers
are the people who
live in the area that will
most likely be able to
come to my store.

8. Where my house is located
The purple area is where my
house is located.

9. Floor Layout A scale diagram of a room or building
Drawn as if seen from above.
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