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Corporate Structure • Naming Your Business • Permits and Licenses • Location

| 4/22/2015

Locating Your Business

Location, Location, Location

For businesses that depend heavily on customer traffic for success, choosing the right location may be more important than choosing a name. Aside from customer exposure, some factors to consider include:

Image Is the location consistent with the image you want to project?

Zoning Is the area zoned for your type of business?

Competition Are surrounding businesses complementary or competing?

Potential employees Does the area offer a labor pool you could draw from?

Suppliers Can suppliers find you easily?

Safety What is the crime rate? Will your employees feel safe alone in the building?

Affordability Are rents in this location consistent with your budget?

Condition Is the site ready to be occupied or will renovations be needed?

For More Info

Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations
(850) 245-6058
www.sunbiz.org

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Licensing
(850) 487-1395
www.myfloridalicense.com

Division of Hotels and Restaurants
www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/licensing.html

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Licensing
(800) 435-7352 (Florida only)
(850) 410-3800
www.freshfromflorida.com

Florida Department of Health
www.floridahealth.gov/licensing-and-regulation

Florida Office of Financial Regulation
www.flofr.com

Florida Department of Environmental Protection
www.dep.state.fl.us

U.S. Department of the Treasury
www.ttb.gov

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