Business location is critical to some businesses; irrelevant to others. When you choose a business location, consider:

• Access to your customers and potential employees
• For walk-in businesses, the traffic count and available parking
• Cost of transportation and/or shipping from that location
• Whether there is a cluster of similar businesses to attract customers and give your business synergy
• For technology companies, whether there are nearby colleges or nearby technology cluster to inspire new ideas
• Cost of doing business - taxes, utilities, business taxes
• Cost of living and lifestyle for you and your employees
• Cost of lease and leasehold (tenant) improvements
• Growth rate of the area
• Whether the location is zoned for your business use
• Tax incentives offered by the community

Click here for more ideas of what to consider in selecting a business location.

The resources on the right include help finding available properties in our area, tax incentives for locating in low-income areas, general tax incentives, and research incentives.

Incentives to hire employees are found in the Employer Assistance section.