Before you sign the lease
Restaurant Location Checklist
A practical one-page checklist for comparing restaurant storefronts before rent, buildout, and opening costs are committed.
Download PDFLocation decision resources
Free guides and checklists before you choose a business location.
Use these resources before a lease, franchise discussion, clinic startup, restaurant opening, grant map, or second-site decision. They help owners and advisors ask better questions before money is committed.
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For local stores, salons, spas, and walk-in services
Retail and Salon Site Checklist
A simple checklist for judging whether a storefront fits the target customer, local competition, and repeat-visit behavior.
Download PDFQuestions before territory, lease, or buildout decisions
Franchise Site Screening Checklist
A checklist for franchise buyers and advisors who want to pressure-test local site conditions before committing capital.
Download PDFPractical location decision articles
Small business location guide
Five Location Mistakes Small Business Owners Should Check Before Signing a Lease
A practical guide to common location mistakes for restaurants, salons, clinics, retail stores, and franchise buyers before signing a lease.
Read guideLease risk and location
Why Cheap Rent Can Still Be an Expensive Location Decision
A plain-language guide explaining why low rent can hide location risk for restaurants, salons, retail stores, and local service businesses.
Read guidePartner resource
How Brokers and Advisors Can Use a Third-Party Location Memo
How commercial brokers, business brokers, franchise consultants, and SBA advisors can use third-party GIS location memos to support client decisions.
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Restaurant location analysis
Restaurant Site Selection Consultant
Map-backed restaurant site selection reports for owners comparing storefronts, trade areas, competition, access, and lease risk before opening or expanding.
Read guideRetail site decisions
Retail Location Analysis for Small Business
Retail location analysis reports for boutiques, local stores, service businesses, and small chains comparing customer access, competition, and neighborhood context.
Read guideFranchise site review
Franchise Location Analysis
Franchise location analysis for operators and advisors comparing candidate sites, territory context, access, competition, and local demand before lease decisions.
Read guideDental and clinic site review
Dental Practice Location Analysis
Dental practice location analysis for startup, acquisition, and expansion decisions using maps, competition context, access review, and patient-area signals.
Read guideSalon and beauty business sites
Salon and Spa Location Analysis
Salon, spa, and beauty business location analysis for owners comparing storefronts, nearby competitors, customer access, parking, and local demand.
Read guideGrant and planning maps
Environmental Justice Grant Mapping
Environmental justice and lead-risk grant mapping support for nonprofits, consultants, and local teams that need clear maps, source notes, and defensible risk explanations.
Read guideReferral partners
For brokers, franchise consultants, SBA advisors, and startup consultants who want a neutral location memo for a client.
See sample deliverables
The sample PDFs show the type of map-backed memo a paid client receives: evidence, limits, recommendation, and next steps.
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