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By: Brief The Press
Category:Arts & Media,Business,Industry
May 28, 2026
This series empowers small businesses to strategically choose locations based on customer behavior, preventing costly errors. It underscores that early, informed real estate decisions are crucial for optimizing overhead, maximizing customer reach, and ensuring long-term business viability and growth in competitive markets.
RDS Real Estate continues its educational video series, guiding entrepreneurs and small business owners toward smarter real estate decisions. In the latest installment, founder Ron Sturgeon and CHC Development partner Rory McGuire tackle the critical choice of business location. Emphasizing that understanding your customer comes first, they explain how this foundational knowledge dictates subsequent strategic decisions.
Sturgeon and McGuire highlight that how a business attracts customers directly impacts its ideal location and realistic rent. Retail-driven businesses, reliant on visibility and walk-in traffic, often require high-exposure locations along busy corridors with higher rents. Conversely, destination-based businesses, which customers intentionally seek online, benefit from greater flexibility, enabling a wider range of cost-effective operational sites.
The discussion stresses integrating these crucial location decisions into a business plan early, as they significantly affect long-term success, overhead costs, and customer reach. By breaking down real-world considerations, RDS Real Estate aims to help small business owners avoid common mistakes and make informed choices before signing a lease. This series provides practical guidance for navigating today's market. Explore more insights and flexible commercial spaces at rdsrealestate.com.