12-29-2014, 04:57 AM
The American model forces the shopkeeper to have a separate house, drive to work, and pay a high monthly rent on a store they will never own.
There are other options:
- buy (or lease) a building in a mixed-use development (however, people who can afford this option don't really need to run a business)
- if the business is small enough, invest the $30K+ and 1-2 years in the local Special Use process (again, people who can afford this option probably don't need to run a business)
There are other options:
- buy (or lease) a building in a mixed-use development (however, people who can afford this option don't really need to run a business)
- if the business is small enough, invest the $30K+ and 1-2 years in the local Special Use process (again, people who can afford this option probably don't need to run a business)