Business plan

Name Class Date

evaluate the layout of a business

Directions:

1. Based on your plans for your business, individually prepare a layout for your business and then answer the questions below.

2. Review the answers to the questions and identify areas in the layout that you think could be improved. Share your ideas for the layout with your group and then collectively draw the layout again correcting any weaknesses you each identified. Include your agreed upon best layout for your group business in the business plan paper in appendix.

a. Is lighting appropriate for the merchandise being sold?

b. Does the business have a window display? If so, how often is the display changed? What is the display used for?

c. Does the entrance to the business make people feel welcome?

d. Is merchandise organized so that it is easy to find what you are looking for?

e. Is there at least four feet of aisle space?

f. Are in-store displays attractive?

g. Is wall space used for displaying merchandise? _____________________

h. Is the cash register in a central location?