Local Business Roles

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Local businesses play an important role in any society. Not only do they create jobs for local workers, but also because they meet local needs and wants. Most local businesses are small, but however two thirds are owned and run by one person, nearly 90% employ less than six people. Those companies that survive over time provide economic stability for the owners, local businesses that create jobs for workers in addition to the owner offer even more economic stability. Economic roles are important for a business as they can increase the value and funds via wealth, creation, innovation and employment. Wealth creation is done by increasing sales and developing strategies to promote brand awareness and sales. This will increase the value of the…show more content…
The quality of life of a community is improved through the variety of products and services provided by products and services provided by businesses. Organisations spend millions of dollars each year in business research and development to find ways to improve the quality of life. Many of the products that businesses provide are wants and not needs, they are often aimed at providing greater convenience for those with a busy lifestyle. An example of this is pre-prepared meals. Through the production of these products, the financial investments of the owner of the business is…show more content…
A common issue, in branches such as hospitality and tourism, would be the change of population in tourist towns such as Goolwa. Hospitality relies a lot on their business over the holiday period throughout the year, it is a high source of income. The same applies to tourism especially, places such as caravan parks, information centres and hotels all rely on the tourism incoming over the busier seasons. Therefore, if there is a lack of people over the holiday period, there is a lack of business concluding in financial strife. Some local business’s, more so than competitors, are more likely to find that slower periods prove to be more difficult financially, locally Bombora Café shuts throughout the winter season. This is because of the lack of customers during the winter season, being located on a beach business peaks during the warmer weather, generally referring to
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