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There has been a growth in the number of home based businesses which means small service providers can operate from home
Examples include; mobile merchants, freelance writers, designers and translators

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Considered by many, infrastructure in the UAE is at the global's best. Telecommunication, as well as internet access in on par, with the world's largest international business hubs. Other things such as road networks, ports, and airports, are of world-class standards.

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Security and market stability is a need to start a safe business, this is why Dubai is viewed as one of the top places to begin a business.It is one of the safest,prosperous societies in the world thus attracting many multinational companies.

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This includes patents and trademarks, and is legally protected by the UAE government, and efforts are being made to put forth these laws. Since safeguarding is so important to the UAE, they're members of international bodies, treaties, and conventions that protect intellectual property.

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It's an important factor because if MNC businesses don't stay in contact internationally, the business may fail in certain parts of the world, needing the global connection.

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Countries are known to put up tariffs and quotas, and they protect demoting businesses from foreign competition.

One way a multinational business can get round such trade barriers is to locate within the country

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The distance between a market and its manufacturer is very important, companies prefer to locate themselves near a manufacturer to cut costs on transportation services, quality also diminishes over long distance as products may have been moved or modified in order for them to be protected ; in particular cuisines.

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Impact on company locations. They do so by:
-trying to avoid congestion where there already is too much development

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Changes all the time.
Recent trends include the growing environmental concern. Governments make it up to them to provide protection for the environment. When businesses operate, governments need to put restraints to privileges and access of companies, in order to protect the blooming environment

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Business Locations and Changing Environment

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Business Locations and Changing Environment

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New markets are a huge advantage to many companies, this is the reason so many multi national companies locate to China, it has the largest population as well as the fact that its economy has been growing at a huge rate for many years now.
New markets also offer a fresher customer base too and normally a lot of customer/media attention for the first couple months

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Manufacturer might locate factors close to transport networks, making it easier for distributors and suppliers.

Ex. motorways, channels, roadways

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Costs and availability affect location in many different ways for example wage rates vary in different countries and regions, this is why starting a labour heavy business may be easier in India as opposed to the US.
Large companies often locate to countries with lower labour costs to maintain a high level of production as well as to cut costs.

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Most businesses like to locate themselves close to costumers, usually to keep transport costs down.

Many service providers locate themselves around the premises of their market because services are generally sold directly to constumers.

Ex. Cafes, Shops, Salons, Drivers... in towns and cities, more populated areas