Lesson Plan

• Describe the key factors that influence location decisions for service businesses.
• Analyse how different types of service businesses prioritise location factors.
• Apply a weighted scoring method to evaluate potential sites for a service business.
• Evaluate the impact of future development and regulatory environment on location choice.

• Projector and screen
• Whiteboard and markers
• Printed worksheet with café case study
• Handout of location‑factors checklist
• Laptop with internet access for research
• Sticky notes for group brainstorming

Begin with a quick poll: where do you usually go for coffee or banking and why? Review prior learning about how location affects retail success. Explain that today students will identify and weigh the factors that shape location decisions for service businesses and will demonstrate understanding through a site‑selection activity.

1. Do‑Now (5') – Students list three places they visit regularly and discuss the location reasons.
2. Mini‑lecture (10') – Present the eight key location factors for service businesses, using a radar chart as visual aid.
3. Group activity (15') – In small groups, analyse the provided café case study, gather data on footfall, rent, competition, and rank factors.
4. Scoring exercise (10') – Apply a weighted scoring sheet to compare two potential sites and decide the best location.
5. Whole‑class debrief (10') – Groups share decisions; teacher highlights common considerations and misconceptions.
6. Quick quiz (5') – Exit ticket: write the single most critical factor for a health clinic and justify in one sentence.

Summarise that location decisions hinge on customer proximity, cost, competition and future development. Ask students to complete an exit ticket stating which factor they think is most decisive for a service they use daily and why. For homework, students will research a local service business and prepare a brief report evaluating its location using the checklist.