Businesses in NW Portland

Monday, January 09, 2006

Businesses in NW Portland
Each year I find it interesting watching business in the first couple of months struggle to stay in business. I know a lot of it depends upon location, location and location. But a lot of it also depends upon their basic business model. Up here in the NW Portland near 21st and 23rd, it was also effected, but not as much as I predicted. With those with a good business model closing their doors and moving down to the Pearl District. It is there with the ever-increasing population density, the condos spurting out of the ground, the increase number of condos a rising out of the ground and etc.In the process stealing the market share of individuals who shopped on the 23rd, are now in the Pearl. I guess you can just call it competition.Living up here in the NW Portland is in my opinion one of the best places in Portland to operate a small business. Here there are all of the amenities a small business owner needs in order to enjoy the successes of it's operation. These characteristics are a dense population, good public transportation and an increased number of living situations to be available for growth. Up here in the NW Portland has often been noted as having the most dense population this side of the Mississippi River and north of San Fransico. All of this is thanks to all of the apartment buildings and condo minimum buildings growing up out of the ground. These qualifications would probably apply more likely to the 21st and 23rd areas.It was effected, but not as much as I predicted. With those with a good business model closing their doors and moving down to the Pearl District. It is there with the ever-increasing population density, the condos spurting out of the ground, the increase number of condos a rising out of the ground and etc.This is in large part thanks to all of the Californian moving up here to the Portland Metro area. In the process creating a need for more dense population to save on the need for a majority of individuals who commute to work. Creating an environment in which with a need of larger businesses.In the process with the creation of places for individuals to live, there needs to be a good quality of public transportation. This is needed so the residences of these parts can be able to get to the necessary destinations.%2