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I have never been a business owner so perhaps I am speaking out of a cocked hat, but I have been reading a lot of posts that blame "rent" (yeah, a 4 letter word) as one of the reasons a business closes.
Again having no idea about a business, may I offer this suggestion. Build your own place. You pay only for the land and construction. Then the place is yours, lock stock and soda fountain.
I have read where a number of doctors offices were built by them and their partners. They answer to no one except possibly their partners.
How bout this. 5-6 business owners get together and purchase a parcel of land. Say that piece of property on 466 by the Fresh Market place. They pool their money, buy the property and build on it to suit themselves. They bought it, they own it, they build it. Nothing to answer for from the Villages as the property is now their's do with whatever (as long as they are in state code).
There would be a large initial outlay of monies, yes, but no rent and no one with their hand out looking for a "deal" on rent. Eventually, it would pay for itself if the business were run properly. Or am I being too logical and simple?