You have nothing coming into a major metropolitan area to relocate or locate your business and employees. And you can go across the country and you'll see that.
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In every jurisdictional area that I can get my fingers on, I want to move us away from the Washington insider economy.
Moving our headquarters to Chicago is another significant step in our journey to build a better McDonald's. This world-class environment will continue to drive business momentum by getting us even closer to customers, encouraging innovation and ensuring great talent is excited about where they work.
When companies are trying to find a state to locate a new business or factory, they look at a number of factors - including tax structure, employment base, infrastructure, education system, etc.
Our technological infrastructure alienates us from each other. No need to form a workplace community, everybody there will be out in a year or two, and so will you, looking for a better place.
You have to be very fast-thinking, creative, and mobile. It is key to making a business move.
It takes a while for executives to understand that every company is a spatial company, fundamentally: where are our assets, where are our customers, where are our sales. But when they get it, they light up and say, 'I want to get the geographic advantage.'
You know where entrepreneurship in my opinion has to go? Into the inner city.
What I will say is that business is not a nice area. And you might say that I am a business woman, but I'm not into cut-throat business moves.
Location is the key to most businesses, and the entrepreneurs typically build their reputation at a particular spot.
I see opportunities in all my businesses. And the reason is simple. We thrive on countries that are urbanizing.