
1. Type of Business
The type of business you choose will ultimately determine how much you will pay each year in insurance. Someone who has an interior painting business will have an insurance cost that is much less than someone who has a fast food restaurant with deep fryers. The general rule of thumb is: The higher the risk, the higher the cost of insurance.
2. Location, location, location
Business owners generally take into account location when buying a building for their business. Unfortunately, they are only thinking about how many customers they can get in the door, not how the location will affect their insurance costs...