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In the informal settlement context, there are no roads, so people cannot own cars (assuming they had the means) and the constraints of space impose a physical restriction on business growth. Some entrepreneurs can overcome these challenges, such as the furniture manufacturer in Browns Farm who stores his materials and couches on the roof-tops of the neighbouring properties. In the planned settlement of Delft South, the allotted plot size was sufficient to leave aside space for a backyard and a single garage alongside the house.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "08e7533c-570a-46ed-aca4-d61bd3c1dda5", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.65, "w": 0.43, "x": 0.53, "y": 0.13 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "The research revealed that certain retail businesses (i.e.spaza shops and shebeens) were spatially located within the heart of residential areas, and that their distribution is remarkably even (see Map 1). Their location seems little influenced by infrastructure, high streets or major secondary streets. The positioning of the businesses reveals the existence of highly localised forces of demand, with the businesses responding through provision of services in close walking distance to people's homes. Transport routes do influence business location, but only where they are able to attract significant pedestrian traffic. This is evident at Philippi train station and entrance road thereto, as well as along Delft main road where public infrastructure and taxi services attract pedestrians. Roads that do not sustain pedestrian movement, but serve simply as conduits for the motor vehicle, do not influence micro-enterprise development. Instead there is evidence of enterprises clustering along pedestrian routes and in specific locations where there is a long tradition of engagement in particular activities. An example is the clustering of live chicken retailers along Lansdowne Road, Sweet Home Farm. Businesses that benefit from clustering include for example: traditional medicine, fast food take aways, car washes, and street traders (fruit and vegetable stalls and stands selling cigarettes and sweets). Some potentially conflicting businesses operate, paradoxically, in the same spatial context, an example being churches and shebeens. These businesses can coexist because they operate in different time cycles, and also because they do not usually compete for customers. This finding highlights the importance of time in the positioning and operation of micro-enterprises. 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