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Businesses are buildings which provides a player with coins, experience (XP) and collection items. One energy is needed to collect from a business. Goods or Premium Goods are also required to supply businesses in order for them to operate. New businesses can be obtained by reaching a certain level, increasing population, completing certain goals or collections, or having a certain amount of neighbors.

With the exception of the Empty Lot, all businesses start out as only a framework in the form of a construction site, which must be built to complete the construction. After completion, supply the business with goods/premium goods and let customers visit. When the goods are sold out from serving the maximum number of customers, a business will be available to be collected. Its earnings can vary depending on factors like the bonus payout from decorations or landmarks.

A player may start a Franchise by building a Business identical to their own in a neighbors's Empty Lot. These shops are handled by the mayor of the city where they stand. Once every 24 hours you can supply each shop from the Franchise Headquarters as well as collecting income. Regardless of the activity of the owner of the store's location, the needed supplies and the payout will be the same. However, the neighbor will need to accept supplies on a daily basis or else the player will not be able to send more.

Many active players may find businesses more profitable than Housing.

As of May 18, 2011, businesses can be upgraded to supply more goods and serve more customers for higher earnings. See Business Upgrades for details.

Contents 1 Building a New Business 2 Maintaining Businesses 3 Businesses Available 4 Cost and Efficiency 4.1 Building Size and Decoration Bonuses 4.2 Supply Size and Collection Energy 5 Coins Per Good 6 Investments 7 Total Profit per Energy 8 See also

Building a New BusinessEdit

Businesses can be found in the "Businesses" tab of the Build Menu. If unlocked, the player will need to have enough Coins or Cash to purchase the business. Some businesses require the player to be at a certain level, have a set amount of neighbors, have a particular population or have completed one of the game's goals in order to unlock for purchase.

Like houses and community buildings, businesses require building and are basic construction zones when they are originally placed. The construction zones are the same size as the building will be upon completion. The player then must use their energy to complete the building. This can vary from building to building - some businesses require 3 build actions (thus  3 Energy), and others can require 7 or 8 build actions, or more. Your neighbors can help you with building when they visit your city - if your building is incomplete, they can use one of their help actions to boost it.

Once the build actions are completed, the building becomes ready to use immediately, unlike community buildings. But only if it is connected to an asphalt road or a sidewalk.

Before a business receives goods for the first time, it is surrounded with balloons to suggest a "grand opening". As soon as the player provides a business with its first supplies, the balloons will detach from the building and float away. When you open a new business, many citizens will go to the shop.

Maintaining BusinessesEdit

To keep businesses running, a player will be required to supply it with goods. These goods can be collected by the player through farming, shipping, trains, a Goods Factory and other methods. Unless the business is fully stocked with supplies, citizens cannot shop there. If a player does not have enough goods to cover the full supply needed (e.g. 140 goods for a Cinema), they can't supply it.

If there are premium goods and regular goods available in storage, only the premium goods will get used up first. For example when supplying a Cinema (which requires 140 goods) and there are 100 premium goods in storage, the business will automatically take the 100 premium goods before consuming the other 40 with regular goods.

Once a business has received supplies of goods, citizens will begin visiting the business. A player can monitor how many people have visited their business by hovering over the building with the cursor. It will read, for example: "Served: 17/110".

The speed between delivering new supplies and the building becoming ready for collection depends on how many citizens the city has (population), the happiness of the population, the presence of tourists, and how many other businesses are also supplied.

Therefore, if a player supplies their Sushi Bar and has no other supplied businesses, their citizens will only have one place to shop - so it will be ready for collection very quickly. A player with a low population will find their businesses become ready for collection much slower than a player with a very high population. Tourists will spend twice as more at businesses than normal residents.

Businesses AvailableEdit

For complete list of all businesses, click here.
For list of only upgradeable businesses, click here.

The following chart consists of businesses that are permanently on the Build Menu or else available from other ways. Does not contain limited edition or upgrades.

Image	Business	Cost	Earnings	Supply	Size	Requirement(s)	Coins per Good	Collections to Profit	Franchise Cost	Can Upgrade
	Empty Lot	00000000000000000000 0 Coins	00000000000000000000Varies	00000000000000000000Varies	4x4	Increasing Neighbors	00000000000000000000Varies	n/a	n/a
	Bakery	00000000000000000200 200 Coins	00000000000000000040 40 Coins	00000000000000000010 10 Goods	3x3	10 Population	4	5	00000000000000000160 160 Coins	Level 3
	Flower Kiosk	00000000000000000400 400 Coins	00000000000000000095 95 Coins	00000000000000000025 25 Goods	3x3	30 Population	3.8	5	00000000000000000320 320 Coins	Level 3
	Coffee Shop	00000000000000000600 600 Coins	00000000000000000320 320 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	3x3	50 Population	3.2	2	00000000000000000480 480 Coins	Level 3
	Toy Store	00000000000000000800 800 Coins	00000000000000000180 180 Coins	00000000000000000050 50 Goods	3x3	100 Population	3.6	5	00000000000000000640 640 Coins	Level 3
	Burger Joint	00000000000000001000 1,000 Coins	00000000000000000240 240 Coins	00000000000000000075 75 Goods	3x3	150 Population	3.2	5	00000000000000000800 800 Coins	Level 3
	Taco Truck	00000000000000001000 1,000 Coins	00000000000000000180 180 Coins	00000000000000000050 50 Goods	3x3		3.6	6	n/a
	Video Game Store	00000000000000001300 1,300 Coins	00000000000000000050 50 Coins	00000000000000000010 10 Goods	3x3	8 Neighbors	5	26	00000000000000001040 1,040 Coins	Level 3
	Diner	00000000000000001600 1,600 Coins	00000000000000000230 230 Coins	00000000000000000050 50 Goods	3x3	350 Population	4.6	7	00000000000000001280 1,280 Coins
	St. Patty's Pub	00000000000000001800 1,800 Coins	00000000000000000188 188 Coins	00000000000000000040 40 Goods	3x3	Level 9	4.7	10	n/a
	Cosmetic Store	00000000000000001900 1,900 Coins	00000000000000000120 120 Coins	00000000000000000025 25 Goods	3x3	400 Population	4.8	16	00000000000000001520 1,520 Coins
	Shamrock Sing-A-Long	00000000000000002100 2,100 Coins	00000000000000000405 405 Coins	00000000000000000090 90 Goods	4x4	Level 9	4.5	6	n/a	Level 3
	Ice Cream Parlor	00000000000000002200 2,200 Coins	00000000000000000308 308 Coins	00000000000000000070 70 Goods	3x3	Fourth Of July Fever!	4.4	8	n/a	Level 3
	Barbecue Restaurant	00000000000000002500 2,500 Coins	00000000000000000338 338 Coins	00000000000000000075 75 Goods	3x3	Light The Fuse!	4.51	8	n/a
	Pool Hall	00000000000000002200 2,200 Coins	00000000000000000420 420 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	4x4	450 Population	4.2	6	00000000000000001760 1,760 Coins
	Greek Restaurant	00000000000000002500 2,500 Coins	00000000000000000330 330 Coins	00000000000000000075 75 Goods	3x3		4.4	8	00000000000000002000 2,000 Coins
	Indian Restaurant	00000000000000002500 2,500 Coins	00000000000000000330 330 Coins	00000000000000000075 75 Goods	3x3		4.4	8	00000000000000002000 2,000 Coins
	Thai Restaurant	00000000000000002500 2,500 Coins	00000000000000000330 330 Coins	00000000000000000075 75 Goods	3x3		4.4	8	00000000000000002000 2,000 Coins
	Taqueria	00000000000000002500 2,500 Coins	00000000000000000330 330 Coins	00000000000000000075 75 Goods	3x3	Level 10	4.4	8	00000000000000002000 2,000 Coins
	Candle Shop	00000000000000002500 2,500 Coins	00000000000000000420 420 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	3x3	Level 10	4.2	6	n/a
	Fiddle Shop	00000000000000002400 2,400 Coins	00000000000000000258 258 Coins	00000000000000000060 60 Goods	3x3	Level 10	4.3	10	n/a
	Bike Shop	00000000000000002500 2,500 Coins	00000000000000000330 330 Coins	00000000000000000075 75 Goods	3x3	9 Neighbors	4.4	8	00000000000000002000 2,000 Coins	Level 3
	Bookstore	00000000000000003000 3,000 Coins	00000000000000000430 430 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	3x3		4.3	7	n/a	Level 3
	Packing Store	00000000000000003000 3,000 Coins	00000000000000000430 430 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	3x3	Open Packing Store	4.3	7	n/a
	Shoe Store	00000000000000003500 3,500 Coins	00000000000000000572 572 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	3x3	700 Population	4.4	7	00000000000000002800 2,800 Coins
	Noodle Shop	00000000000000004000 4,000 Coins	00000000000000000405 405 Coins	00000000000000000090 90 Goods	3x3		4.5	10	n/a	Level 3
	Fireworks Shop	00000000000000004250 4,250 Coins	00000000000000000445 445 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	3x3	Time To Go Lunar/ Red, White, & BBQ!	4.45	n/a	n/a	Level 3
	Ride Maintenance Shop	00000000000000007500 7,500 Coins	00000000000000000480 480 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	3x3		4.8	16	n/a
	Soft Serve Ice Cream Stand	00000000000000008000 8,000 Coins	00000000000000000448 448 Coins	00000000000000000080 80 Goods	3x3		5.6	18	n/a
	Produce Paradise	00000000000000012500 12,500 Coins	00000000000000001413 1,413 Coins	00000000000000000253 253 Goods	5x5	Level 40	5.58		n/a
	City Dojo	00000000000000004250 4,250 Coins	00000000000000000495 495 Coins	00000000000000000110 110 Goods	3x3	750 Population	4.5	9	n/a	Level 3
	French Restaurant	00000000000000004500 4,500 Coins	00000000000000000495 495 Coins	00000000000000000110 110 Goods	3x3		4.5	10	00000000000000003600 3,600 Coins
	Laundromat	00000000000000005000 5,000 Coins	00000000000000000515 515 Coins	00000000000000000115 115 Goods	3x3	1000 Population	4.48	10	00000000000000004000 4,000 Coins
	Tofu Burger	00000000000000005000 5,000 Coins	00000000000000000507 507 Coins	00000000000000000115 115 Goods	3x3	1100 Population	4.41	10	00000000000000004000 4,000 Coins
	Dance Studio	00000000000000005300 5,300 Coins	00000000000000000774 774 Coins	00000000000000000120 120 Goods	3x3	/	6.45	7	00000000000000004240 4,240 Coins	Level 3
	Ku Drive-In	00000000000000300000 300,000 Coins	00000000000000001759 1,759 Coins	00000000000000000330 330 Goods	4x4	Level 55	5.33	171	n/a	Level 3
	Song Bird Pet Shop	00000000000000150000 150,000 Coins	00000000000000001719 1,719 Coins	00000000000000000320 320 Goods	3x3	Level 50	5.37	88	n/a	Level 3
	Street Grill	00000000000000005000 5,000 Coins	00000000000000000540 540 Coins	00000000000000000120 120 Goods	2x2	Stuffed Pigeons	4.5	10	n/a
	Sunglasses Store	00000000000000005500 5,500 Coins	00000000000000000534 534 Coins	00000000000000000120 120 Goods	3x3	1200 Population	4.45	11	00000000000000004400 4,400 Coins	Level 3
	Department Store	00000000000000008000 8,000 Coins	00000000000000000588 588 Coins	00000000000000000135 135 Goods	4x4	Level 13	4.36	14	00000000000000006400 6,400 Coins
	City Supermarket	00000000000000005750 5,750 Coins	00000000000000000569 569 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	4x4	1250 Population	4.38	11	00000000000000004600 4,600 Coins
	Zoo Cafeteria	00000000000000006000 6,000 Coins	00000000000000000585 585 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	3x3	Level 18	4.5	11	n/a
	Zoo Gift Shop	00000000000000005500 5,500 Coins	00000000000000000352 352 Coins	00000000000000000080 80 Goods	3x3	Level 20	4.4	16	n/a
	French Cafe	00000000000000003000 3,000 Coins	00000000000000000660 660 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	3x3	Vive La France!	4.4	5	n/a	Level 3
	Bowling Alley	00000000000000006000 6,000 Coins	00000000000000000765 765 Coins	00000000000000000180 180 Goods	4x4	Level 25	4.25	8	n/a	Level 3
	Panini Shop	00000000000000006300 6,300 Coins	00000000000000000528 528 Coins	00000000000000000120 120 Goods	3x3		4.4	12	00000000000000005040 5,040 Coins
	Italian Restaurant	00000000000000006500 6,500 Coins	00000000000000000645 645 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	3x3	1500 Population	4.3	11	00000000000000005200 5,200 Coins	Level 3
	Pizzeria	00000000000000006700 6,700 Coins	00000000000000000630 630 Coins	00000000000000000140 140 Goods	3x3		4.5	11	00000000000000005360 5,360 Coins
	Cheese Market	00000000000000007200 7,200 Coins	00000000000000000690 690 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	3x3	Level 28	4.6	11	00000000000000005760 5,760 Coins	Level 3
	Jet Ski Shop	00000000000000009000 9,000 Coins	00000000000000000700 700 Coins	00000000000000000140 140 Goods	3x3	Level 31	5	13	n/a
	Seafood Restaurant	00000000000000007500 7,500 Coins	00000000000000000609 609 Coins	00000000000000000140 140 Goods	3x3	15 Neighbors	4.35	13	00000000000000006000 6,000 Coins
	Tourist Shop	00000000000000017500 17,500 Coins	00000000000000000550 550 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	3x3	Level 40	5.5	32	n/a
	Handbag Store	00000000000000010000 10,000 Coins	00000000000000000654 654 Coins	00000000000000000120 120 Goods	3x3	2000 Population	5.45	16	00000000000000008000 8,000 Coins
	Boat Shop	00000000000000009000 9,000 Coins	00000000000000000770 770 Coins	00000000000000000140 140 Goods	3x3	See Food Training	5.5	12	n/a
	Taffy Shop	00000000000000014000 14,000 Coins	00000000000000000470 470 Coins	00000000000000000090 90 Goods	3x3	Level 35	5.22	30	n/a
	Sushi Bar	00000000000000012500 12,500 Coins	00000000000000000605 605 Coins	00000000000000000110 110 Goods	3x3	2300 Population	5.5	21	00000000000000010000 10,000 Coins
	Wedding Store	00000000000000015000 15,000 Coins	00000000000000000702 702 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	3x3	2750 Population	5.4	22	00000000000000012000 12,000 Coins
	Cinema	00000000000000100000 100,000 Coins	00000000000000000749 749 Coins	00000000000000000140 140 Goods	4x4	Cinema Investment	5.35	134	00000000000000080000 80,000 Coins
	Chic Boutique	00000000000000250000 250,000 Coins	00000000000000000795 795 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	3x3	Level 55	5.3	315	00000000000000200000 200,000 Coins
	Skate Shop	00000000000000300000 300,000 Coins	00000000000000000928 928 Coins	00000000000000000175 175 Goods	3x3	Level 55	5.3	324	n/a
	Luggage Store	00000000000000200000 200,000 Coins	00000000000000000636 636 Coins	00000000000000000120 120 Goods	3x3	Level 53	5.3	315	00000000000000160000 160,000 Coins
	Jewelry Store	00000000000000500000 500,000 Coins	00000000000000000830 830 Coins	00000000000000000155 155 Goods	3x3	Level 60	5.35	603	00000000000000400000 400,000 Coins
	Hotel Restaurant	00000000000000600000 600,000 Coins	00000000000000000851 851 Coins	00000000000000000155 155 Goods	4x4	Cruise Control!	5.49	706	n/a
	Furniture Store	00000000000000750000 750,000 Coins	00000000000000000864 864 Coins	00000000000000000160 160 Goods	3x3	8000 Population	5.4	869	00000000000000600000 600,000 Coins
	Music Store	00000000000000900000 900,000 Coins	00000000000000000881 881 Coins	00000000000000000163 163 Goods	3x3	9000 Population	5.4	1022	00000000000000720000 720,000 Coins
	Tower Eats	00000000000001000000 1,000,000 Coins	00000000000000000900 900 Coins	00000000000000000165 165 Goods	4x4	10 Population	5.45	1112	00000000000000800000 800,000 Coins
	Toy Tower	00000000000001750000 1,750,000 Coins	00000000000000002393 2,393 Coins	00000000000000000475 475 Goods	3x3	Level 45	5.03	732	n/a
	Watch Shop	00000000000000018500 18,500 Coins	00000000000000000534 534 Coins	00000000000000000120 120 Goods	3x3		4.45	0	n/a
	Donut Shop	00000000000000042000 42,000 Coins	00000000000000000702 702 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	3x3		5.4	60	n/a
	Magic Shop	00000000000000033000 33,000 Coins	00000000000000000702 702 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	3x3		5.4	48	n/a
	Camera Shop	00000000000000022000 22,000 Coins	00000000000000000668 668 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	3x3		4.45	33	n/a
	Lamp Store	00000000000000010000 10,000 Coins or  110 zCoins	00000000000000000512 512 Coins	00000000000000000115 115 Goods	3x3	50 zLevel	4.45		n/a
	DVD Rental Store	120 zCoins	00000000000000000493 493 Coins	00000000000000000110 110 Goods	3x3	50 zLevel	4.48		n/a
	Jeans Store	120 zCoins	00000000000000000473 473 Coins	00000000000000000105 105 Goods	3x3	40 zLevel	4.5		n/a
	Corner Store	Pea Collection Turn-in	00000000000000000270 270 Coins	00000000000000000060 60 Goods	3x3	Pea Collection	4.5	0	00000000000000004000 4,000 Coins
	Tavern	Down-Town Collection Turn-in	00000000000000000352 352 Coins	00000000000000000080 80 Goods	3x3	Down Town Collection	4.4	0	00000000000000004000 4,000 Coins
	Tuxedo Rental	Jet Setter Collection Turn-in	00000000000000000575 575 Coins	00000000000000000125 125 Goods	3x3	Jet Setter Collection	4.6	0	00000000000000008000 8,000 Coins
	Western Saloon	Super Villains Collection Turn-in	00000000000000000720 720 Coins	00000000000000000120 120 Goods	3x3	Super Villains Collection	6	0	n/a
	Bed and Breakfast	Win from Daily Bonus 5th day	00000000000000000609 609 Coins	00000000000000000140 140 Goods	4x4	Daily Bonus	4.35	0	n/a
	Farmer's Market	not buyable	00000000000000000280 280 Coins	00000000000000000060 60 Goods	4x4	CityVille Hometown:  Level 7	4.67	0	n/a
	Hardware Store	not buyable	00000000000000000704 704 Coins	00000000000000000160 160 Goods	3x3	Hardware Store!	4.4	0	n/a
	Sporting Store	not buyable	00000000000000000555 555 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	3x3	Sporting News!	5.55	n/a	n/a
	Hot Dog Kiosk	not buyable	00000000000000000450 450 Coins	00000000000000000090 90 Goods	2x2	Eating Contest!	5	n/a	n/a
	Scuba Dive Shop	not buyable	00000000000000000853 853 Coins	00000000000000000155 155 Goods	3x3	New Opportunities	5.5		n/a
	The Claw	not buyable	00000000000000000660 660 Coins	00000000000000000120 120 Goods	3x3	Start Your Engines!	5.5	0	n/a
	Wood Shop	not buyable	00000000000000000678 678 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	3x3	For The Birds	4.37	n/a	n/a
	Garden Shop	not buyable	00000000000000001500 1,500 Coins	00000000000000000300 300 Goods	3x3	Emission Impossible	5	0	n/a
	T-Shirt Shop	not buyable	00000000000000000368 368 Coins	00000000000000000080 80 Goods	3x3	Mall drop	4.6	n/a	n/a
	Sneaker Shop	not buyable	00000000000000000150 150 Coins	00000000000000000040 40 Goods	3x3	Mall 2 drop	3.75	n/a	n/a
	Chocolate Kiosk	not buyable	00000000000000000610 610 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	2x2	Mall 3 drop	4.69	n/a	n/a
	Aztec Restaurant	not buyable	00000000000000000515 515 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	3x3	Mall 4 drop	5.15	0	n/a
	Mall Department Store	not buyable	00000000000000000755 755 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	4x4	Mall 5 drop	5.03	0	n/a
	Spa	not buyable	00000000000000000749 749 Coins	00000000000000000140 140 Goods	4x4	Valentine's Day Event (2011)/Hotel Reward	5.35	0	n/a
	Arcade	Obtain from Hotels or Catch Tonie the Techie	00000000000000000800 800 Coins	00000000000000000210 210 Goods	3x3	Hotel VIP Reward/Tonie the Techie	3.8	0	n/a
	Driving Range	Obtain from Hotel	00000000000000000570 570 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	4x4	Hotel Reward	3.8	0	n/a
	Mud Bath	Obtain from Hotel	00000000000000000750 750 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	3x3	Hotel VIP Reward	5.76	0	n/a
	Racquetball Club	Obtain from Hotel	00000000000000001200 1,200 Coins	00000000000000000290 290 Goods	3x3	Hotel VIP Reward	4.1	0	n/a
	Glass Blowing Shop	not buyable	00000000000000001804 1,804 Coins	00000000000000000340 340 Goods	3x3	Sailboat Hotel VIP Reward	5.31	n/a	n/a
	Beauty Salon	not buyable	00000000000000000925 925 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	3x3	Second Mall drop	6.17	n/a	n/a
	Cook Ware	not buyable	00000000000000000824 824 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	3x3	Second Mall 2 drop	6.34	n/a	n/a
	Print Shop	not buyable	00000000000000000714 714 Coins	00000000000000000110 110 Goods	3x3	Second Mall 3 drop	6.49	n/a	n/a
	Mattress Store	not buyable	00000000000000000612 612 Coins	00000000000000000090 90 Goods	3x3	Second Mall 4 drop	6.8	n/a	n/a
	Tea Shop	not buyable	00000000000000001023 1,023 Coins	00000000000000000170 170 Goods	3x3	Second Mall 5 drop	6.02	n/a	n/a
	Balloon Store	00000000000000000030 30 Cash	00000000000000001181 1,181 Coins	00000000000000000220 220 Goods	3x3		5.37	n/a	n/a
	Hot Cocoa Shop	00000000000000004000 4000 Coins	00000000000000000441 441 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	3x3		4.41	10	00000000000000003200 3,200 Coins
	Appliances Store	00000000000000000025 25 Cash	00000000000000000405 405 Coins	00000000000000000090 90 Goods	3x3	Also a Reward from  Build A Second Mall!	4.5	n/a	n/a
	Sports Car Dealership	00000000000000000032 32 Cash	00000000000000000830 830 Coins	00000000000000000155 155 Goods	4x4		5.35	n/a	n/a
	Tonga Room	00000000000000000035 35 Cash	00000000000000000999 999 Coins	00000000000000000165 165 Goods	3x3		6.05	n/a	n/a	Level 3
	Swimwear Shop	00000000000000000030 30 Cash	00000000000000000530 530 Coins	00000000000000000100 100 Goods	4x4		5.3	n/a	n/a
	Fireworks Tent	00000000000000000030 30 Cash	00000000000000000920 920 Coins	00000000000000000200 200 Goods	3x3		4.6	n/a	n/a
	Seasonal Clothing	00000000000000000020 20 Cash	00000000000000000368 368 Coins	00000000000000000080 80 Goods	3x3		4.6	n/a	n/a
	Perfume Shop	00000000000000000032 32 Cash	00000000000000000800 800 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	3x3		5.33	n/a	n/a
	Extreme Sports Store	00000000000000000033 33 Cash	00000000000000000780 780 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	3x3		6	n/a	00000000000000000026 26 Cash
	Cable Car Restaurant	00000000000000000040 40 Cash	00000000000000000795 795 Coins	00000000000000000150 150 Goods	3x3		5.3	n/a	n/a
	Italian Ice Parlor	00000000000000000025 25 Cash	00000000000000000715 715 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Goods	3x3		5.5	n/a	00000000000000000020 20 Cash
	Tapas Restaurant	00000000000000000035 35 Cash	00000000000000001100 1100 Coins	00000000000000000200 200 Goods	3x3		5.5	n/a	n/a
	EV Charging Station	not buyable	00000000000000002393 2,393 Coins	00000000000000000475 475 Goods	4x4	More Power To You!	5.04	n/a	n/a
	Grooming Parlor	not buyable	00000000000000001580 1,580 Coins	00000000000000000290 290 Goods	3x3	Rescue Penelope the Poodle	5.45	n/a	n/a
	Salvador's	not buyable	00000000000000003148 3,148 Coins	00000000000000000430 430 Goods	4x4	Raise The Stakes	7.32	n/a	n/a	Level 3
	Mega Nail Salon	not buyable	00000000000000003148 3,050 Coins	00000000000000000430 410 Goods	4x4	Exterior Decorator	7.44	n/a	n/a	Level 3
	Bella B Store	not buyable	00000000000000003382 3,382 Coins	00000000000000000480 480 Goods	4x4	Life Coach	7.04	n/a	n/a	Level 3
	Valor Industries	not buyable	00000000000000003472 3,472 Coins	00000000000000000500 500 Goods	3x3	Partners In Crime	6.94	n/a	n/a
	Thrift Shop	00000000000000007000 7,000 Coins	00000000000000001048 1,048 Coins	00000000000000000175 175 Goods	3x3		5.99	n/a	n/a
	Intuition Technologies	00000000000000000080 80 Cash	00000000000000003000 3,000 Coins	00000000000000000400 400 Goods	3x3		7.5	n/a	n/a	Level 3
	Luxury Shopping Centre	not buyable	00000000000000003290 3,290 Coins	00000000000000000460 460 Goods	4x4	Growing Pains	7.15	n/a	n/a
	Big Play Brewery	00000000000000000046 46 Cash	00000000000000001781 1,781 Coins	00000000000000000335 335 Goods	4x4	Icing On The Cake	5.32	n/a	n/a
	Gas Station	00000000000000003000 3,000 Coins	00000000000000000375 375 Coins	00000000000000000075 75 Goods	3x3		5	8	n/a
	Body Of Work	00000000000005750000 5,750,000 Coins	00000000000000003075 3,075 Coins	00000000000000000415 415 Goods	3x3		7.41	1870	n/a	Level 3
	Intent Insurance	00000000000007250000 7,250,000 Coins	00000000000000003219 3,219 Coins	00000000000000000445 445 Goods	3x3		7.23	2253	n/a	Level 3
	Egg Nog Shop	00000000000000000600 600 Coins	00000000000000000130 130 Coins	00000000000000000050 50 Goods	3x3		2.6	5	n/a	Level 3
	Fish Market	00000000000000000055 55 Cash	00000000000000001980 1,980 Coins	00000000000000000380 380 Goods	4x4		5.21	n/a	n/a
	Car Wash	not buyable	00000000000000000799 799 Coins	00000000000000000125 125 Goods	4x4	Car Collector!	6.39	n/a	n/a
	Balalaika Shop	00000000000000065000 65,000 Coins	00000000000000001648 1,648 Coins	00000000000000000305 305 Goods	3x3		5.4	n/a	n/a	Level 3
	Glass Shop	00000000000000065000 65,000 Coins	00000000000000001648 1,648 Coins	00000000000000000305 305 Goods	3x3		5.4	n/a	n/a	Level 3
	Venetian Mask Shop	00000000000000008000 8,000 Coins	00000000000000001167 1,167 Coins	00000000000000000200 200 Goods	3x3		5.84	n/a	n/a	Level 3
	Venetian Restaurant	00000000000000550000 550,000 Coins	00000000000000001869 1,869 Coins	00000000000000000355 355 Goods	3x3		5.26	n/a	n/a	Level 3
	Buffet Restaurant	not buyable	00000000000000001980 1,980 Coins	00000000000000000380 380 Goods	4x4	Moving Up In The World	5.21	n/a	n/a
	Shanghai Center	not buyable	00000000000000003243 3,243 Coins	00000000000000000450 450 Goods	6x4	Build The Great Pyramid Wonder!	7.21	n/a	n/a
	Italian Plaza	not buyable	00000000000000002067 2,067 Coins	00000000000000000400 400 Goods	5x5	Like Father, Like Son	5.17	n/a	n/a
	Parisian Bakery	not buyable	00000000000000002111 2,111 Coins	00000000000000000410 410 Goods	5x5	Baker of the Year!	5.15	n/a	n/a

For complete list of all businesses, click here.

Cost and EfficiencyEdit

Like all things in CityVille, it is fair to assume that higher level businesses will be more profitable than lower level businesses. There are a number of different ways to calculate profit capabilities of a business.

Building Size and Decoration BonusesEdit

The bonus payout that a building recieves from Decorations is dependent upon how you choose to place decorations around a building. However, larger buildings have a larger surrounding in which they can recieve bonuses, meaning that a 4×4 business can potentially gain a larger decoration bonus than a 3×3 business.

Because so many more decorations can be placed around a 4×4 business like a Cinema or Tower Eats, with strategic decoration placing they can become the most profitable businesses in the game, far surpassing the Wedding Store. Whether using coins or cash, decorations can significantly improve the output of your businesses. With an over 200% lead 4×4 businesses are the way to go for maximum money making potential.

You need only setup one busines in your city with the maximum ammount of decorations around it, then you just move businesses in and out of this setup as you collect from them- however moving and collecting from businesses like this will prevent you from getting a large bonus from the bonus bar. This use of decorations can be used well with the advise from the Total Profit Per Energy Section to maximize profit.

Supply Size and Collection EnergyEdit

All businesses take energy to collect earnings from them. The less supplies it takes to stock a business, the more energy per supply the business requires for you to collect from it. A Bakery for instance takes 10 goods to stock, so it will take 10 energy to collect earnings from 100 goods from a bakery, where as it takes 1 energy to collect earnings from 100 goods from a Coffee Shop. And mall too.

Coins Per GoodEdit

Coins per good is calculated by dividing the amount of coins earned collecting from a business by the goods required to supply the business. This is also known as the business' "efficiency".

For example, the Coffee Shop earns 320 coins, and takes 100 goods to supply. 320/100 = 3.2. You get 3.2 coins per good from the Coffee Shop.

The Video Game Store earns 50 coins per good, and takes 10 good to supply. 50/10 = 5. You get 5 coins per good from the Video Game Store.

Using this simple equation, you can find the worth of each good that is supplied into any business. The more coins per good, the more the goods are worth. The higher coins per good ratio, the more efficient & more profitable the business is.

See full chart here: Coins Per Good.

InvestmentsEdit

Technically, your business does not begin to make "profit" until you have paid off the original price of the business through collecting revenue from it. The formula to find the approximate number of collections for a profit is (Cost of business)/(payout).

This is not a very accurate way of deciding whether or not a business is worth the purchase, as other factors have to be taken into consideration. The chart should not be taken as a guide to which businesses are worth purchasing and does not take into consideration the placement of decorations or the Coins Per Good. However, it can be helpful to refer to this chart when deciding whether or not to place one of the top end businesses such as Tower Eats. As the chart shows, the expensive businesses take a lot of revenue collections before they start generating profit.

Here is a simple chart of investments below. For the full chart of investments, see here.

Business	Collections to Profit
Bakery	5
Flower Kiosk	5
Coffee Shop	2
Toy Store	5
Video Game Store	26
Wedding Store	22
Cinema	134
Tower Eats	1,112

As shown in the above table, Tower Eats requires over 1,000 collections before it can become profitable. If we assume that a player is collecting perfectly from Tower Eats at every energy replenishment (5 minutes), this means it would take 92.6 hours before the business started profiting. Therefore, it would seem much more profitable to focus on less expensive businesses.

Total Profit per EnergyEdit

If energy is the limiting factor in the game, a very important measure would be the amount of revenue gained from each energy (or 100 energy). This would take into consideration the amount of energy taken to farm or ship the goods required to supply the business. First we would calculate how much energy is required for one collection, including the energy or partial energy required from tending the crop. We can then figure out how much energy is devoted to collecting and how much is devoted to growing giving us revenue - cost of goods. The whole formula would be (100/(1+(Goods Required/Goods per Crop))*Earnings)-((100-(100/(1+(Goods Required/Goods per Crop))))*Crop Price).

Significantly, this shows us that if you are growing anything over strawberries (or your neighbors pick your crops for you), you make more money per energy simply going for the business with the highest earnings. Earnings per good is only relevant with low yield crops and when faced with businesses with the same amount of required goods. While the Sushi Bar has the highest earnings per good, it is only better than the Seafood and Italian Restaurants before the Handbag and Wedding Store become more profitable per 100 energy.

Furthermore, if you grow corn, a Wedding Store will net you about 28800 coins, a Cinema 29484 and Tower Eats 32280. It will take you nearly 100 days using all your energy collecting from a Tower Eats to finally surpass a Wedding Store in profitability if you consider building cost. It will take a Cinema 20 days. The Wedding Store may be the better option if space is at a premium or have your neighbors franchise a more expensive business into your city.

See alsoEdit

• Franchises
  • Headquarters
• Attractions
• Mall
  • Second Mall
  • Food Court
  • Fashion Center