LOCATION AS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGEWhether your company is considering a relocation of facilities, expansion into new markets or seeking additional capacity in well-established markets, T3 Advisors can assist your organization with the development of a global location strategy by utilizing quantitative and qualitative data coupled with an in-depth understanding of location and demographic factors related to specific global markets.

HOW WE DO ITIt’s a talent war out there and what may have been the right location a few years ago may now be saturated from a talent perspective and suboptimal from an incentives perspective. We do the assessment and evaluation to ensure the greatest value for the company: talent costs, talent quality, supplier networks, infrastructure, incentives and cost and quality of doing business. Below is a snapshot of our process, from start to finish:

We apply key business drivers and filter through a list of potential options that lead to a targeted selection of optimal locations:

Here is a brief sample of the type of results generated from our rigorous qualitative and quantitative data gathering:

Starting with assessment and continuing all the way through location selection and beyond, our experienced team employs this Location Assessment Model to ensure an optimal location for competitive results.

• Ensure completeagreements

• Commence andcompleteconstruction

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•Finalize permits andoccupancy

• Enable move andoperations

Build • Headcount needs

• Growth Trajectory

• Key businessdrivers

Assess • Develop location

options

• Source best localresources, establishteam

• Determineimplementationschedule

Create • Identify target

alternative locations

• Engage innegotiations

• Evaluate andnegotiatealternatives

Connect • Establish optimal

location parameters

• Outline scope

• Identify talentfeasibility

• Outlineimplementation plan

Plan Implement operations and standards

Environment, healthand safetyadministration

Process and systemsmanagement

Manage

GLOBAL LOCATION STRATEGY

START

Step 1: Conduct

interviews

Step 3: Create

scorecard to evaluate short list

Step 2: Applyinitial

filters tocreate

long list

Step 4: LocationSelection

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

tech talent

DIVERSITY

Source: ERI, http://www.cnbc.com/2014/06/24/americas-top-states-for-business.html

-18.1% COMPARED TO OAKLAND 3rd

Top State for Doing Business Ranking

COST OF LIVING CS EDUCATION

Source: EMI

MARKET PEERS

6

41% BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER

EDUCATION

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Metro Area), 2014.

Number of regional institution with computer science program

(per MSA)

Overall Cost ( Cost of living, real estate, salary, etc.)

Best Locations for Doing Business

Talent Availability

Incentives

4 Recommended Metros

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