KEEPING AND ENCOURAGING NEW BUSINESS Ruxandra Radoviciu, Junior Teaching Assistant “1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia ruxandra_rdvc@yahoo.com Iulia Iuga, Associate Professor PhD “1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia iuga_iulia@yahoo.com ABSTRACT: The key for keeping and encouraging new businesses consists in giving a various number of facilities. The paper tries to explain the way the firms choose their businesses locations, the use of new technology in the production process and the methods of gaining and keeping customers. Key words: business; strategy; encouraging businesses; communication methods Jel codes: M31; R58