Put this into practice with Resquared
Resquared is the AI sales platform built for selling to local businesses: the most complete local business database, verified contacts, and outreach written and followed up in your name.
- Verified emails and phone numbers, with owner and staff names on premium plans
- Filter by radius, category, business size, hours and recent reviews
- AI writes each email in your name from the business's own details
- Automated follow-ups that stop when someone replies; replies land in your inbox
Every digital footprint of every brick-and-mortar business, resolved into one record and checked source by source.
See how it worksDefine the target for each vacancy from its permitted uses, build-out, access, parking, utilities, visibility, nearby demand, and exclusions. Use neighborhood search demand to compare categories and identify possible gaps, but treat demand as a market signal rather than proof that a specific business wants space.
In Resquared, describe the ideal tenant, geography, examples, exclusions, space requirements, and campaign goal in ordinary language. Review the categories and map after the AI builds the search. Use a practical radius for that market instead of applying the same mileage rule to every property.
Keep the initial list broad enough to learn. Prioritize businesses whose current locations resemble the available space, along with operators showing expansion or relocation signals. Small multi-location operators are often useful prospects, and proven regional restaurant operators can be especially strong restaurant targets. Treat estimated size fields as directional rather than hard requirements.
Create a separate campaign for each major category and area. Resquared lists 14,786,458 active businesses in the US and Canada, and 87% of those records are independent. Use short outreach to learn which plausible tenants are actually considering a move, expansion, or additional location.
What to do
- Write a target profile for the vacancy covering suitable uses, build-out, geography, operator type, exclusions, and the campaign goal.
- Use AI search to describe that profile, then inspect the generated filters and map for category errors or incorrect geography.
- Review current locations, approximate format, neighborhood, location count, and expansion or relocation signals. Do not reject an otherwise plausible tenant because one estimated field is imperfect.
- Build focused campaigns by property, category, and area. Use a short plain-text email that mentions the area and the space's main selling point while leaving out the exact address, square footage, and price.
- Ask an easy yes-or-no question, such as whether you should send more information. Call qualified prospects quickly when they reply.
Related questions
Can I find businesses that are actively looking for space?
Public business data can show fit and expansion signals, but it usually cannot confirm an active requirement. Direct outreach reveals whether the operator is considering a move, expansion, or additional location.
Should I target national chains?
Include a chain only when its format and decision process fit the assignment. For many vacancies, independent businesses and proven regional multi-location operators provide a more practical starting point; confirm that the person who replies can influence the location decision.
What should the first email include?
Mention the business type, area, and one clear property or neighborhood benefit. Keep it plain text with no links or attachments, then ask whether you may send more information.