set up shop

Open for commerce

To set up shop is to establish a business or begin operations in a particular location: After years in New York, she set up shop in Austin.

The phrase often implies settling in for the long term, and extends beyond literal commerce to any sustained activity: The protesters set up shop outside city hall.

entrepreneurship

startup

New business enterprise

proprietor · self-employed · enterprise · franchise · incorporate · small business · sole trader · establish · open · bootstrap

location

storefront

Retail facade facing street

  • premisesProperty with buildings
  • leaseTemporary use contract
  • spaceUnoccupied area or interval

venue · outlet · corner · stall · booth · kiosk · marketplace · plaza · mall · district

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Opposites
business establishment

set up shopshut down

Cease to operate

close down · close up shop · go out of business · fold · shutter

permanence of location

set up shopkeep moving

Sustain your momentum

roam · drift

physical presence/location

set up shoppull up stakes

Leave one's residence permanently

pack up · move out · relocate · abandon · vacate

Family

set, shop, shopping, asset, setup, set up, shopper, sets, shops

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G