Lucy - BQ Magazine EditorMoving your business to new premises is a big decision and one you may make for a variety of reasons. Perhaps your company is expanding rapidly and needs more space. Or, maybe you’ve reached the end of your current lease and need to find an alternative workspace. Whatever the reasons for your office move, it’s essential to plan it carefully.
Transferring your business from one premises to another can be incredibly stressful. When you’re uprooting your entire company, there’s certainly a lot that can go wrong. So, taking steps to get as organised as possible ahead of the move is essential. The following tips should help you to do just that and make your business move a much smoother process.
Consider Your New Business Set-Up
Finding new business premises sooner rather than later is helpful to avoid disruption and delays. Keep in mind that as well as finding the right premises, you’ll also need time to make the set up perfect for your business. This could require a complete re-fit or a simple spruce-up. Either way, ensuring you’ve factored in enough time to make this happen ahead of moving day is a must.
Ideally, you will want the new space to be ready way in advance of moving day so that you can make the transition a staggered process. Your team and all their equipment will then be settled in and ready before you hand back the keys to your current building. This means if you’re met with teething troubles at your new site, your old site is still operational.
Organise Your Existing Space
Organising your existing office space when you plan to move from it can seem completely counterproductive. However, it can make your life so much easier when it’s time to move from your premises. Starting by deciding what you don’t need to take with you and clearing this stuff out can be help. Taking your time to declutter the office now means that you’ll have plenty of time to sort through everything. You will have the opportunity to remove any paperwork that you no longer need and to organise document destruction so that it is safely disposed of before the move. This can mean that you instantly get rid of boxes and boxes of items.
Once you’ve decluttered, you can start to pack items that you won’t need to use before the move. These can then be safely stored in the space you’ve cleared.
Final Thoughts
Getting an early start on your move is the best way to minimise the potential disruption. This gives you time to pack efficiently and clear out any items or paperwork that are no longer needed.
Staggering the moving process will help your team to settle in smoothly to their new workspace. This will ensure that you can make sure everything is functioning correctly before bringing your entire operation over to the new space. This should save a lot of potential stress and improve continuity.