Is it Time for a Fresh Start with a New Office?

October 25, 2017

Every business needs to have a strong office in a good location. And if your office is starting to feel too small, too far away from the action or simply feeling stale, it might be time to make a change and get a fresh start. Moving into a new office space could give your business the chance to reboot itself and find a new lease of life. If you feel like that’s what you need right now, here’s what you’re going to need to do.
Choose Whether to Rent or Buy
First of all, you need to decide whether it would be best for you to rent a new office for your business or to buy one outright. If you want to be the master of your own destiny, it could be a wiser decision to buy. However, renting has its advantages too, so you will need to weigh up all of the options for yourself before pushing ahead with any other plans.
Think Carefully About Location
The location of your business’s new office is one of the most important things of all. When you have a great location, you can be sure that you are in a position to appeal to the right customers. You might also be closer to clients and transport links that you and your employees can make use of. All of these things matter, so think carefully about how the location you choose could impact your company.
Don’t Stretch Your Financial Commitments Too Far
Your finances will have to be taken into consideration among all this change and upheaval. Don’t take on the kinds of financial commitments that you might not be able to keep up with in the future. Sure, a good office in a great location is desirable. But it’s not worth putting your business at risk of financial collapse for. Be sure to buy or rent within your means, and don’t take financial risks that aren’t necessary.
Make the Move Without Any Disasters
The move itself will need to be undertaken very carefully indeed because there are plenty of disasters that can strike you if you’re not careful. Using Movers myBekins to help with your move might be a good idea. When you have help from the professionals, the outcomes tend to be better. They know how to get the move completed without any breakages or delays along the way, which has to be positive.
Start Making the Most of the Change You’ve Made
Once you’ve gone as far as making this change, you need to then start making the most of it. All that hard work will have been for nothing if you aren’t actually seeing real benefits as a result of that change. That’s something that you should definitely consider and try to keep in mind. You should make the most of your new location, and make better use of the space you now have at your disposal.
A fresh start could provide your business with the boost it needs. So, if you do decide to make this change, keep in mind the points raised above.

Mark Asquith

That British podcast guy, Mark is co-founder of Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast host. A Harvard, TEDx, Podcast Movement and Podfest speaker (amongst many more!), he's a wildly approachable Brit and Star Wars/DC Comics geek.

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