| ew businesses or established businesses that want to | | | | staff. |
| expand to a new location, there are number of things | | | | The least expensive option is locating in a suburban |
| to consider before making a decision. Relocating an | | | | office park. These kinds of office parks are often |
| office can be very expensive so it is important that | | | | located near major highways and transit routes which |
| you pick an office space that fits your | | | | can be beneficial if you conduct businesses across |
| company’s current and anticipated future | | | | your metropolitan area. The difference in price |
| needs. Depending on your type of business, the | | | | between an urban and suburban office can be |
| location of your new office can be integral to your | | | | substantial. If you are planning on expanding your |
| long-term financial success. | | | | business in the future, an office park has the added |
| If your business is regularly expanding and hiring new | | | | advantage of making adding extra office space much |
| talent, it is important to be close to major metropolitan | | | | easier. |
| areas with world-class universities and colleges. A | | | | Some businesses have found that having their |
| small office in a cozy urban neighborhood can also be | | | | employees work from home and then only checking in |
| an advantage if you are trying to recruit, young, | | | | at once a week is a great way to save office space |
| upwardly-mobile professionals. This kind of office may | | | | costs. Telecommuting is a business trend that is |
| also be an advantage if most of your customers are | | | | expected to continue to grow as video |
| nearby. A simple method to pinpoint a good area for | | | | teleconferencing, internet service and hardware costs |
| relocation is to use pins on a map to identify where | | | | continue to decline. This may be something to keep in |
| your customers are located. This can help you decide | | | | mind when relocating your office, as you may not |
| which neighborhoods would be suited for your | | | | need as much space as you think. |
| business. | | | | All of these factors should be considered when |
| For some businesses, an office in a downtown office | | | | relocating your office. If you aren’t sure which |
| tower may be preferable. These kinds of offices are | | | | neighborhood or office complex is the best fit for your |
| usually centrally located which is good if you do a lot | | | | business you should contact a local commercial real |
| of sales meetings with customers at your office. They | | | | estate company or an office relocation specialist to |
| tend to be more expensive than other types of | | | | analyze your business needs and provide you with the |
| offices, but they come with prestige and a level of | | | | best solution. Utilizing the expertise of someone in the |
| respect that may be useful in marketing your | | | | real estate or office relocation field may initially be |
| company’s products and services. If your | | | | expensive, but if it helps you make the right decision it |
| employees are spread out throughout a large | | | | could save you time, money and a lot of hassles in the |
| metropolitan area then a centralized downtown | | | | future. |
| location could prove to be most popular with your | | | | |
