| your business has outgrown your current office space, | | | | A few weeks before you move, you should provide |
| it can be challenge to find a new location that fits your | | | | your employees, moving company and new landlords |
| business needs. According to psychologists, the only | | | | with your detailed moving plan. Label all your furniture |
| things more stressful than moving are public speaking | | | | with visible color coordinated labels that identify which |
| and divorce. So, to take a load off your shoulders, here | | | | employee's office each piece of furniture belongs too. |
| is a quick guide to moving your office in a way that | | | | If you are purchasing a large amount of new furniture |
| minimizes your stress. | | | | or electronics for your new office, make sure the |
| Before you decide on a new location, you should | | | | orders are placed and deliveries schedule well in |
| identify the basic reason for your office relocation. Are | | | | advance of your moving date. Also make sure you |
| you looking to cut costs, do you need a much larger | | | | have contacted your telephone and internet services |
| space or do you need to be closer to your customers. | | | | providers at least a month in advance to schedule |
| Depending on your unique set of circumstances, you | | | | installations of new outlets and telecommunications |
| will want to carefully choose your new location since | | | | infrastructure. |
| moving is an expensive and time-consuming process | | | | To notify your customers, send out a detailed office |
| and you won’t want to do it again for a very | | | | relocation announcement at least two weeks before |
| long time. Meet with a number of commercial | | | | your move. Make sure that all your customers, |
| real-estate agents, research different regions and look | | | | vendors and suppliers are aware of your change of |
| at a variety of different properties before making a | | | | address and telephone numbers. It is also important to |
| decision. | | | | update your financial, bank and government records |
| The most important thing when moving your office | | | | during the week before your move. It is also a good |
| (and with almost everything in business) is to plan | | | | idea to contact a printing company and have all of |
| ahead. It is recommended that you have your office | | | | your company’s informational and marketing |
| moving plan completed and approved by your | | | | literature re-created with your new address and |
| company's executive team at least 6 months before | | | | contact information. You should also have employees |
| the actual move. Before you make the move, be sure | | | | business cards updated. |
| you are very familiar with your new location. Create a | | | | This should give you some good ideas and guidelines |
| floor plan that identifies where your furniture and | | | | so that you office relocation goes smoothly without |
| computer equipment will be placed. Also include how | | | | any big headaches or unnecessary costs. Office |
| your phone lines and internet cables will fit into the | | | | relocation requires a lot of hard work but it |
| layout of your new office. This will save you a lot of | | | | doesn’t have to be as stressful for you and |
| time and headaches on the day you actually move. | | | | your employees as psychologists claim. |
