How to Prepare for an Office Move

How to Prepare for an Office MoveWhether your lease is up, your company is rapidly growing, or you are experiencing a variety of other scenarios, you’ve decided that it’s time to move your office. So, you may be wondering how to best prepare for an office move, especially if this is your first go-around. There’s no need to start stressing – you’re already on the right path by researching ways to prepare. While the preparations for an office relocation will vary depending on things like the size of your business, what equipment you have, and what your timeframe is, here are some general tips that can be helpful for virtually any type of situation.

Set a Budget

Budgeting is an important part of any business, and you will certainly want to set one for your office move. By determining how much money your company is able to spend on the moving process, you can make informed decisions moving forward. And, if you even end up under budget after everything is said and done, you can use the extra cash to celebrate with an office-warming party!

Create a Checklist

Once the budget is set, you should start to consider what exactly needs to be done to make this move happen. You may be surprised to see how many little items need to be completed other than just physically moving all of your office items from one location to another. It’s most helpful to develop a checklist of tasks that need to be completed leading up to the day of the big move. You can create this list yourself based on your company’s specific needs, or you can feel free to use the one that we’ve come up with here.

Hire an Experienced Company

The next step should be finding the right commercial moving company. You can even include this task on your checklist (we did). Don’t simply settle for the first company that you stumble across – make sure that they are capable of moving all of your items and have plenty of experience with completing office relocations. Dig even deeper to check out reviews from previous customers or businesses that have worked with them. Additionally, a moving company should be included in your pre-set budget, as this will most likely be the largest expense.

Decide What’s Staying & What’s Going

If you’ve ever moved from one home to another, then you have most likely created some sort of packing system that involves keeping and throwing away items. Now, the same goes for your business. Take this relocation as an opportunity to evaluate your office belongings and consider if anything can be discarded or replaced. Again, this will tie into your budget, as you may decide to allocate some funds towards new furniture or electronics.

Get Excited

Rather than thinking of moving as a stressful experience, you should look forward to this new chapter that you and your company are starting!

If, however, you are having some stressful thoughts leading up to your office move, don’t hesitate to reach out to Advance Office Installations. Since our founding in 2005, we have been helping commercial clients relocate their businesses by using streamlined, personalized services, so we are plenty experienced when it comes to all things office-moving. We are happy to help you in any way we can, whether that is handling every single aspect of your office move or offering some guidance and advice.

Contact Advance Office Installations today to ask one of our knowledgeable team members any questions that you may have or to schedule an initial appointment at your business.

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