Business Office Move Checklist
Checklist for Business Office Moves
Planning an office move can seem like a huge task for even the most experienced of people - which is why moving is often cited as being one of life's most stressful events. But an office move can happen in a calm and organized manner - so long as you are organized (and calm helps too!)
Preparation and planning are the keys to all successful office moves - and every hour you spend on your office relocation planning will pay off handsomely. To help you achieve a successful business move use this easy-2-follow business moving checklist.
Checklist For Moving A Business
- Determine your office relocation budget - and once it's been agreed/approved make sure you stick to it
- Find out how much office space you will need by using the office space calculator
- Agree on your optimum location for your new office space
- Hire a Tenant Rep Broker to find this office space and then get you the best financial deal on the property
- Agree the ideal timeframe for your move and use this date to work out your office moving timeline
- Discusss any changes that need to be made to office space with Office Interiors Company
- Liaise with landlord of your new office and find out everything about connectivity (power, cabling, phone lines)
- Use this information to help draw up a detailed IT Relocation Checklist
- Determine what new IT equipment is needed (new business phone systems are very cost effective)
- Involve your staff as much as possible - you want them to be as excited about the office move as you are
- Get office moving quotes from local companies - and book
- Establish what office furniture is coming with you, what new furniture is needed and what needs to be disposed of
- Identify any access issues at both office locations (parking, loading bays, elevators)
- Discuss office move packing instruction for your staff with your office moving company
- Update all of your marketing material - paper, brochures, website
- Communicate your business move to customers and vendors
- Check that your mail has been set up to be forwarded to new office address
If you are organizing your business office move then be sure to visit the Help Moving Office Resource Center and checkout the Office Relocation Checklist.
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