Hello World! Welcome Friends! A small-business owner deciding to initiate a major office renovation needs to work hard to manage the significant disruption that will entail. The business must keep operating even as everything is turned upside down. A plan-of-action will include both accommodating employees and maintaining infrastructure. Taking these steps can help you, the business owner, sail through the chaos of a major office remodeling.
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Pursue Team and Operations Relocation
The most important item on your checklist is to relocate your business itself, including employees, equipment and supplies. You can look into three potential leasing or rental options: empty office space in a nearby building; empty warehouse space; homes on the market that the owners would rent out; or mobile trailer units that can be wheeled into the parking lot.
Plan for Storage
As the process unfolds, you will take stock of the office supplies, furnishings and equipment that will not be usable until completion of the project. You will need to find storage for these temporarily expendable items. Your storage options should be large enough to serve these needs, such as you would find with semi trailer storage rentals Woodinville. If your business uses its offices to store sales inventory, you should lease a second trailer for ease-of-access to the products.
Contact Utilities
Your business will need electrical and data connections. Negotiate with the renovating contractors to hook up as many lines as possible. Following that stipulation, you will need to arrange with your utility providers to make changes that accommodate the new hookups. You will also have to consider water and bathroom needs, which you can satisfy by bringing in bottled water and portable bathrooms.
Send Notices
Avoid any surprises for your customers and suppliers by sending out announcements about the project. This notification will serve three purposes: First, you will be providing context for any hiccups in offered services or products. Second, you may need to change supplier delivery options. Finally, your announcement suggests your business is one of progress and improvement. Regarding the final point, spell out the innovations that the renovation will bring.
Good businesses know that in order to thrive, they must continue to evolve. When you look around your office space and see that it can no longer accommodate growth, you may want to gut it and start over. By creatively planning far in advance the ways to overcome the disruption, you can ensure you will have not lost a step after the dust settles.
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