Reaching the stage of growing your business beyond its current scale and scope is something well worth celebrating. Scaling it, however, can be a challenge in various ways. In a lot of cases, your previous headquarters may not offer enough space or meet all of your needs, meaning it’s time to move. However, treating a business move like moving home is a big mistake. Here, we’re going to look at some of the unique challenges it can offer and what you can do about them.
You Have A Team To Manage
Moving might be exciting for you, but it can be a time of uncertainty for your employees. Change can be scary, especially if it affects their workspace, their commute, and even their workflow. As such, keeping the team involved is vital for morale, communicating openly about timelines, reasons for the move, and how it benefits the business. Take the time to honestly address practical concerns like parking, access, and how it affects their role.
Downtime Can Be Killer
It’s very likely you’re going to have to keep the business offline for at least some time during a move. The more downtime, the more potential for lost revenue and unhappy clients. For that reason, smart timing and even staggering your move in phases can help you minimize your downtime. Coordinate with service providers, suppliers, and staff to make sure you can get things up and running again as quickly as possible.
You Might Be Moving More Than Furniture
The items that a business needs to move are often larger and more delicate than the standard furniture of a household. From manufacturing machines to medical devices, standard moving companies might not have the tools, experience, or even insurance to offer the peace of mind you need. Pairing with providers of the exact services you need, like heavy machinery transport, may be necessary. As such, it’s important to really assess your inventory and identify the items that might need additional expertise to move before you book anything.
Updating Business Details Takes Time
If you’re moving home, you have to update your address with your bank, the state, and a few other people. For a business, the list of people and organizations you need to update can be a lot bigger. Aside from your own website, social media, and bank, you need to consider things like your Google profile, supplier accounts, any licenses you have, insurance policies, service providers, and much more. Take the time to sit down and really think about where you need to update. It’s going to be a whole job, but you have to do it.
You Might Need A Fitout
A new commercial space might not be ready to use as soon as you get everything moved into it. Whether it’s modifying layouts, adding cabling, updating lighting, or fitting out a production zone, adjustments are often necessary before it’s right for your team. Getting in touch with a fit-out team early may be wise in that case.
Making an organized, efficient, and effective move for your business is by no means impossible. With the tips above, relocating can run into a lot fewer problems.
