Congratulations! You are moving into a new business premises. This is hugely exciting and represents a new step in your business journey.
This is the place where all your business dreams and goals will become a reality and a smooth transition is the key to achieving these objectives as quickly as possible.
In the mania that is involved in moving a business to a new location, it can be easy to forget key tasks that should ALWAYS be performed when moving premises.
We have put a guide to just a few of them in this article, ensuring that one simple oversight doesn’t cost you dearly.
4 Things You Should do When moving into a new business premises:
Review the lease
Most businesses rent their premises rather than buy, and the terms of this rental agreement are extremely important.
Review the lease in detail and identify the actions you will need to take to meet the restrictions and obligations involved. You may also need to obtain permits or licenses from the council as part of your lease agreement.
Inspect the premises
You have probably already had a pretty good look round, but now this place is truly yours it is time to do a full inspection.
Evaluate the condition of all fittings, rooms, and walls. Leave no nook or cranny unchecked and ensure the space is suitable for your business requirements. If not, what work need to be done to ensure it is?
Inform all key figures
If you have stakeholders who are not involved in the day to day running of the business, they might not have heard about the move. It is probably time to tell them!
Other people to inform include supplier, clients, and service providers. The last thing you need is for your next delivery to show up at the old address!
Clear communication channels are the key to business success at all times and never more so than when moving into a new premises.
Install CCTV
CCTV is an absolute must for any business premises these days and the very first thing that you should do in regards to security when you get the keys to your new base is to arrange the installation of a fixed permanent CCTV system.
In face, it is so important that you put surveillance in place to protect you against criminal activity that if it will be a few days before permanent CCTV can be installed, it is highly recommended that you install a Trust Hire CCTV tower on location in the meantime.
These towers can be rented on a daily, or even hourly, basis meaning that you will only pay for the surveillance that you need. The chances are that nothing will happen in the time it takes to install your new CCTV, but is this really a risk you want to take with your new premises.
The last thing you need, after all, is for a security breach to ruin all of your big plans before they have even begun.