Small businesses will eventually face the inevitable question of whether or not they have outgrown their current office space. If you are consistently struggling to find suitable workspaces for your employees or temporary hires it may be time to change your office space and find something a little larger that can accommodate your company during its busiest times. The last situation you want to be in is to have to ask some of your employees to share an office or workspace during your companies busiest times. This can result in temporary employees feeling even more disoriented than they are naturally going to be and is going to irritate your employees during a time when you need them at their best. Also finding temporary workspace for people in non-traditional office areas, for example storage or supply rooms, can be a costly decision when it comes to moral and motivation. Anyone asked to work in a situation like this can help be expected to put forth their best effort and will probably have an organizational problem when there are tons of other people going in and out of their "office" looking for supplies or backlogged files. If you have decided that your company has outgrown it's current office space and is ready for a change then you should start accessing how large your new office space is going to need to be. You should not only allow for how heavily staffed your offices are during your busiest times but also for your projected growth over the next few years. Changing offices is a costly and stressful process that you will probably not want to repeat on a regular basis. You should find an office that is either already setup to house the number of people you want to allow for or find a space the can be outfitted to accommodate this number. The more space you allow your people the better they will tend to perform for you. It is always possible to sub-rent some space if you find an office that is large enough for your company and has some additional room if you continue to grow. Moving third party small company in to fill the space temporarily is a good way to help bring down the cost of rent and keep your space full until you really need it. |
