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Establishing Or Expanding Your Premises A Checklist



Establishing Or Expanding Your Premises A Checklist
   

Whether you’re planning to move or expand, or simply reviewing your office space needs into the future, this handy checklist will help you think through your requirements. It can save you money by helping to ensure that you don’t end up paying for space you won’t actually use.

These are the key points to review before making decisions about office location or relocation:



Features - Best 3 Features of Current Space - Worst 3 Features of Current Space - Most Important Features Growth Projections - 3 year - 5 year -10 year Lease Options - Lease Length - Extension Options - Expansion - Extension - Termination - Contraction - First Right of Refusal on Adjoining Space Budget - Available Budget - Estimated Cost Location - Geographic Location - Accessibility by Target Clients Site Accessibility - Convenience of Car Access - Public Car Parking - Public Transport Accessibility - Disabled Access Required?

Site Parking - Number on Site - Total Required - Cost General Feel - Spacious or Efficient - Lighting - Quality Image - Type of Building - Location in Building - Location on Floor - View - Building & Floor - Size - Quality of Improvements

Internal Layout - Offices vs. Open Plan Areas Employees - Number - Sizes of Offices & Work Areas - Windows - Special Needs Reception Area - Seating - Upgrades Work Areas - Types - Sizes - Equipment - Special Electrical Needs Conference Room/s - Seating capacity - Number - Image - Public / Private Amenities - Lunch Rooms - Lounge - Rest Rooms - Coffee Bars - Water Filter/Coolers Mechanical Systems - Elevators - Heating - Ventilation - Air Conditioning - Off Hours - Operation Security - Building - Surrounding Area Identity - Signage - Visibility Timing - Occupancy Date - Time Line for Process .

Using this checklist should help you plan the move ahead.





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From new business startups to national ad agency accounts, Susan Regier helps businesses to get their message understood. Since 1997, she has provided professional copywriting for a full range of marketing material through her company, Vantage One Writing. Plus she is the publisher and editor of www.Network ingToday.ca an online ezine, which is a valuable resource for businesses. Susan leads marketing and networking workshops for new business start ups at the Small Business Centre in London and in Sarnia. She is a Creative Writing instructor at Fanshawe College and has instructed numerous corporate professionals in writing and networking workshops. Susan can be contacted at 519.471.8726 or by email at susan@va ntageone.ca. Visit her Web site at www.vantageone.c a
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