When planning an office move, budgeting is not just a key component of the process –– it could very well be the most important factor. Budgeting consists of making a list of vendors that you’re going to need – like furniture, telephones, cabling, movers, and construction – then estimating the cost of each vendor’s services. However, what many companies fail to consider are the soft costs associated with each move. They also don’t have a clue on how to minimize them. Worse yet, these soft costs can be just as expensive to a company, if not more so, than the actual hard costs. Read the rest of this entry »
What happens to your business after a disaster strikes often depends on what you do before the disaster even happens. Read the rest of this entry »
By Rachel Walls of The Golden Gate Company, LLC
** This article has been published in IndUS Business Journal.
One of the biggest challenges in making a decision to relocate an office, branch or laboratory is identifying all of the expenses associated with such a move and managing them. While controlling costs is, indeed, a primary concern when considering a move, few companies realize that there are also several ways to actually make money during a relocation.
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By Rachel Walls of The Golden Gate Company, LLC
** This article has been published in Employment Relations Today.
There are a variety of reasons why companies decide to move to new facilities, including the desire to secure more appropriate space for their employees and operations; to capitalize on more favorable business and employment environments; or simply to improve the lifestyle of their employees. According to a recent International Facilities Management Association survey, companies move, remodel, or relocate 25 to 30 percent of their facilities’ total square footage each year. These moves run the gamut of local relocations within the same building or city, to across-the-country moves, to international relocations.Whatever the motivation for the move, senior management of any company expects a company relocation to be a positive experience—one that will result in improved operations, more cost-effective facilities, raised productivity, and increased profits.
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