Relocating a business is a potential mine field, full of hidden expense and problems.
Let H & H Associates experience in this area guide you because relocation is not always the answer.
Business Relocation checklist,
Taking your company from Point A to Point B may seem at first to be a simple matter of "get up and go," but if you plan, you will get it done without too much trouble.
Follow a checklist like the one below and you and your employees will be ready to work once the move is completed.
Task
Complete negotiations with future property owner, taking into account location, price, remodelling needs, space and electrical requirements.
If necessary, negotiate release from current lease.
Contact the phone company to reserve new phone numbers or transfer existing ones.
Prepare artwork for announcement letter, business cards, stationery and envelopes.
Get change of address cards from the post office, or create your own.
Make appointments with the utility companies for cut-offs and new hook-ups.
Schedule phone installation.
Design new office space, including use of old furniture or purchase of new furniture. Discuss plans with employees and solicit their input.
Establish criteria for purging files and throwing out old materials.
Install custom wiring for telephone and computer networks.
Inform current customers of the move, visiting some in person, where appropriate.
