subject: Adapting Your Space To Suit Your Business [print this page] Theres no denying it - every business is different. There could be five shop owners on the one street selling the same wears for all the same prices and yet their needs will be different. They will each have different demands for storage, for their front counter and for arranging shelves. This is why no business owner should ever opt for a cookie cutter business environment your needs are unique to you.
This is where a commercial fit out is important. A well planned fitout will integrate both your current needs, while also leaving room for change and growth. Listed below are a few of the key things to think about when adapting your new or existing space to suit your business needs:
What Do You Do
This is about considering the absolute essentials. What you do as a business sets down the basics of the amount of space needed and how it should be organised. Dont just think about your core service or the basics of your product range think about what sort of customer interaction you are expecting and any added services you might need to incorporate.
How Do You Do It
Are you someone who works efficiently in a small space? Does your service offering require a lot of room? How you choose to operate is the next thing to consider after narrowing down what it is you do. Your approach to business will be vastly different to your competitors, meaning that you will have different expectations of how your space should and could be used.
People v. Equipment
So you know what you do and how you plan to do it, the next thing to consider is the balance between staff space and equipment. What takes priority for you? Naturally your staff needs to have a comfortable amount of room to work and move, but does your equipment also need a sizeable portion of the space? Or are you planning to have less staff, meaning that you can have more room for either storage or furniture/equipment?
Thinking Ahead
Last but not least, you need to think ahead. Think 6 months, 12 months, or even 3 years down the track. How much do you expect to grow? Will your services change? Will your product range increase? Will you have more staff or less? As you answer each of these questions, you will be able to see the scope of how much your space will need to grow or adapt over time. Even beyond this, you might discover that there is only so much growth the space can handle, allowing you to foresee when and if a total change of scenery is needed.
For that added bit of extra help planning out your office, dont hesitate to contact the commercial building construction specialists at Office Fit Plus.
