How to set up your new office for comfort and success

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Are you an entrepreneur with a start-up frame of mind? If you are preparing to create the company of your dreams and open a brick and mortar establishment, there are a few things you will need to do before you officially open up shop.

Furnish the office
After securing your company’s new location, it is time to outfit it with Office Furniture. The easiest way to obtain everything you need is to find one store that can provide you with the essentials to work well. Partnering with a company that offers Planning and Design services means you will have professional space planning options at your fingertips. They will guide you in designing and setting up the office to maximize or renovate the existing floor plan. They also offer architectural design changes as appropriate, so you are not just moving into the new building, it will be designed with your dreams in mind.

Some furniture that you will need right away are:

• Desks
• Desk chairs
• Conference table
• Conference Chairs
• Reception area for staff and customers
• Overhead lighting
• Task lighting
• Breakroom
• Filing cabinets
• Storage cabinets
• Comfortable area to bounce ideas off of each other
• Client meeting space

When furnishing your office, buy furniture that will last for years and stand up to daily use. Quality furniture is worth the investment because you will not have to waste money and time by buying it twice.

Keep things clean
You probably will not have the time to clean. Hiring a professional cleaning company is an effective way to ensure everything is done right. Here is a video from a cleaning service offering information on their best practices.

​Decorate the space
Adding artwork and other aesthetics to your new office space is a fun part of the process when starting a new company. You can do almost anything you want to reflect the vision of the company that you want the world to see. Let the design process follow your personality. Incorporate the company’s logo and colours into the layout scheme. This will serve to solidify the brand’s name and unique details within the staff and customers’ perceptions. 

Add potted plants of varying types and sizes. Select varieties that are easy to care for and will survive in whatever lighting is available. Assign someone to water the plants as part of their work responsibilities. Brown, wilted, and abandoned plants may reflect poorly and connote an air of neglect.

Provide sustenance
Being at work all day means a lot of things. It can equate to uninterrupted hours of productivity. Perhaps it equals deeper relationships with co-workers. One thing that time at work certainly means is making sure you and your team are well fed. 

Offer an assortment of teas and biscuits for the requisite tea time. Consider investing in an espresso or coffee machine. The availability of healthy snacks will leave your employees feeling good about themselves without the unfortunate sugar crash that will inevitably occur from eating junk food.​​

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​Be excited about your new endeavour. You have worked hard. Get ready to welcome new employees and customers into your office and show the world what you can do.