Hire an office moving company to oversee the logistics of your move and decide if you need to hire someone to serve as a “project manager.”.After Signing Your The Lease on Your New Office Space Note: The larger your office and the more employees you have, the more lead time you should allow. Three MonthsĪt least three months before your lease is up: Six months before your lease is up, begin looking at office space. It’s a lot easier to cross off “get quotes from three office furniture moving companies” and “order new stationary and checks with new office address” than it is to “move from existing office to new office.” Each time you can cross a task off of your to do list, you’ll be one step closer to your end goal of being “open for business in new office.” We’ve created the following checklist as a starting point to get you on the right track. Your anxiety may be exacerbated if you (as you probably are) are on a tight timeframe (i.e.: needing to completely vacate your current space by X date so you don’t incur late fees from your landlord.)Īs with most major changes, it helps to break down an office move into small, manageable tasks. Then reality quickly sets in when you think, “Now what?” You may panic and wonder how you (and your employees, office furniture, equipment, etc.) will get from Point A (where you are currently) to Point B. Change signals a new beginning! When you officially make the decision to move your office, you probably experience a slight rush of anticipation.