Over the past two weeks we have been moving to our new office location. It has been an education and in spite of the planning and preparation I am still overwhelmed at the level of disruption a physical move has on a business. Our new space is larger, more convenient and overall we love it. However, productivity has taken a hit and I am still behind on email and client correspondence.
On the lighter side here are ten things I learned during our move.
- Rolling too many office chairs up the truck ramp can be hazardous to your health.
- The guy who invented furniture dollies is a GENIUS.
- An elevator looks smaller when filled with a desk, two chairs, a filing cabinet and every trash can in the office.
- Free shipping supplies from Fedex = free packing supplies.
- Buy more boxes, just more...don't ask me how many.
- You can spend a lot of money getting a bathroom ready for its first client visit.
- If you label nothing else label the box that has the coffee in it.
- Don't expect the post office to understand how important they are to your business.
- Your car may stubbornly continue driving to the old location for a few days.
- The people you work with will make or break a move. Keep them fed and happy.
If you are in the area stop by. We'd love to see you and this time there's no parking validation required!
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