Your office’s location matters. Even if you allow for a lot of WFH amongst your employees, there still will need to be some face-to-face collaboration, even if that’s just when clients want to come and meet you physically. Having an office, of course, goes beyond whether you insist on your employees coming in or not. It’s also how you can gain access to essential professional tools and establish a trustworthy image for your employees, clients, and customers.
You don’t need a massive commercial space, but you do need an office, and this guide will help you pick out the right location for your next one.
1. Stay Close to a Major City
If you want to hire from a larger pool of professionals while also enjoying more affordable and comfortable office environments, then you’ll want to look to the outskirts of a major city like London. There are many excellent towns around London that are perfect for small and medium businesses to rent in, like Berkhamsted.
Our new commercial property to rent in Berkhamsted places you right inside a beautifully remodelled Grade II listed building. With open planning, a kitchen, and within a short walk from the mainline station, it’s the perfect catch-all between the countryside and the city. That train station even links up directly into London, giving you and your employees multiple options.
2. Local Amenities
Good public transport connections aren’t enough. It’s no good your office being stuck in the middle of nowhere. It needs to be close to local amenities. This way, your employees (and yourself) can go out for lunch, pick up something on the way, run their errands with ease, and so on. It’s also a great way to encourage out-of-office bonding between your employees.
3. Fully Serviced
There are lots of ways to rent an office, with options to suit all needs. However, the best option for small and medium-sized businesses is, by far, the fully serviced package. Fully serviced means that your office includes everything you need physically and service-wise that you’ll need. This includes things like server space, a receptionist, security, and someone you can go to for maintenance or repairs.
A fully serviced building takes the stress of managing a building out of the equation, so you are free to focus solely on running your business.
4. Great Aesthetics
Employees want to enjoy where they work, so a beautifully put-together office is essential. Once again, a fully serviced office takes this hassle out of the equation. That Grade II listed building has been fully refurbished so that it’s more than just functional but also beautiful from the inside out.
In a beautiful space, people are more relaxed and positive. This, in turn, can translate into creative thinking and problem-solving, as well as a more productive atmosphere overall.
5. The Size of the Space
Lastly, you’ll also need to think about the size of the space. You need to be able to sit everyone in your team comfortably and ideally have room to grow. Opting for a space that’s slightly larger than you need is a good way to handle both requirements.