Instead of taking your own office, you should actively consider the advantages of taking a services office when you are looking for a small office space Sydney. These are completely fitted offices which come with everything that you might need in your office, starting from furniture and upholstery and going on to work-related infrastructure like data cables, printers, photocopy machines, phone lines etc. This sounds very attractive for sure, but you would be paying a good amount of rent for such an arrangement.
That is why you need to be very sure of what you are getting and whether all of it suits your requirements completely or not. Here are a few things you should be careful of.
Location
Before you even enter the prospective office space, you must understand exactly where it is located. This should be important in your decision-making process. It could be argued that when your employees do not require any face to face client or vendor interaction, then it might be all right to take a small office space for rent in Sydney in a location that is some distance from the city centre. But then you must also check how convenient it is for your own employees to come to the office and return home every day. That is why the location is one of the first and most important things to look for.
Scalability
Today you might be a small startup looking for an office space to accommodate 3 employees. But you need to check how well they would be able to accommodate your need for increased space and facilities when you expand your operations later. That is why you must check the available area for expansion before signing up, even if you do not need it right away.
Company Culture
The culture of the company you run would determine what kind of serviced offices in Waterloo would be suitable for you. For example, some companies are fine with sharing dining space with other companies which would reduce your costs and also allow you to network informally. Other companies prefer to take office space with private dining spaces for their employees. Again the layout and structure of workstations and meeting rooms would also be different for different companies. You need to finalize your choice based on the culture you think your company has.
Timings
Today’s principle for several companies is to ‘follow the sun’ and provide 24 x 7 service and support to their clients. If your company is like that, then you need to check the timings of the premises where you would be taking your serviced office. It would be of no use if the outer gate of the premises get shut at 6 pm only to open again at 6 am the next day.
Facilities
This goes without saying that the main benefit of serviced offices is the readymade infrastructure facilities. So you need to check what facilities you would be getting, and also the quality of those facilities (like internet speed, for instance.)