Three Months Before The Move

Three months before you move your small business or company is the time to start planning for the move. While not all moves for a company can be planned this far in advance, having every step planned for your move is key to making the move a flawless as possible.

This free three month checklist will help you get started. Once you order your copy of The Small Company Moving Guide, you will have a much more in depth understanding of what you need to pay attention to and what you can let go until later in the moving process.

Checklist

  • Choose a move leader and a moving team. Draw an organizational chart to identify your moving team and how it’s organized.
  • Target a move date and hold your first team meeting. Also create a formal employee-relocation policy that specifies what the company will and won’t do for workers related to the move.
  • Hold your first company-moving meeting.  Announce the move and the reasons for it.  Solicit employee feedback about the move Request suggestions.
  • Place a purchasing hold on new stationary and inventory. Begin tracking moving expenses.
  • Order telephone books and phone lines for the new space. Ask if you can keep existing phone numbers.
  • Start saving boxes. Organize accounting records. Hire an architect or decorator.