As the owner of a Small to Medium Sized Business, it can feel a though every day is a battle for productivity. You strive to manage your time effectively, get the most out of your team and seize every opportunity that comes your way. But no mater how inspirational you are or how motivated your team, sometimes external factors can bottleneck your productivity (as the past few months have shown). But, if the COVID-19 outbreak has taught us anything, it’s that Australian businesses are adaptable and resilient. You’re proactive, and always on the lookout for any factors that might detract from your team’s productivity and job satisfaction.

As such, you may well wonder if your premises is doing all that it can to inspire, motivate and facilitate excellence. While your first instinct may be to move, a great location may mean that you’re better off renovating. A workplace renovation can prevent your workplace from becoming stale (quite literally if it improves air conditioning). But how can you do so without racking up costs that decimate your margins? Or leaving your team unable to do their jobs? Here are some tips for renovating your business premises with aplomb…

Establish a budget

In this respect, business renovations are no different to home renovations. And sticking to your budget can be just as challenging. Which is why you need to be ambitious but realistic in your budgeting. Consider your cash flow and how work will impact on your margin. It really benefits nobody if you undershoot on your projections. 

The right partners are everything

Renovating your business premises is both an investment in your future and an investment in your present. You’ll need to pair with the right construction partners to create an infrastructure for future productivity while also safeguarding your personnel and equipment on-site. Partner with a trusted company like Assist Hire for construction plant. Somebody who you can trust with your valuable equipment. Or you can opt for a complete professional design with a partner such as CO-architecture.com. Choose partners solely on the basis of cost and you could find that you have to pay out more in the long term. 

Keep everyone in the loop

Your employees need to know how renovations will affect their work. Likewise your customers or clients will want to know when they can expect things to return to normal so they can use your services again. Make sure that everybody is in the loop. Post regular updates on your social feeds. Consumers love being able to peek behind the curtain, and getting insights into how renovations are going may help to create a sense fo anticipation around your reopening. Likewise, your employees should be given duties to perform from home where possible, and given regular updates on how the renovations will make their working days easier, more fulfilling and more pleasurable. After all this is, in no small part, your gift to them.

Renovations can cause disruption. But when you handle them properly, the disruption to operations (and profits) can be mitigated. So you can enjoy a more pleasant working environment that’s more conducive to the productivity and dynamism you want people to associate with your brand.