(Submitted by Andy Hughes.)
The idea of starting a home-based business and moving house at the same time may sound like an impossible feat, but it’s pretty manageable if you have the proper planning. It can ensure that you start your business in the perfect home office settings from the start, so the extra effort will be worth it.
You can successfully move house while starting your new life as a small business owner with these tips from Eastern Oregon Living.
- Find the right space for the business you will have in the long term, not today. You might just be starting now, but you don’t want to be moving house every time your business grows. So plan to have enough space for your realistic future growth.
- Consider custom building your own house. If you have very particular requirements for your home or family space and you can’t find anything that suits your needs, think about building precisely what you want.
- Research your location. Look for access to schools, shopping, and anything else your family might need, but make sure that your new house is located conveniently for your business too. And, as you no longer have to commute to an office, this might give you more flexibility to look for better neighborhoods further away from the city or with lower prices.
- Keep sharpening your business skills. Working from home has many benefits, but it can be isolating, so an excellent way to make sure that you stay on top of your game is by signing up for an online business degree such as accounting or marketing.
- Hire a professional moving company. You might have gotten away with renting a van and doing the move yourself in the past, but time is a luxury you don’t have when you’re setting up a small business. Outsource all the heavy lifting so that you can focus on getting your company up and running.
- Start preparing for your move about six weeks before you schedule your big moving day. This will give you plenty of time to find temporary housing if needed, organize your work around your moving days, and prepare for anything unexpected that might come up.
- Use this opportunity to clean up any clutter in your home office space so that you’re not paying to move things you don’t need and everything is ready for you to start work as soon as you arrive in your new location.
- Pack everything you need for your home office in separate boxes that you can quickly access to avoid wasting valuable time getting started.
- Managing a business’s finances involves many moving parts. This includes, but is not limited to, team and employee timesheets and benefits, inventory, and sales reporting — all of which can be tricky, especially when you have so much on your plate. Turn to an integrated ERP software for inventory, reporting, sales, time tracking, and payroll that allows you to manage all marketing, accounting, time tracking, supply chain, and costing tasks wherever you are so nothing gets lost while you’re moving. QuickBooks Enterprise simplifies all these so you don’t waste your time wrestling with a complicated ERP interface.
- Invest in your office. You’re going to be spending many hours there, so make sure your furniture is comfortable, that you have enough light, and that you look forward to walking into an office that stimulates your creativity.
We hope these ideas give you new insight and help make this process less daunting so that you can enjoy this exciting time of new personal and professional beginnings. Are you looking to take your life and business to Eastern Oregon? Let the Paladin Realty Team help with your home search. See available listings here and call Dawn (541-310-9563) or Nathan (541-310-7070) today.
