Choosing an Office That Can Grow With Your Business
Choosing an office isn’t just about finding the right space for today. It’s about finding a workspace that can support where your business’s trajectory. As teams grow, priorities change. The office that works perfectly for 15 people might quickly become a squeeze at 25, while committing to a large traditional lease too early can leave you paying for space you don’t yet need.
That’s where flexibility becomes really important
Flexible workspace can give businesses room to grow and adapt their workplace as their needs change. Serviced offices, for example, can allow businesses to accommodate changes in headcount and workplace patterns throughout their term. As the business grows, additional space can often be added without having to completely rethink the workplace strategy. Taking space with a provider that has multiple locations in your chosen area can add another layer of flexibility, allowing you to move between buildings as your workplace needs evolve throughout your contracted term without necessarily having to change provider.
But serviced isn’t always the answer.
For businesses with a relatively stable headcount, but with some expected growth over the next couple of years, a flexible managed agreement can offer the best of both worlds; a dedicated, branded workplace that feels like your own, with the flexibility to adapt as the business evolves.
Think about Day One and Day Two
The key is to design the workplace around both. On Day One, you might need a layout with the right number of desks for your current team, alongside meeting rooms, breakout areas and more collaborative space. You don’t necessarily want to fill every available square foot with desks from the outset.
Instead, you can future proof the floorplate by designing the infrastructure around where the business is likely to be in two or three years. For example, an area of soft seating or collaborative space could work perfectly on Day One. However, if the business grows, that space can be converted into additional desks because the power, data and infrastructure have already been considered as part of the original design.
You’re effectively creating a Day One layout and a Day Two layout at the same time. This approach means you’re not paying for desks you don’t currently need, while also avoiding the situation where your workplace becomes overcrowded as the business grows.
That’s where the right advice becomes important
It’s not simply about finding a building with spare desks available. It’s about understanding how your business is likely to grow and designing the workspace around that trajectory.
For some businesses, serviced space will provide the right level of flexibility. For others, a managed solution with a dedicated, branded environment and a future-proofed floorplate will make more sense.
The best office isn’t necessarily the one that fits your business today. It’s the one that can keep fitting your business tomorrow.
Planning for growth?
The right office should work for your team now and adapt as your needs change. Stoneway can help you assess your requirements, compare serviced and managed options, and find a workspace designed around where your business is heading.
Talk to the Stoneway team about your next office move.
