6 Things To Consider For Your New Business Premises

6 Things To Consider For Your New Business Premises

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If you’re considering moving to new business premises but you don’t know where to start, you have definitely come to the right place. With so many different things to consider it is important you’re doing as much research as you possibly can to ensure you move to the best possible location for your business. As it’s such a big decision, you need to be sure from the start that you’ve made the right one. With that in mind, here are 6 things to consider for your new business premises:

– Is It Within Your Budget?

The first thing you need to work out is whether or not the premises you’re buying is within your budget. This means not only considering the monthly rent on the space but all the cost of moving. You’ll need to think about the cost of removal men, the deposit and any renovations that may need to be done beforehand. As moving is an expensive thing to undergo, you need to be sure you’re not going to go over budget.

– Is It Safe? Will You Need Security?

Another important thing to be sure of is whether or not the place is safe. This means not only checking the safety of the building itself, but also checking whether or not it is safe inside. If you’re worried, consider hiring someone to come and do an evaluation before you purchase. Whilst it will cost you to do and you can’t guarantee you’ll be purchasing the property afterwards, it’s better to be safe than sorry. For more information when it comes to checking the safety of a building, you can visit this site here.

– How Much Space Do You Have? How Many Staff Members Do You Need To Fit Comfortably?

Another thing you need to consider when finding your ideal business premises is whether or not you have enough space for everyone there. If you’re moving to a new place you’re probably moving because you need more space, so this should be one of your main priorities. When you view somewhere for consideration, make sure you’re taking measurements and thinking about what your potential floorplan could be in order to be sure everything will fit. For a guide to creating an office floorplan, you can visit this site here.

– How Are You Going To Decorate?

Once you have agreed to move into your new space, you need to figure out how you’re going to decorate it. Whilst some people may opt to keep it how it is, others prefer to make it more personal and on brand. If this is you, make sure you’re considering your agreement with your landlord, as often you may find you’re not able to make any major changes. If you want to have complete creative control over how you decorate, you might want to consider buying office space instead.

– Do You Need To Install A Bike Or Smoking Shelter?

Another thing you may need to consider is whether or not you need to install a bike or smoking shelter. If you’re renting your office space as part of a bigger building you may find they already have one, however, if not, you should consider installing your own for staff to store their bikes and take a smoke break. For more information when it comes to smoking shelters, you can visit this site here.

– Do You Have Everything In Place Ready To Move?

Finally, you need to consider whether you have everything in place to move. This means ensuring you have booked removal men, making sure you have packed everything up ready to go, letting your staff and clients know about the closure of your business for a few days and having all the correct paperwork signed. There are so many things to think about, ensuring all of these things are in place well before the move is the best way to avoid any issues.

Are you moving to a new office soon? How can you be sure you’re moving to the right place for you?  Let me know in the comments section below.

The Benefits of Horseback Riding

The Benefits of Horseback Riding

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The increasing pressures of the modern world and the continuous strive for that elusive work-life balance leaves many people looking for ways that they can escape the busyness of everyday life and take time to focus on something enjoyable. Finding a hobby is an ideal way to take time away from the stresses and strains and do something that you love. There are many hobbies out there to choose from woodworking to windsurfing and everything in between. One hobby that lots of people enjoy is horseback riding, this ever-popular activity has many fans and offers a whole host of benefits, take a look at how horseback riding can be beneficial and how to get started.

Getting Started

If you’ve never even sat on a horse before then expect to take it slow to begin with as you familiarise yourself with your new hobby. To get started you may want to do some research into reputable riding instructors in your area. Check with them which equipment they will be able to provide you with, and what you will need to bring along for yourself. Lots of people take weekly lessons to begin with as they learn this new skill.

Health and Fitness Benefits

Having a hobby that involves exercise is a healthy choice, and will not only provide you with some downtime but will also help to keep you fit too. Your movements and positioning when riding a horse mean that you will use your core and legs, which will provide a workout for the muscles in these areas.

It’s not just your core and legs that will benefit from horseback riding. As well as giving your muscles a workout, horseback riding also helps to develop your coordination skills and balance, and as you learn how to ride these should improve further.

Getting involved in caring for the horse, such as mucking out the stables will provide you with some cardio exercise too!

Wellbeing Benefits

A hobby such as horseback riding enables you to get away from your worries and focus on being in the moment. When riding a horse, you need to pay attention to what’s happening around you and also to your horse to keep you both safe. This is a great way to break away from thoughts of the stresses and strains of your day.

Being outside in the fresh air gives breathing space for you and your thoughts and will leave you feeling refreshed and invigorated.

If you decide that you love horses and horseback riding, you may decide that you would like to own a horse. There are many things to consider when choosing to own a horse, and you may want to get an equine attorney to help you with the legal processes involved. Practical considerations to think about when deciding to buy a horse include, the costs involved in buying and then caring for a horse, where the horse will be kept, along with how much time you have to take care of it.

Some Rules for Effective Visualisation for Success

Some Rules for Effective Visualisation for Success

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When you hear people talk about visualisation – especially “visualisation for success” – what comes to mind?

For a lot of people, the images that swim up are not too flattering, and often involve some pretty dubious New-Age gurus and the like.

The thing is, positive visualisation for success doesn’t have to be something “mystical,” or “naïve.” In fact, many of the most successful businessmen throughout history have endorsed the practice in one form or another, not to mention professional athletes who often have “mind coaches.”

The thing is, effective visualisation isn’t just a matter of “asking the universe for what you want, and waiting for it to arrive.” It requires a more pragmatic approach.

Here are just a few rules for effective visualisation for success.

  1. Visualise the bad potential outcomes, as well as the good

If you listen to “Law of Attraction” teachers and writers, you’ll often come across the idea that imagining anything negative, undesirable, or harmful, is deadly – because it will cause those things to become manifest in your life.

The key, they say, is to only visualise the positive and desirable.

For one thing, this is a bit like telling people not to imagine a pink elephant. Simply by trying to avoid negative thinking, people are likely to have some negative thoughts.

For another thing, though, there can actually be some real benefits to visualising the “bad stuff,” too.

Only in a specific context, though.

Specifically, you should visualise achieving your dreams, and all the benefits that come with doing so. But then, you should also visualise what it will be like if you fail to put in the work, and fail to achieve your dreams.

In the first case, maybe you’ll imagine living in a Mark Saunders Brunswick County luxury home. In the second case, in a dismal apartment.

You need a positive vision to draw you forward, and a negative vision to drive you away from taking the wrong path.

  1. Visualise in a way that really engages you emotionally

The entire point of visualising things, is that by doing so, you should be getting yourself deeply emotionally invested in what it is you’re visualising.

This, in turn, will then provide motivation for you to push forward despite uncertainty and setbacks, and also keep you enthusiastic about the promise of the future.

So, visualise in a way that really engages you emotionally – and only visualise things that you actually care about achieving.

If your visualisation exercises leave you cold, that’s a sign that you need to take a different approach.

  1. Be consistent with your visualisation and affirmation exercises

With visualisation and affirmation exercises, you should be trying to reset the way your mind works – especially on a subconscious basis.

Specifically, you should be opening yourself up to the possibility of success, and driving yourself forward accordingly.

For this to work, you’ve got to be consistent with your visualisation and affirmation exercises. Do them daily, preferably at set times. There’s not much point in only doing them once every few weeks, when you remember to.

How Do You Organise A Warehouse Effectively?

How Do You Organise A Warehouse Effectively?

There’s a lot of businesses out there with their own warehouses; a place to keep all of your stock that you can’t fit in the shop, or a place to simply ship your online deliveries from. If you do have access to your own warehouse, that means you’re in charge of how it runs. And sometimes, it’s not quite running efficiently.

A warehouse needs to be organised, and it needs to be organised according to its size and spacing. There’s a lot of company owners out there who try to cram as much in as possible, but that just won’t work out in your favor. You won’t know what you’ve got in stock, you won’t be able to be speedy in your shipping and delivery, and you definitely won’t have health and safety standards in mind.

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You Use a Flowing Floor Plan

The floor plan that works its way around your warehouse needs to be followed to the last, tiny detail. You need to know where the spaces are in the warehouse, and where your employees are going to need to move, safely and effectively, on a regular basis. Anyone who’d just bought a house wouldn’t ignore the layout of the rooms when it come to optimising the space they had to decorate, so be sure to follow this same rule with your inventory storage.

For example, if the office is at the back of the space, make sure the tangible assets of your business are stacked up on the other side of the space. Or if the boxing area is in the middle of the warehouse, be sure to weave the storage shelves in pathways around this centerpiece.

You Use Convenient Tech

If you’re looking to get organised in one of the messiest spaces known to man, you’re going to need the right tech on your side. You need forklifts to safely lift your items in bulk, and you need your workers to be dressed in the right attire, like high-vis vests or hard hats. It’s all technology at the end of the day – there’s nothing standard when it comes to health and safety equipment.

Similarly, maybe an industrial control panel would be of use to you here? This way you can wire up your box lifts, to get them moving at the touch of a button. You could even just wire up the lighting and the heating in the warehouse office with the right screen in front of you; that’ll save your staff a lot of time in the morning.

You Optimise Your Storing Solutions

To finish off, a quick point that is forgotten the most: invest in storage that suits your warehouse unit. You buy shelving units and racks that reach the ceiling and go no higher, and aren’t too short either. You need to use all of the space in the warehouse, after all, and that includes the empty air above you.

Warehouses are a great business asset in themselves; make good use of them.

Why Lifelong Learning Should Be Applauded

Why Lifelong Learning Should Be Applauded

It doesn’t matter whether you are fresh out of college, whether you have recently been made redundant, or whether you have had a high flying career for the past two decades, you should never stop learning. The quest for knowledge and renewing your skills is vital if you are to remain at the forefront of your chosen industry sector. You may choose to specialize, work towards an MBA or seek out a new talent wholly unrelated to your current work skill set. Consider your interests, professional acumen and goals in life to set a course for lifelong learning.

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Professional Qualifications

If you are wallowing on the middle management rungs of the career ladder, the chances are that your resume is looking a little stale. Without upskilling and partaking in some professional development, you may find that the most recent training you took part in was over five years ago. Employers seeking new members of staff want people who are fresh, full of innovative ideas and have a firm grasp of the latest methodologies appropriate for their jobs.

Think about enrolling in an evening class to brush up on your cybersecurity credentials, take some time out to study at uni part time, or think about reaching for an MBA. With a proven commitment to study, you are showing any potential employers that you are eager for a promotion. Apply your newfound skills in the workplace, and you could become an invaluable asset.

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Learning For Pleasure

It’s not always our jobs that dictate how and what we should learn. By looking at the career of a person like Philip McTigue, you can see just how varied life experiences can be. At all points throughout his career, learning was very much at the forefront of his motivations. He undertook a masters degree later on in his career, and is still hungry for a doctorate. You could choose to follow a formal learning path, or you could choose to learn experientially.

Traveling to new countries, meeting new people, observing new cultures and conversing in a different language is learning. You will understand more about the world, have a deeper appreciation for the people and things in it, and you will have changed as a human being. You could choose to take a sabbatical from your job if you feel like you are becoming stuck in a rut, to scratch that wanderlust itch.

Some people don’t want to travel but do have a yearning for more simple pleasures. If you’ve ever fancied trying out a new team sport, go for it. If you want to learn the piano, book yourself a taster lesson. And if you want to become an origami master, enrol on a course. Whatever you want to learn, there will be a way of achieving this. Learning fosters respect, is enjoyable and can make even the drabbest of days feel more worthwhile.

If, after reading this, you are inspired to take a look at your resume, get yourself out of a rut, or phone up your local adult training college, then you are taking your first step along the path of lifelong learning.

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