It is noticed that businesses often tend to overestimate or in general miscalculate the amount of space they’d require. Moreover, post-pandemic, most workforces have changed tremendously. Making the right estimate can be a little difficult. However, taking into consideration certain factors when looking for offices for rent in Riyadh can help you in arriving at the right decisions. The factors that you need to consider are as follows:
Nature of Your Organization
This is important because different businesses require different workspaces. If you are just starting out, you can make use of co-working spaces. This not only helps in saving space but is also a cost-effective option. On the other hand, legal firms and/or travel agencies require privacy to conduct their operations as they need to protect the confidentiality of their clients as well. Such businesses usually require private office suites and hence, should consider renting such a space.
Stage of Business
If you are just starting out and have a relatively smaller team – less than 10 members, it does not make any sense to spend your budget on leasing out a conventional office space. Moreover, even large-scale businesses today tend to have smaller teams courtesy of the advancements in technology. Additionally, several businesses were also forced to downsize their workforce in the past few years. Take the number of your team members into consideration and rent an office space accordingly.
Seating Arrangements
This will depend largely on the role that each of your team members takes up in your organization. Depending on the scope of their job and the nature of their job, the space they require might differ vastly. Typically, a single person requires around fifty to sixty square feet of space. If you have software engineers or a financial analyst on your team, they might require a little extra space because they might need to store their inventory. The senior manager or the CEO may require more space. If you follow a no-hierarchy system, then everybody can have space depending on the work they do. Many new workspaces have incorporated a hot desk concept.
Storage Space
Is the nature of your business such that it requires extra storage space? Given that most businesses have completely digitized themselves there is rarely any physical paperwork. However, some businesses still require the use of physical documents. Needless to say, you will need extra space for storing these documents. You can outsource this requirement to save your bills.
Conclusion
Apart from these factors, you also need to consider the technological needs of your business and select an office space accordingly. If you are planning to expand your business, then also you will need a space at least a little bigger than whatever your current space looks like. You can consult experts at Innovation-SA for business support in Saudi Arabia and make the right decision.
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