Because of the coronavirus disease pandemic, everybody’s life has been greatly affected, not just in one way but a lot of ways. This does not at all exempt businesses today. If you are a business owner under any industry, you definitely know how these days have been very challenging because of the limited things your service for your clients who are also restricted.
There are many business plans and appointments that might have been postponed and hampered because of this crisis that the world is facing right now. One of the things that some businesses, and that your business also might be having a hard time with, is relocation. If prior to the coronavirus disease pandemic and the community quarantine and lockdown implemented you were already thinking, planning and finalizing about moving your company location or store location, you might be thinking, “How do we do it now?”
To give you some tips for business relocations in the middle of a health-threatening pandemic like this one, below are 7 tips that you should take note of.
[1] Secure permissions
If your area is under a community quarantine or any strict regulation, you will most likely not be allowed to move here and there. If your area is not under severe condition depending on the community guidelines, then they might have some exceptions which can be acquired if proper permission is secured.
In that way, you will be advised of the ideal schedules and processes to follow and to observe to make sure that your business relocation will be safe and convenient, not just for you but for those who might be affected too.
You should also do this in order to not be tagged illegal or violating in your business relocation. As you know, national and local governments are being extra solid nowadays. You don’t want to get into more hassle for yourself and for your business, so see to it that you have the requirements searched by authorities and other concerning people who take charge of matters regarding businesses in your area.
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[2] Plan routes
If you have gotten the necessary permits for your area’s policies in this time of pandemic, you have to know the routes to take. The authorities from which you have asked for permission are the best sources of road information these days.
Because of quarantine and lockdown, some roads are closed temporarily,opened following a schedule or limitedly operating. There are streets from which people are prohibited access. This is why planning the routes to take from your old location to your new business location is crucial.
Currently, transportation accessibility is limited. You cannot irresponsibly and randomly drive to and from places whenever you think you need to unlike in normal days.
Deciding on the routes to take will also save time and effort. It prevents you from unnecessarily traveling through places because today being more careful of where you go is very important. This is the same even if you did not have to request business relocation permissions in the middle of a pandemic.
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[3] Sanitize objects for transfer
Business relocation mainly involves not only changing your building environment and address but essentially also the objects used in your office or store. These include papers, documents, files, boxes you use daily.
Moreover you cannot forget appliances such as computer sets, air conditioning unit, television, cash registers and other utilized digital and electronic equipment in your business. Of course, you cannot forget other furniture such as desks, chairs, shelves, couches and center tables.
These and many more things on your services are to be transferred from the old to the new place. Clean them before leaving the place, and don’t skip sanitizing them when they arrive to a new one. This is vital so you can be certain that whatever dusts, germs and unwanted particles that attach to them wherever they might have passed from will be eliminated.
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[4] Clean transport vehicle
To transfer the previously said objects, you need a vehicle. It could be a truck, van or a car depending on the amount and size of materials to move. Cleanse and disinfect that vehicle before and after use. If possible, and if you want to be extra sure, tidy it up every after unloading those items and before loading the next batch of stuff.
You should do this not only to keep the vehicle neat but to also guarantee that the driver and the delivery staff which might include yourself are all safe.
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[5] Ensure new location safety
Amidst this pandemic, a business relocation will highly be feasible if before this crisis you already had a new location booked and scheduled for moving. If not, you should just reschedule because this is not the safest time to do that.
Meanwhile, if you do have, the next thing you should do is to ensure the new location’s safety. That is for you to put lives under and not under your company’s liability away from any risk. Be updated of the latest covid-19 news in that location, so you will know whether it is safe to visit or not.
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[6] Assign healthy staff
A business relocation is not something a single person does. You need people to help you. You need your store staff or company staff to be with you as you do that.
Assign healthy people to be part of it. Those who are willing and very much able physically and mentally.
As the world is in the middle of a life-threatening condition, you cannot deny that most are anxious of what is happening right now. Consider the mental health of your employees and staff. Request for help, but don’t force those who are not feeling well and are not comfortable to work outside in this perilous situation.
[7] Observe proper protocol
Everybody is demanded to do this for their own life. Observe proper hygiene and protocol as given by international health agencies and organizations to follow. That is for all individuals, regardless of age, sex, profession, state of life, to adhere to.
Before entering your own places after coming from outdoors, sanitize yourself first to make sure that no harmful elements will sneakily get in your houses. Let your workers know and understand this, so they will keep themselves and their loved ones healthy and far from trouble too.
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Move safely
Without a doubt, businesses are also experiencing loads of struggles as this pandemic is hampering so much of their services. If you have a scheduled business relocation that you want to push through despite this happenings, execute your plans after having certainty of what to do. Do not neglect laws and systems implemented today. It is for the safety of all. Remember, you can always restart a business but not a life after it’s gone. Move safely.
AUTHOR BIO
Nicole Ann Pore is a writer, an events host and a voice over artist. Travel, health, shopping, lifestyle and business are among the many subjects she writes about. She also writes for Specific Relocations, a company providing quality commercial logistics, business relocations and furniture, fixtures and equipment management services to all industries for more than 50 years now. She graduated Cum Laude from De La Salle University Manila, Philippines with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts.