Choosing the Ideal Office Location for A Growing Business

Choosing the right location for office space is an essential decision, particularly for growing businesses as it’s important the chosen location does not bolster business growth. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find an office location that is the right fit for your business needs, with there being so many options available. In this guide, we’ll explore the factors to consider when finding your ideal office location that will support business growth.

Factors to consider when choosing the location for your office space

 Your office location is a key factor when trying to grow your business. The ideal location should support your business as it grows and changes. Below we’ll look at some factors to consider when finding your ideal office location:

Accessibility

Location can be hugely important to the growth of a business, affecting both employees and clients. It’s a good idea to have an easily accessible office to help with commutes, which can overall experience with your company.

For Employees:

Employees will greatly appreciate having convenient travel times as it will save them both time and money. This doesn’t mean you will need to be located in well populated area, but it’s important to bear in mind local transport links. Despite more office-based work being moved to online as a result of the pandemic, it’s no doubt that working face to face provides great social interaction and a range of wellbeing benefits.

For Clients:

Face to face meetings are sometimes necessary and are a great way to build rapport with clients. When choosing your ideal office location, you should consider the accessibility and journey time for your clients.

An office in Surrey could be a great option, with less than an hour commute into London. This greatly benefits any clients based in London.

Local amenities

Consider the local area and what is available to you. This could be a business park with an on-site café or local attractions and beautiful scenery for great team building opportunities after work. Other nearby amenities to look out for including nearby pubs or restaurants for more fancy work events to help boost team morale when work gets tough, or to treat your team for doing an incredible job.

Leaving yourself options to explore the nearby area, as well as being situated in a place you feel comfortable with before building an expanding your business can save you plenty of time and money in the long term.

Consider the impact on staff wellbeing

Not only just for your personal gain, but your staff can also reap the many benefits of working in a great location. Enjoying an easy commute to a peaceful countryside office, to hearing the soothing chirping of birds, are all effective ways to destress from your work life. Alternatively, you may choose to take a scenic walk on your lunch break to allow you to clear your mind and soak up the beautiful sights of local nature. Read our blog on the benefits of an office in the countryside to find out more.

Wellbeing of staff can greatly influence productivity in the workplace and should be one of your top priorities as a growing business, making your team feel supported.

Room to grow

As city locations are a lot more competitive, with many more businesses trying to find space, naturally you will have less room to grow. This in turn means you will likely not have room to expand as your business scales up over time. However, with a more rural environment, there is likely to be a lot more space for you to allow your company to develop and facilitate new staff.

Tanshire Business Park is equipped with Grade A offices of varying sizes, granting you the ability to expand your space as you require. Our Surrey Business Park also boasts a range of excellent facilities to make your business’s time with us all the more comfortable. Some of these include:

• Communal kitchens
• Shower and toilet facilities
• On-site café
• Great parking availability
• Meeting spaces
• High-speed internet
• Heating and air conditioning
• Communal lawn and gardens

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Our business park is located in the heart of Surrey, with accessible routes from a number of nearby towns.

Offices To Rent in Elstead

The small town of Elstead is home to just a few thousand people and in a quiet area with beautiful scenery, it’s a perfect place for you to setup your business operations.

Haslemere Office Space

Another small town, Haslemere is just 20 minutes away by car and easily avoids traffic on your commute.

Office Space To Rent Near Guildford

As a much more populated and busy town, it can be beneficial to commute from Guildford to the quieter more peaceful area of Elstead. At just a 12 minute drive down the A3, it is easily commutable.

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For those looking for a more relaxed environment and a work space encapsulated in nature, there are many advantages of an office in the countryside.

You can expect to see benefits such as:



• Cheaper office costs than those of city based (London particularly as it’s very competitive)
• Minimal noise pollution which can otherwise contribute to increased blood pressure and hearing loss overtime
• Access to quality facilities
• Great local areas
• Much easier commutes than that of cities
• Availability for more space

To find out more, view our availability for a range of offices.