Correctly planning and organizing your corporate relocation is what really matters when thinking about changing the headquarters of your company. Do you know how to do it properly? Is there any guide to teach you such things? Are there any experts that can offer advice of this kind? What should the actual checklist consist off? What are the things that people usually forget to do when moving to a new place? These are the most well known questions that people ask themselves when being involved into such a serious matter as corporate relocation seems to be. However, people often worry too much and that is not quite good for their health.

A solid plan is what the success of your corporate relocation really depends on. I've seen a lot of people with a really considerable budget experiencing a lot of unpleasant issues during the actual moving process just because there was no one out there to help them out with making a good plan. Having a complete relocation checklist is a crucial matter if you don't want to forget something that can ruin your whole "new beginning" (after all, this is why people move, to start something all over again). If you are searching for ways to get rid of all the possible complications, confusions and frustrations related to the move itself, make sure that you take a pen and piece of paper and note down most of the things that we are going to share with you guys.

While moving a company can consist a really terrible experience even for well prepared and equipped corporate relocation companies, you have to make sure that you also have a backup and a "things to do" reminder noted on paper. It might appear to be quite handy, especially when encounter any difficulties. Remember that we are not robots and no matter how hard we try not to forget certain things it is something merely impossible to do it perfectly. That's why you don't have to be shy and manage you list. When you managed to complete a certain point that you planned to do before make sure that you strike trough and exclude it from your list. The idea of maintaining and managing a checklist when performing any relocation is to avoid stumbling upon those unpleasant mistakes that most people do when they discover that they just forgot something.

Each part of the process related to your relocation needs to be split into several steps, for an easier understanding. You should also maintain an easy flow in the things that need to be done. A natural flow and logical time line of your action is going to assure that you don't leave any important things behind, especially when packing or trying to figure out what to pack. Even if certain pre-defined orders for managing the corporate relocation exist, there can always be implemented new structures and new schedules, depending on the situation that you are dealing with. Any required modifications should be able to be inserted into this relocation checklist if necessary. Start to think out of the box even after reading what we are going to say and always try to add your own ideas. Use creativity even when taking care of the actual relocation of your company.

Any list, especially a check one, contains certain details. Based on what I mentioned above, these "must do" points totally depend on the model of business that is being moved to a new location. Follow and try to cope with a certain hierarchy. Don't start with transporting your papers and files, for example, when the furniture and the computers are still in the office. Nevertheless, what is really important for you to know is that no matter if we are talking about a corporate or private business relocation, the checklist is almost always the same.

Which are you requirements?

You might include your main goal here. Start with the scheduled time frame for the relocation. Add your budget. Consider to write down the options that might stand as a new start when you arrive. Think about some future ideas and try to figure out what else is going to be necessary for actually making this relocation become something really constructive for the future of your business. You can include here the list of all the things that you consider are necessary to be moved and vice versa. Write down all the particularities and the types that are strictly related to this move.

Getting quotes from corporate relocation companies

After you've made this scheme of requirements that might be necessary for your business to move into a different office in another part of the city/state/country or even world, make sure you contact several corporate relocation companies and kindly ask them to give you a quote related to the price and the time frame required for your particular move. It is important to ask various specialists and to compare their estimation in order to fully understand what kind of budget is required and if you will financially resist the way you thought about it from the beginning.

Preparing your new "home" – the office aka the relocation site

Emptying your old office is not the only thing that is important when moving. Besides leaving the place that you owned or rented for some many years in a good condition preparing your new spot alike also matters. So make sure that you visit it several times and have everything prepared for the relocation itself.

Making the move

The move itself is actually the easiest step if you have properly done your second step which is getting proper quotes from several important relocation companies and hiring the best one that besides having all the necessary human factor and equipment to handle your move can actually get it done without any hassle. So making the move is going to take a certain time in strict dependence with the distance that you move at. I think I made myself clear at this particular point.

So basically these are the most important things that you need to take care of before leaving and relocating. There might be other to be included in your checklist, but those are specific to the things that need to be done when you arrive. Oh, one last thing, don't forget to include the employees matter in your list. You need to decide what are they going to do. If it is a temporary project, they might come along to work with you. However, if you plan to move once and for all, you might be required to kindly ask them to leave and try to find new employees in that different location. The problem is not so big when you own a virtual company and most of your employees activate from home. If you have something like this you are quite lucky. In most of the cases, moving such a company is no big deal and can be done in several hours if everything is prepared.