Things You Can't Be Cheap About When It Comes To Your Place of Business

While there are many quite challenging aspects of running a business, the most complicated ones always have something to do with money.

11:14 22 January 2020

Yes, managing a team of people is hard, and you won’t always have it easy when it comes to getting your people’s respect and love. But it is financial roadblocks that might halt a business’s progress like no other. This is why it is imperative that you have a clear business plan from the get go on how you plan on making money, and equally important how you’re going to save it. Yet, despite the importance of cutting costs whenever possible, there are some things that you can’t really be cheap with, especially when it comes to your place of business. 

Chairs and Tables 

Sounds weird, doesn’t it? Well, believe it or not, most companies don’t really put too much care into the quality of the chairs and desks they get their people, which is quite problematic. Your employees are likely to sit in those chairs and use the tables throughout the day, and if those are of poor quality, the people sitting on them will not be comfortable. It is quite common for people with desk jobs to experience severe back pain and other health complications. While that does have to do with unhealthy posture and seating habits, it also has to do with just how good the chairs and tables are. This is why it is important that you invest in quality with those, because a healthy, comfortable employee is a more productive one. 

HVAC Systems and Plumbing

This is possibly the most important investment you are going to make in your business location, for obvious reasons. You can’t really be cheap with the quality here because that might actually jeopardize people’s lives. The people you hire to do your plumbing network need to be professionals with years of experience in the field, because a leaking sewer pipe isn’t really good for business. You need to ask your plumber for advice on the right use of fittings and how each should be replaced in case of any problems. The same goes for your heating and ventilation systems, which need to be installed by highly qualified contractors. Any poorly installed fittings or components here or there might cause a fire or some ventilation problems. So, you definitely need to get only the best to do those jobs. 

Amenities 

What is the point in having a solid plumbing network, if the bathrooms don’t have toilet paper and soap? It is both bad for business, and it would make for some disgruntled employees if the place of business doesn’t have the necessary amenities. You should also get coffee machines, tea, cream, sugar, and the rest of the supplies that won’t really cost you much, but are quite important for your people to stay happy and productive. These amenities make for a stable work environment where people don’t have much to complain about, which means they will be more inclined to efficiently do their jobs. 

Cleaning Services 

Unclean bathrooms and moist floors don’t really make for a healthy work environment either. It is crucial that you invest in a professional cleaning service to be permanently on the premises, no matter how big or small your company is. It doesn’t have to be a large crew, but just enough people to make sure the bathrooms, kitchen, floors, bullpens, and desks are regularly cleaned. This isn’t one you could skimp out on because an unclean office is quite bad for business if you’re having clients over or any visitors really, not to mention how bad it is going to be for the people working in such a place. 

Other Benefits

People don’t take a job just for the money. One final thing you need to invest in when it comes to your place of business is extra benefits that would make this job lucrative to anyone, and more importantly would encourage them to continue and thrive in the company. Take a bus service, for instance. A lot of people worry about commutes back and forth to work, which consumes time, effort and money. If you offered them a bus service for a small monthly subscription to be taken out of their salaries, you’d have made their lives a lot easier and they would appreciate the job significantly more because of such a gesture. 

While most of these are things, you can’t be cheap about, they are not obligatory. But you need to think of them as such, because this is what it takes to create a flourishing work environment where people really like what they do.