It's important for business owners to make their office space work in their favour and to bear in mind that their office isn't only a place of work but also a representation of their organisation. Some business owners see their offices as retail business owners see their stores – as a tool that creates interest and awareness in their products and services and one that can play a powerful role in their success. This is an apt way to view office space – as a branding and promotional tool that instils interest in visitors – but it's also important to remember that there's more to office space than creating demand. 

Fashionable, functional and branded 

Branding your office space is vital and as a business owner you should be aware of how important branding is as a tool in a brand-driven marketplace. In addition to branding related concerns and considerations, business owners must also take into account the relationship between their employees and their office space and the functional nature of offices as places of work.

Overlooking branding in the workplace would be a big mistake, and although business owners would be correct in pointing out that an office rarely has the same numbers of passersby as a retail store they would, however, be incorrect in assuming that there isn't a need to brand their offices. Branding can prove very affordable in small BE Serviced Offices and all it takes are a few signs, your business's name above or on the door and a bit of imagination and you're on the way to furthering your brand in the minds of your business peers and clients. 

The relationship between employees and workplaces 

The relationship between employee morale and the workplace is another aspect of renting an office to take into account and one that business owners must acknowledge as inherently important. Small workplaces are often cramped and difficult to move about freely which can cause problems with great repercussions. In addition to workplace accidents, you'll also find your employees are less happy at work if they're cramped and in each other's way, so you might need to look at rearranging the office to create more space, allow more natural light to enter and create clearly designated walkways around the office to enable greater freedom of movement. 

The benefits of taking into account this very important relationship and acting upon it accordingly are well documented by government and private research. High employee morale results in reduced absenteeism and workplace conflict and it also brings about greater productivity, higher standards of output and better employer-employ relationships which makes for a better business organisation, one in which all the pieces fit together seamlessly to create a stronger, more robust whole. 

Enhancing functionality 

A well laid out workplace will also enhance functionality and when combined with enviably high levels of employee morale it's amazing the productivity levels that can be produced. There's no ‘one size fits all' solution for business owners to act upon here, so thought must be given to their employees, their roles and the equipment they require access to in order to create office layouts that emphasise freedom of movement, convenient access to office equipment and allow for distraction free areas conducive for individual thinking and concentrative working. Business owners will also need to set aside space for their clients to wait comfortably and an area to confer with them if they lack access to meeting space in their office block.  

By affording attention to these important workplace aspects business owners find they're better able to make their office space work in favour of their organisation.