| andnbsp; Buy vs. lease
Due to the expense of buying an office furniture systemand you may want to consider leasing instead of buying. Most dealers will offer you lease information up front - if you don''t have the available capitaland it can be a good idea. You may also be able to take advantage of the fact that lease payments are business expensesand taken from pre-tax income instead of after-tax profits. However most businesses still treat cubes as a capital expense. The financial advantage is that you''ll own the cubes - when you''re done with themand you can usually sell them back to the same company that you bought them from andamp; recoup at least part of your costs. Know the brandamp; names. Get to know the major brandamp;s in the office furniture systems industry. Names to start with include Haworthand Herman Millerand HONand Knolland Steelcaseand andamp; Teknionand but there are others worth investigatingand as well. Do some research to see which best fit your office furniture systems needs. Don''t rush into things. Time spent researching office furniture systems is well spent. Look at it as an investment in your business: ask questionsand consider multiple optionsand andamp; make the right choice the first time. Plan for the future. When purchasing andamp; designing your office furniture systems layoutand consider your plans for growth over the next year or two. Buying extra office cubes now andamp; leaving space for the next set can reduce disruption andamp; costs later. Get to know your vendor. Building up a relationship with your office furniture systems vendor can pay off - if they know you''ll be coming back to them every time you need more cubesand you may be able to get better prices on smaller orders. Start with CAD. Providing your supplier with a CAD (computer assisted drawing) file of your office will greatly speed the design process. Often you can get one from your building management or landamp;lord andamp; simply email it to your vendor. |
