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Business might be going well but its important not to get complacent, to keep making profits you always need to be thinking one step ahead. What will your next move be to level up business and make it better than what it is now? Here are some examples. 

Move to commercial premises

Starting a business from home makes sense in many ways. You don’t have to travel anywhere so can work in your free time, you don’t have to pay any extra rent and its generally a cheap and convenient way to get started. For some businesses, keeping things running from home is a good idea- but others will want to expand. If you want to level up operations, perhaps employing some staff members or having a professional office to deal with customers and clients then it makes sense to move to commercial premises. Have a look into executive offices and consider how the rent would play into things. If an office would allow you to hire more people and do more work, and drum up more custom then it will be worth the extra expense if your profits are up. Even if you’re going to be staying working from home, upgrading your home office could be useful too. Invest in a comfortable chair, a good desk and the right storage systems. Living plants have been shown to boost productivity in working areas,  so these are well worth incorporating too. 

Upgrade your hardware and software

If you want to keep productivity levels high in the workplace then you need the right hardware and software. A good quality computer with software from accounting to legal software are examples (depending on what you do). Specialist phone systems for businesses, good printers and other office essentials are also worth investing in and will save you time and therefore money. If you don’t have the funds to go out and purchase lots of new equipment, you could always consider hiring from another company. You’d pay a fee for this, but wouldn’t have to worry about upfront costs 

 

Work with other companies by outsourcing

You might assume that outsourcing is something that only much larger companies can benefit from, however it’s not the case and is definitely something you can utilize in your small business. It allows you to grow your business without having to hire lots of staff or buy equipment and additional space for them to work from. You can assign single tasks, projects or whole departments to another company who can tackle the work for you, meaning you can get more done and make more profit. If you sell items, you could outsource fulfillment. You could outsource your marketing to a professional agency, or one-off jobs like website or app design.