Rachelle P.

Samoya BSBM 3-OM

the right premises is a key business decision. Your premises should help you to operate effectively without excessive costs. At the same time, you should avoid being tied to premises that might not suit you in the future. Different options suit different businesses. By taking into account all the relevant factors, you can identify suitable premises at a location that meets the needs of your business, your customers and your staff.
Choosing

 size

and layout of the premises structure and appearance, both internally and externally any special structural requirements, such as high ceilings facilities and comfort for employees and visitors - including lighting, toilets and kitchen facilities utilities, such as power and drainage, and any special requirements - for example, three-phase electricity

 permission,

including planning permission, to use the premises for your type of business access and parking space - for deliveries or customers, including disabled customers whether you need the flexibility to alter or expand the premises your long-term business plans

 initial

purchase costs, including legal costs such as solicitor's fees and professional fees for surveyors initial alterations, fitting out and decoration any alterations required to meet building, health and safety and fire regulations ongoing rent, service and utility charges, including water, electricity and gas business rates continuing maintenance and repairs building and contents insurance

premises must have planning permission that allows them to be used for your type of business. You must comply with building, fire, and health and safety regulations. Stamp duty is payable on commercial leases and you are likely to be liable for business rates, though in rented premises these may be paid by the landlord. You are responsible for the health and safety of employees and visitors.
The

 You

also need to provide a suitable working environment. If you provide goods or services to the public, you must take reasonable steps to make your premises accessible. You need to comply with the terms of any lease or licence agreement. For some businesses, you may require a licence to operate or to sell certain products. There may be restrictions on times when deliveries are allowed, noise and pollution levels, and how you or your customers dispose of waste.

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level of passing trade - depending on the nature of your business, the level of passing trade can have a huge impact on the success of your venture the number of competitors - although some businesses, like estate agents, can benefit from being located in a cluster of similar businesses, for many others having too many close competitors can have a severe impact on sales and profitability

 transport

links and parking - good public transport links and local parking facilities make it easier for employees and customers who don't live within walking distance delivery restrictions - these can cause problems for your suppliers, so you'll need to make sure that your premises are accessible if you expect to have regular deliveries congestion charges planning restrictions - make sure you check whether you're allowed to use the premises for the purpose you have in mind

local authority charges and business rates for services such as waste collection - these can add greatly to the ongoing costs of locating in a particular area, which may make the premises less desirable from your point of view local amenities - employees generally prefer working in areas with good local facilities, and you may need to make regular trips to the bank or a postal depot what sort of area it is - the image of your business may well be affected by the nature of your location

 Property

(or owndom) is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation.Depending on the nature of the property, an owner of property has the right to consume, sell, rent, mortgage, transfer,ex change or destroy it, or to exclude others from doing these things.

 Modern

property rights are based on conceptions of owners and possession as belonging to legal persons, even if the legal person is not a natural person. In most countries, corporations, for example, have legal rights similar to those of citizens. Therefore, the corporation is ajuristic person or artificial legal entity, under a concept that some refer to as "corporate personhood".

 control

of the use of the property

the

right to any benefit from the property

right to transfer or sell the propertya right to exclude others from the property.

 uses

that unreasonably interfere with the property rights of another private party (the right of quiet enjoyment) that unreasonably interfere with public property rights, including uses that interfere with public health, safety, peace or convenience.

uses

 Not

every person or entity with an interest in a given piece of property may be able to exercise all possible property rights. as a lessee of a particular piece of property, you may not sell the property, because a tenant is only in possession and does not have title to transfer

Example:

 Further,

property may be held in a number of forms, such as through joint ownership, community property, sole ownership or lease. These different types of ownership may complicate an owner's ability to exercise property rights unilaterally. if two people own a single piece of land as joint tenants then, depending on the law in the jurisdiction, each may have limited recourse for the actions of the other.

Example:

 Tangible

Property

Intangible

Property (such as financial instruments, including stocks and bonds, and intellectual property, including patents,copyrights, and trademarks)

 Business

property insurance protects your business, from a minor hiccup to a major financial loss. Whether you own your building, lease your workspace or work at home, we will protect your business physical assets. When business property damage strikes

 Small

business property insurance is one of the most important investments ensuring the future of your business. Nationwide commercial property insurance even has you covered if you have rental building property to protect:

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area of land with no buildings on it empty area between things

an

the

amount of an area, room, surface, etc., that is empty or available for use area that is used or available for a specific purpose

an

 Quality

in business, engineering and manufacturing has a pragmatic interpretation as the noninferiority or superiority of something; it is also defined as fitness for purpose. is a perceptual, conditional and somewhat subjective attribute and may be understood differently by different people.

Quality

 Conformance

to specification

Fitness

for use

Value

for price paid service criteria

Support

Psychological

 As

a facility manager, you're concerned with building quality into your operation but possibly unsure about how to go about it in a systematic way. Perhaps it's because a Total Quality Management program seems too imposing and costly for your department to undertake. Or maybe you're leery of certain aspects of such a concerted effort, like measuring quality or marketing facility services.

corporate image refers to how a corporation is perceived. It is a generally accepted image of what a company stands for. Marketingexperts who use publi relations and other forms of promotion to suggest a mental picture to the public. Typically, a corporate image is designed to be appealing to the public, so that the company can spark an interest among consumers, create share of mind, generate brand equity, and thus facilitate product sales.
A

 Having

a good company image can be very prosperous for such a reputation can make the company run smoother and have fewer roadblocks. A company with a good image makes it easier to find talents and people are more willing to do business with a trustworthy company. Having a good image brings many businesses and clients to your table.

 Logo

Design to create the value of your product or service Business Cards and Invoices

Letterhead, Web

site and interactive design

Brochures

and Handouts that explain the products and their value to the buyer

 Business

presentations, beginning with the telephone and Trade Show presentation and packaging design Customer Service

Exhibits

Product

Professional

 It

is better to have one quality advertisement that costs a little more than five inexpensive ads that do not have a positive image of your company. Before the final 'OK' is given, have a few of your trusted advisors or employees critique the advertisement and ask them for an honest evaluation. Rather than tell them about the purpose of the message, let them tell you if you have a quality ad or not. They should be able to express the purpose and the 'bottom line' of the message for the ad.

 To

do what you do best and do good deeds

Promote

it takes a lifetime to build a reputation but only moments to destroy it

 Information

technology consulting (also called IT consulting, Computer consultancy, Computing consultancy, technology consulting business and technology services or IT advisory) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. In addition to providing advice, IT consultancies often estimate, manage, implement, deploy, and administer IT systems on businesses' behalf, known as Outsourcing.

 Cost

Agility

Quality

of Service

And

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC).

 Optimize,

optimize, optimize! Assess your operations to evaluate where you can implement best practices to improve efficiency and free up resources to work on more strategic activities. Talk to your Microsoft account team if you would like Microsofts assistance to evaluate how you can optimize your infrastructure.

 Align

IT with the business units within your company. Now more than ever it is important that the business views IT as a strategic enabler for the business to distinguish itself from its competitors. Review with the business executives the challenges and opportunities they face to identify how IT can be leveraged to address these challenges and opportunities.

 Invest

in IT. Those companies investing in IT during this economy are the companies that will survive the downturn and then excel as the economy improves. And by optimizing your infrastructure first, you have the opportunity to invest by shifting resources from sustaining to strategic activities.