Business Setup
Office
An office decision affects registration, cost, staff access, customer activity, security and business continuity. Management should define what the premises must enable, distinguish registered-address requirements from day-to-day workspace needs, and test the full occupancy cost before a lease commitment is made.
Defining the Operational Need for an Office
01
Write the operating requirement
Specify the people, meetings, equipment, storage, customer access and working patterns the premises must support. Location and space decisions should be judged against this requirement.
Site brief: Capacity / Access / Facilities / Security / Growth
02
Test the full commitment
Compare rent with deposits, fees, fit-out, technology, utilities, reinstatement and management time. Lease length and exit flexibility should match the certainty of the operating plan.
Cost record: Occupancy cost / Fit-out / Term / Exit / Contingency
From Site Selection to Workplace Readiness
03
Complete premises diligence
Confirm the counterparty, permitted use, building conditions, access, services and any registration dependency. Commercial urgency should not replace documented verification.
Diligence file: Landlord / Use / Building / Access / Documents
04
Plan workplace activation
Fit-out, IT, access control, suppliers, employee move-in and continuity arrangements need one readiness plan. The office should not open until critical services and responsibilities have been tested.
Opening test: IT / Security / Suppliers / Access / Continuity
Office Decisions Before Signing a Lease
Guide
Guidance on workplace requirements, location, leases, premises diligence, fit-out, technology, security and office opening.
Comparison
Comparisons of conventional leases, serviced offices and flexible arrangements across control, cost, commitment, capacity and registration fit.
Review
Reviews of landlord and building information, permitted use, lease exposure, workplace security, operating readiness and continuity arrangements.
FAQ
Answers to management questions on address, lease terms, deposits, fit-out, capacity, flexible space, registration use and opening readiness.
Resources
Site briefs, comparison sheets, diligence checklists, lease records, opening plans and workplace registers for a controlled premises decision.
Tool
Tools for comparing sites, estimating occupancy cost, tracking fit-out work and testing operational readiness before move-in.
Case
Examples of how foreign companies matched office commitments to team size, customer needs, registration plans and future growth.
News
Developments affecting commercial premises, workplace operations, lease decisions and office-location assumptions in China.
How to Use the China Office Hub
Use Guide to frame the work, Comparison and Review to test alternatives and risk, and FAQ and Resources to prepare the working file. Tool and Case support the management recommendation; News confirms whether the underlying assumptions remain current.
Before a lease is approved, management should sign off the site requirement, total commitment, diligence findings and exit exposure. A separate opening decision should confirm that technology, security, suppliers, access and business-continuity arrangements are ready.