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Whether you're launching a start-up, opening an office in a new geographic area or relocating, it can be difficult to know how to begin comparing available office spaces. Considering the following elements of spaces that you tour can help to make the decision a little easier:

Whether you're a startup getting ready to lease office space for the first time or ready to branch out and lease a second location to expand your business, you want to make sure you get the best deal and the right space for your needs. Following these tips will help you accomplish your goals and make sure that the outcome of your new lease is the best it can be for your company:

In a previous installment of this series, we identified five questions pertaining to your existing workforce that you should carefully study before embarking on a project to lease or purchase new office space. In addition to looking at your employees, it's also important to look at your company's relationship to technology since how you use it can have a significant impact on the type and configuration of your space.

A commercial lease can be an intimidating document, especially for those who don't work with real estate on a regular basis. Reading your entire lease carefully is vital to ensuring that you're getting the best deal when you're renting commercial office space; however, some terms and clauses are of particular importance and should be considered with the utmost of care. These include:

Before your company even starts looking for new office space, the first step is to look inwards. For your move to be successful and for you to find space that will meet your needs long into the future, spending some time to take stock of what is and what isn't working is a step that you cannot skip.

Need office space right now? If you're in desperate need of more room for your work team or need to expand to a new market with very little notice, subleasing could be the way to go. Normally, subleasing will not only mean getting a lease signed quickly but it also usually provides the square footage you require at a discounted price.

We already shared seven factors that you have ton consider when leasing industrial space, especially if you are used to leasing office space. Here are six more that you are likely either not used to considering or that you may need to look at differently than you usually would.

Commercial leases are lengthy documents that can be seriously daunting to peruse, but it's important that you take the time to read all of the terms carefully before signing on the dotted line. While every part of the lease document is important, the following terms of the standard commercial lease contract are areas where you need to pay particularly close attention: