The funny thing about businesses is that they have to rely on each other to survive. A manufacturing company needs a contract with a toy company in order to pay their workers, but the toy company also needs a manufacturing contract to make their products. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship and is the foundation of business.
This is why it’s important to never go alone when you start a business. In addition to outsourcing, freelancers and your own employees, you also need to have other local businesses in your contact list because they can also help you run your company.
Electricians
Power issues aren’t uncommon in offices. Due to the massive amount of power an office can draw, you might experience fluctuations in power delivery and, as a result, you could get temporary spikes that shut computers down or even blow out lights. Although modern offices can generally meet the demands of an office with hundreds of computers, some older buildings will have electrical wiring issues that are hard to fix. If you have a power outage or issues with electricity that is slowing down your work, then you need to contact a local electrician in order to get the problem fixed.
Contractors
Whether it’s building an extension to your office, taking down a wall for more space or repairing something like a broken door, you need to have the phone numbers of local contractors. If you ever get into a pinch where you need a handyman, just bring out your phone and contact a local contractor to help you fix the issue. It’s also a good idea to make friends with contractors in your local area because they can help you renovate your office when it starts to look drab and run-down.
Tech Support
Most small businesses don’t have dedicated tech support professionals working in their business. Even when you upgrade to a medium-sized business, you might still not need a dedicated tech department because your computers don’t break very often and your workforce might be computer-savvy enough to fix small issues. However, when disaster does strike and your hard drives break or your network drives crash, you need to bring in a computer support expert to help you recover data, fix the issues and get your office back to work. Local tech support will always be relevant to your business due to how flexible and useful they are.
Transport
Whether you need a taxi to the nearest airport so you can attend a last-minute invitation to a prestigious event, or a van hire so you can take your workers to a team-building exercise, local transportation services are always relevant. How much you use these services obviously depends on how mobile your business is and if your staff can work remotely, but it’s never a bad idea to have the local taxi service on speed dial. Unlike services such as Uber, you can build relations with local private transportation in order to get great deals, make friends and build a mutually beneficial relationship.