A successful start-up business requires passionate employees, adaptability, and efficient means to maintain an organized account of the business’s resources.

The latter two qualities previously mentioned can be accomplished with proficient facility management. Facility management (FM) is defined by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) as an interdisciplinary profession that aims to ensure functionality of the built environment through the integration of people, place, process, and technology.

This practice includes a variety of tasks, such as business continuity, general maintenance, as well as real estate and property management.

Individuals who are in the process of starting a business may find FM responsibilities to be overwhelming. However, Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) software simplifies these responsibilities through the systematic use of information technology.

Maintenance management is a common feature of most CAFM software, but the best performing facility management software programs often include several key features: Asset Management, Space Management, and Lease Administration.

Asset management helps you to keep track of where your organization’s assets are located, the department that uses them, and how frequently they are used. This feature can make it easy for anyone to manage the assets of their growing start-up business. As your start-up business increases in size, the space management feature will help you with the process of optimizing physical space in one or more of your buildings. It does so by providing you with information on how a room is being used, what assets are in the room, and the way in which these assets are arranged.

The lease administration feature provides a central archive for efficiently tracking important lease information and documents that can help your startup decrease data errors and avoid penalties.

The use of facility management software makes the process of starting a business much smoother because of the diverse and practical tools they have to offer. Determining the appropriate CAFM software for your business and properly utilizing its functions for your needs, will help you develop a successful facility management system.

A well-implemented FM system will help any start-up business to reduce their costs of facility maintenance, improve internal communication of information, and increase efficiency of operations.