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In Memoriam: Robert Bret, FSSA

Robert Bret, executive director of the Florida Self Storage Association (FSSA), died June 7 while vacationing in Jamaica. He was 40. ...read more

5 Tips for Succession Planning

All family businesses should have a solid succession plan in place, one that helps the senior generation leave with ease while welcoming the ...read more

A Little Summertime Storage Reading

Do you remember celebrating summertime as a kid, spending days lazing around doing the things you loved? For me it was lounging by the pool with my ...read more

The Great Bollard Debate

See what Self-Storage Talk members have to say about advising a manager who needs to replace the bollards at his facility due to damage caused by ...read more

Planning Your Self-Storage Exit Strategy

This webinar will teach you some approaches to planning your business exit strategy, including when to divest yourself from the asset, determining ...read more

Latest Headlines

Milt’s Mini Storage Develops New Self-Storage Facility in Omaha, NE

Self-storage operator Milt’s Mini Storage is developing its 11th facility in the Omaha, Neb., market. Construction will begin in late July. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Construction, Development
Online Self-Storage Marketplace SpareFoot Named Among Best Places to Work in Austin

Austin, Texas-based SpareFoot, which provides an online marketplace for self-storage customers, has been named one of the "Best Places to Work in Central Texas" by the "Austin Business Journal." The company was one of 20 finalists in the category for mid-size businesses ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News
Trindle Self Storage/The UPS Store Holds Grand-Opening Charity Event in Carlisle, PA

Trindle Self Storage/The UPS Store, a combination self-storage facility and UPS store in Carlisle, Pa., will hold a grand-opening charity event on June 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The community event will include free food and beverages, children’s games and activities, more ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News
StorQuest Self Storage Online Video Series Helps Customers Manage Life Events

StorQuest Self Storage, an operator with facilities throughout Arizona, California, Colorado and Hawaii, has created a video series for its website designed to educate customers on how they can use self-storage to manage unexpected life events. To create the “Solve It With ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Marketing
U.K.’s Space Station Self Storage Celebrates 30 Years With Social-Media Prize Giveaways

Space Station Self Storage in Slough, England, is celebrating 30 years in business by giving away two prizes on its social-media channels. For a chance to win, customers are being asked to share their favorite memories of 1983, the year the company began, on the its ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Marketing
Creating a Unique Brand for Your Self-Storage Business: Tips From the Folks at COWs Mobile Storage

A real-world, life-changing example shows how corporate branding saved COWs Mobile Storage from being just another portable-storage company in a busy market. Take a cue from the COWs story and learn how to create a unique brand for your self-storage business. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Articles, Management, Marketing
Preventing Malfunctions of Your Self-Storage Security System

Whether it’s a video camera on the fritz or an access-control gate that unexpectedly opens and closes at random moments, self-storage security components can fail just like any other electronic. However, there are steps operators can take to minimize their security ...More
2 weeks ago By John Fogg
Posted in Articles, Technology
Charity Storage: What It Is and How Self-Storage Operators Can Participate

Alison Hahn, director of Charity Storage, talks to an ISS reporter at the 2013 Inside Self-Storage World Expo in Las Vegas about the program, how it started, its success, and how self-storage operators can get involved. As a facility owner or manager, you often hear that ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Videos, Management
Man Killed by Semi-Automatic Gunfire at Self-Storage Facility in Reading, PA

A man was found shot to death this week at a self-storage facility in Reading, Pa. Yamil Lozada-Acasio, 36, was shot multiple times. His body was discovered near the back of the facility next to a storage unit by someone walking past the property. The Berk County coroner’s ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management
Internet Marketer The Storage Group Launches ‘Self Storage Magnet’ Industry Blog

The Storage Group (TSG), a full-service Internet-marketing company serving self-storage operators, has launched “Self Storage Magnet,” a blog designed to educate owners, operators and vendors about “all things self-storage,” including marketing, investment, development and ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News