Time for a Check-Up
Your doctor recommends you have an annual check-up, and you know you should; but sometimes you are just too busy. If you have symptoms of an illness, however, you are likely to go to find out their cause. The health of your self-storage facility is important to your ...More
April 1, 2003 Michael L. McCune
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Empower Software Technologies LLC
Tom Smith and partner Jeff Power have been developing software packages for more than 20 years. They created software for the medical and legal markets before discovering the booming self-storage arena and launching Empower Software Technologies LLC in October 1998. Power's ...More
April 1, 2003 Amy Campbell
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Euro-Zone Needs Storage
Six hectic and eventful years have passed since my arrival in England from Australia. Business takes me on regular "flying visits," where as soon as I am out of one office, I am in another airport lounge ready for take-off. This past summer, however, I piled my family into ...More
April 1, 2003 Jonathan Perrin
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Development
Annuity Value of Records Storage
The most attractive component of the records-storage formula is the incredible annuity value of the storage. The purpose of this article is to explain how it works and how it can deliver permanent high-yield storage revenue in traditional self-storage. Consistent ...More
April 1, 2003 Cary F. McGovern
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Changes
Change is inevitable. It will happen, and it isn't always easy. It is often said people don't change things until the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of changing. We can choose to ignore circumstances if we wish, that doesn't make them go away. I often ...More
April 1, 2003 David Fleming and Richard Hamister
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Selling More Than Space
Self-storage has evolved over the years. Not only does it offer space for personal or business storage, it has become a retail center that sells boxes, locks and packing supplies. Some stores even offer personal mailboxes, faxing services, car washes, rental trucks and even ...More
April 1, 2003 Pamela Alton
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Security: Protecting Self-Storage Around the World
In the past, the storage industry may not have been viewed as glamorous or worthy of attention, but that perspective is quickly changing. Some of the world’s richest investors are seriously looking at the business. With legendary hedge-fund guru George Soros already ...More
April 1, 2003 Brian Bevis
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More Than One Basket
[ Mobile Storage ] "There can be many advantages of expanding an existing self-storage operation into container storage, even for a mom-and-pop type of facility. Perhaps the greatest advantage is it adds diversification to the revenue of the facility. But, opening and ...More
April 1, 2003 Amy Campbell
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