Quality First
Quality FirstDigitech International stays on the cutting edge with a simple, old-fashioned idea By Tom Chmielewski Digitech International's 20-plus years working in self-storage security can be summed up in one word: quality. That's how the Asheville, N.C.-based company, ...More
February 1, 2001 Tom Chmielewski
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Inside Self-Storage Magazine 02/2001: Keeping Your Business Insurance
Costs in Check
Keeping Your Business Insurance Costs in Check By David Wilhite The self-storage industry has undergone tremendous changes over the past 20 years, evolving from a core group of small "mom and pop" operations to a large, powerful organization of professional ...More
February 1, 2001 David Wilhite
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Walk the Facility
Preparing for the New Year By Pamela Alton The excitement of the Christmas season and New Year's has passed, and now it's time to turn our thoughts to spring and the busy summer rental rush. It will be upon us before we know it! The weather will be getting warmer soon and ...More
February 1, 2001 Pamela Alton
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Inside Self-Storage 02/2001: Permanent Storage Revenue
Permanent Storage RevenueTHE NATURE OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT By Cary F. McGovern Storage revenue in the commercial records-storage industry is considered permanent. Annual growth rates from existing business, net of destruction, range from 15 percent at more mature companies ...More
February 1, 2001 Cary F. McGovern
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2001 RealEstate Review
2001 RealEstate ReviewWill there be an economic slowdown, and how will it affect self-storage? By Michael L. McCune In 1999, we were all so excited about the new millennium that we celebrated a year early. Now that it's the real beginning of the millennium, according to ...More
February 1, 2001 Michael L. McCune
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Finance
Review Your Agreement
The Pitfalls of 'Borrowing' Lease Agreements By Jeffrey Greenberger Editor's Note: This column provides general insight into the legal aspects of self-storage and should not be substituted for the advice of your own attorney. As a new addition to Inside Self-Storage, this ...More
February 1, 2001 Jeffrey Greenberger
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Late Fees
Doling Out Late Fees By David Fleming Welcome to From Behind the Counter. This bi-monthly column is dedicated to self-storage managers and the issues they face. I hope to create an open forum in which managers can voice opinion, discuss topics relating specifically to their ...More
February 1, 2001 David Fleming
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Getting and Keeping Customers
Getting and Keeping CustomersHow to stay head and shoulders above the competition By Tammy Ross Getting Customers One of the most commonly asked questions in this industry is, "How do we attract customers to our stores?" The more important question is, "What ...More
February 1, 2001 Tammy Ross
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State of the Industry 2001
State of the Industry 2001Will self-storage's good fortune continue? By Barry Morris After a slow beginning, the 1990s became a decade of unprecedented prosperity for the self-storage industry. New properties emerged in many markets, bringing with them burgeoning consumer ...More
January 1, 2001 Barry Morris
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Development,
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Technology
