Managing Business Growth
Managing Business GrowthHow to utilize simplicity and respect in advancing your business By Stan Colona If your ultimate goal as a self-storage operator is to develop your business to a significant-sized operation, you will need to pay special attention to the management of ...More
December 1, 2000 Stan Colona
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Uncorking the Secrets of Wine Storage
Uncorking the Secrets of Wine StorageMaking this highly specialized ancillary work for your self-storage business By George McCord At Plantation Self Storage in Bluffton, S.C, the door and outside walls of the wine-storage room, which are visible from the storage office, ...More
December 1, 2000 George McCord
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Grape Expectations
Grape Expectations According to Proverbs (21:17), "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich." But I prefer the sentiments of Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Give me wine to wash me clean from the weather-stains of ...More
December 1, 2000 Teri L. Lanza
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Show Us the Money
Show Us the Money I hate money. But I love money. Know what I mean? I often wonder what the social and political structure of this nation would look like if we reverted back to a simple, primitive system of barter. What if we could trade our talents, belongings or services ...More
November 1, 2000 Teri L. Lanza
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Finance
Refinancing Your Facility
Refinancing Your FacilityLet the borrower beware By Scott Lee Shabel In this booming economy, you may be interested in refinancing the debt on your self-storage facility. If you are fortunate, you have contacted one of the handful of mortgage brokers who specialize in ...More
November 1, 2000 Scott Lee Shabel
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Finance
Thoughts From the Road
Thoughts From the Road By Jim Chiswell This represents my final column of this year, and I find myself overwhelmed with so many things I would like to say. However, with this limited space, I've prioritized my list and will touch on just a few. Year-End Evaluations As we ...More
November 1, 2000 Jim Chiswell
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Show Me the Money
Show Me the MoneyPreparing yourself and your property for financing By R.K. Kliebenstein What should an owner do before refinancing or applying for a construction loan? What are the expectations? Are you ready? This article will help prepare you to work with a lender so he ...More
November 1, 2000 R.K. Kliebenstein
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Finance
Delivering Customer Service
Delivering Customer ServiceUsing design and operating guidelines to 'make good' on your promises By Jim Kane To Whom It May Concern: Please be advised that unit #3088 is now clean and unoccupied. For the record, I would like to state I am disappointed in your facilities. ...More
November 1, 2000 Jim Kane
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Development
