Records Storage
I grew up in the 1950s in South Louisiana where everyone was Roman Catholic. We hardly knew there were other religions. Our nun teachers taught us religion from a catechism. I presume they thought we were not qualified to read the Bible. I remember with vivid detail a ...More
July 2, 2007 Cary McGovern
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Records Storage
Contrary to some beliefs, we’ve found a wide variety of agents in both large and small storage markets. By definition, an agent is “a person or business authorized to act on another’s behalf.” Hence, an agent sales representative is simply “an individual or a business that ...More
May 1, 2007 Cary F. McGovern
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RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Every business is concerned about liability in our litigious society. If you provide records-storage services, you can help protect yourself from lawsuits by following a clear set of rules. Since I’m not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV, I’ll approach this subject with some ...More
March 1, 2007 Cary F. McGovern
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RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Self-storage companies offering records storage often forget to reach out to commercial-records customers. It’s a common oversight, yet you can grow your records-storage business exponentially by communicating directly to the business sector. In fact, those who operate ...More
January 2, 2007 Cary McGovern
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RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Business-records management has traditionally been provided in large cities, but over the past decade more entrepreneurs are offering the service in much smaller towns. Just how can self-storage operators in small cities tap into this profitable venture? Let’s take a look ...More
December 1, 2006 Cary McGovern
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Measuring Success in Records Management
Records storage is an option for any self-storage facility wishing to diversify and add high value to its service base. Is one of these four proven models right for your facility? A generally accepted principle of management concludes, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t ...More
October 19, 2006 Cary F. McGovern
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Records Management: 12 Steps to a Business Model
The first step in starting a business is developing the plan, the cornerstone of which is the business model. Just as self-storage ranges from mom-and-pop operations to multimillion-dollar chains, records storage centers vary in type and style. Your business model needs to ...More
May 1, 2006 Cary McGovern
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Finance
Records Management: United You Profit With CRCs
Statistically, more than 90 percent of self-storage operators have never ventured into records management. Or so they think. Virtually every facility in North America already stores business records, though perhaps unknowingly. Self-storage is the world’s second-largest ...More
April 1, 2006 Cary McGovern
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