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Self Storage Development, News & Profits July 2020 Storage Authority is Looking for Its Next Team Member! Some prospects and franchisees ask how we will handle the growth.  First growth is a great sign and beneficial for all our franchisees.  It provides for the economy of scale which is very beneficial for each franchisee.  And we truly believe in hiring the best people.  People with more experience, different experiences, just like the saying – hire people smarter than yo

Self Storage Development, News & Profits New Storage Authority Marketing Partner Engage 21 After months of research, zoom meetings, and even trial & error we are excited to announce our new marketing partnership with Engage 121.  One thing we love about them is they are high tech, high touch.   In other words they just a phone call away and results-oriented so their services are developed to meet your needs. For example: They provide the copy and artwork and review options a

Self Storage News You Can Use May 2020 Do you know the top 7 Self Storage Profit Centers? Developers, owners, and managers often ask about profit center opportunities like truck rentals, postal service, propane, etc and we tell them all the same thing.  Most so-called profit centers do not make money because they either require an additional employee or distract the manager from their primary duty of renting units at premium prices so, in the end, you lose money. There are

News You Can Use April 2020 Storage Authority Land O’ Lakes is Under Construction The office area Storage Authority is Open for Business! All our facilities are open during the COVID 19 closures because self-storage is considered an essential business. And we are happy to report they had great rentals in March and looking forward to a great April! The average self-storage occupancy lost 8 – 10% in the last 2009 recession and that is pretty good – but who wants to be average,

Storage Authority® News We have just 9 Franchises left to be awarded in 2020.  We want to ensure that every new Franchisee gets the help and attention they expect and deserve.  If you are seriously considering making Self Storage part of your future give us a call at 860-830-6764 Marc Storage Authority Continues to Expand in More States. We have awarded a new franchise in different states, every month for the last 3 months.  Congrats to Scott R of Utah who just came aboard la

Storage Authority® News A big congratulations and welcome aboard to Jerome & Geraldine from the NJ area and to Doug and Paulette from the NC area! Exciting times at Storage Authority Franchise as franchise agreements are going out with the commitment and drive from our owners to develop one the best real estate investments out there.  They have the entrepreneurial spirit to run their location like the Ritz Carlton of the self-storage industry, high-touch, high technology with

News You Can Use Dec. 2019 Issue # 31 Storage Authority® News Garrett just finished the first training for the new Storage Authority Monmouth Rd New Jersey facility crew and Marc trained new mangers at our 2 Connecticut locations.  Here are some of the training tips you can use: Marc’s lessons from recent Training at two facilities in CT One facility had tons of notes, stickies and various info on the manager’s verticle side of the desk wall to help staff find or remember oft

Storage Authority® News We are excited to invite Everyone to the Storage Authority Mulberry Grand Opening celebration on April 25th.  In case you can’t make it here are a couple of photos. Website Storage Authority Mulberry FL On May 11 Storage Authority Walters Rd, Houston TX is having its Grand Opening Celebration and you’re invited!  You can even win a 50″ flat screen TV!  Just in case you can’t make it here are a couple of photos. The Inside Self Storage World Expo earlie

Location, Location, Location. This is the single most crucial factor in the success of a self storage business. The majority of your rentals will come from drive-by traffic. Out of the way locations typically struggle to get customers compared to main street locations. The best properties are on a main road with an average daily traffic volume of at least 10,000 vehicles per day with a preferred average daily traffic volume of 20,000 plus vehicles per day or greater. These ar

Chapter 3 Start Today! Thirteen things you can to do this week to get off to a fast start. Do a personal review to make sure you have sufficient time, energy and money to get off to a great start. After you read this book you will have a much better idea of the time, money and work it takes to build a self storage. Join your local State Self Storage Association and attend meetings. Subscribe to one or two Self Storage trade magazines: www.insideselfstorage.com or www.ministor