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By Garrett Byrd Franchising in the self-storage industry can be a profitable business opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to enter the...

By Ed Clement • Well-developed business model – reduce your learning curve, regardless of your previous experience in business ownership...

Over the last year, we have written hundreds of articles. Some for publications like Inside Self Storage, and Radius Plus others on...

By Ed Clement What is design-build and how will it help me build my facility? Design-build is a method of project delivery in which one...

By Garrett Byrd Self-storage is considered to be a recession-resistant asset class due to several factors: Steady demand: Demand for...

By Ed Clement Before you make an offer on the land you should already: Have a land use attorney prepare your LOI & Contract. ● Have...

by Marc Goodin Making a plan, working hard to make it happen and making a multi million dollar profit may not sound sexy to some but it...

By Ed Clement 1) Work for yourself. Working for others might provide you with the experience and money to go out on your own but is...

By Garrett Byrd You have to have a good networking ground game to be the hometown self-storage. If you are only using digital...

By Ed Clement Franchising is the fabric of many people's success. It has changed the lives and fortunes of many who may have never done...

By Garrett Byrd Big Welcome Aboard and Congratulations to our new Storage Authority Franchise owners. David and Jaden from California!...

by Marc Goodin, No cliffs for me, please. Many new self storage developers are planning on using an SBA loan to cut their required...

Ed Clement Competition is Low: First to market and cost of land for new competitors. Staffing: Low staffing cost, highly trained and...

By Ed Clement There are people that would truly like to get into the self-storage business. They have done enough research to know it is...

By Marc Goodin Yesterday we had our quarterly Self Storage Development video training conference. While we discussed many things the...

By Garrett Byrd Our franchise owners are privy to our proprietary Storage Authority Development Dynamic Ease Manual. It is nearly 250...

By Ed Clement Location, Location, Location! This is the single most crucial factor in the success of a self-storage business. Often half...

by Marc Goodin 1) You need to make money today, tomorrow, or even next year. It takes 2- 3 years to find land, design and obtain...

By Ed Clement Best of both worlds - on your own, but not alone. Easier entry into the business. Easier to acquire financing. Better site...

By Garrett Byrd A Big Welcome Aboard and Congratulations to our new Storage Authority Franchise owner. Chris From New Jersey! Chris owns...