Covid-19
Covid-19
Worried Workers: Reinvigorating Post-COVID Employees
Anita has returned to the office after weeks of working from home. To her manager’s surprise, she no longer exhibits her customary drive. She...
Costly Claims: New Risks In Workers’ Compensation
Just as many employers are getting workers’ compensation premiums and related costs under control, the COVID pandemic is introducing new hazards to the regulatory...
Recipe For Disaster: Extreme Weather, COVID-19, And Rising Construction Costs
Natural disasters, COVID-19, and rising construction costs are proving to be the perfect storm, frustrating owners of new self-storage facilities under construction and those...
Dealing With The “New Normal” – Enhancing The Lease Termination Rights Of The Operator
At the end of each year, we like to look back and analyze the past year to see what we can do to better...
Managing Employees During the Covid Crisis
As businesses suffer, including self-storage operations, there are some inevitable questions that apply to managing staff, especially those that have tested positive for the...
Hammer Time! Are Live Auctions Going, Going, Gone?
In 2019, Casey Jones, owner of BC Cole Auctioneers in Phoenix, Ariz., was thinking of adding an online platform to his auction business, but...
Mastering Online Meetings: Industry Embraces A New Reality
The pandemic brought changes to the way most companies do business, and the self-storage industry is no exception. One challenge to be addressed was...
What Are A Landlord’s Obligations To Its Tenants During The COVID-19 Pandemic?
As we move into the fifth month of the pandemic, there remain conflicting signs of our future. Infections are rising, and deaths are mounting...
Pandemic Lien Sale Restrictions: Going Forward After Commercial Eviction Bans
The self-storage industry has not gone through the COVID-19 crisis unscathed, especially in regions where moratoriums on lien sales have prevented operators from evicting...
Strategy Shift: Structuring Transactions In The COVID Era
2020 has ushered in a dramatically different landscape for not only the self-storage industry but the entire economy as well. As brokers, we may...
Meeting The COVID-19 Challenge: Government Agencies Lend Helping Hands To Struggling Businesses
Help is on the way.
Businesses large and small, battered by the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, are seeking assistance from all quarters to deal...
Capital Markets And COVID-19: How Bad Will the Damage Be?
When asked how coronavirus was affecting the self-storage industry, Neal Gussis didn’t have to think of an answer; he had already been ill during...
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5 Reasons to Use Accounting Software for Your Self Storage Business
Tracking your self storage facility's cash flow can be daunting, but 64% of business owners do their own bookkeeping...
Three Considerations for Automation in Your Self-Storage Facility
“Automation” has been a buzzword in the self-storage industry for quite some time. But, with so many options out...
21 Self Storage Marketing Ideas for Owners & Operators
Self storage is a great business to be in. In fact, 2020 data shows that nearly 1 in 10...
All About Bluetooth Low Energy
Since its inception in the mid-1990s, Bluetooth technology has evolved into an effective
application for use in access control security....
Why Your Self Storage Facility Needs an Integrated Payment System
Electronic Payment Options Transform the Self Storage Industry
Businesses in every industry are making the move to electronic payment options,...
