For many businesses being involved in their local community is considered a part of doing business. Many companies have the ability to reach out to a lot of people and can really make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate when they really set the business on a course to do just that. This is especially true when it comes to the self storage industry. [More]

There are several things that self storage businesses across the United States have in common. They want to provide safe, secure storage space for their customers. They want to make it easy for their customers to have access to their stored items. They want to provide excellent customer service. And, they are concerned about supporting charitable activities.

Just Store It in Kingsport, Tennessee, is a great example for these shared characteristics – especially supporting good causes. [More]

One of the main concerns that self storage facility owners and operators have is that people will try to live out of there storage units. When times are rough and people are hard pressed for cash they will often do whatever it takes to put a roof over their head and that of their families. Paying rent on a storage facility is a lot less than that on an apartment after all. [More]