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Self Storage for Business Owners
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There are many reasons that business owners may want to use the services of a self storage unit. For example, accumulated old records may be taking up needed office space but cannot be destroyed or disposed of or self storage is an excellent option for seasonal or temporary storage during an office move or for sales supplies.

Inventory

One of the ways to use self storage units is to use the space as an alternative to office or warehouse space for excess inventory. For many sales representatives, inventory like samples, sales flyers or other items can take up a great deal of space. Instead of cluttering your home office or small office, you can store these items in a mini storage unit and get access to pull out items you need as you need them.

Another option is to use your self storage unit to store seasonal inventory for upcoming holidays. Frequently small retailers or home business owners find that they purchase inventory during the year that they are not yet ready to put into their store or offer on their retail website because they are waiting for an upcoming holiday when the items may be more appropriate.

Finally, if you are using your self storage unit to store inventory of any kind, make sure that you keep your own list of items that are stored in your unit. This will help you keep track of what you have and when you need to use it. Keep track of what you place in your unit, when you placed it inside your self storage unit and when you remove it. This will also be helpful, should the unfortunate instance arise that you need to file an insurance claim for damage or theft.

Climate Control

Climate control self storage facilities keep the temperature in the units between 55 and 80 degrees. This can be especially important in geographical locations that experience extreme changes in temperature during winter and summer seasons.

In addition to having concerns about temperatures during the seasons, temperature control can protect your business items from rust, mildew, warping and other issues.

If you are planning on storing computer equipment, medical or pharmaceutical supplies, office equipment or anything else that might be damaged by extreme changes in temperature, then renting a climate controlled self storage unit is especially important.

Packing

If you are planning on long term storage if your items, then it will be especially important that you pack your items well to protect them from potential damage and for ease of identification when you retrieve your possessions.

If you are storing files or paper documents, you can purchase file boxes from office supply stores or from storage companies. These storage boxes are often easy to put together and mark for identification purposes.

Computer equipment and peripherals may require special packing materials to prevent the buildup of static or moisture. Instead of using styrofoam packing peanuts, you may want to purchase recycled paper packing materials that are not at risk for static.

If you are packing fragile items, be sure to wrap them carefully in newspaper or packing paper. Do not overfill boxes and force them closed, as this may result in breakage of your fragile items. Instead fill the boxes to the top and stuff balled packing paper into open nooks and crannies to build a cushion of support around your delicate items. Paper stuffing will also protect if your boxes are stacked on top of each other.

Use of Self Storage Space in the Unit

Depending on how you are using your self storage unit, you will either want to pack your business possessions into the space compactly and efficiently or you will want to make it easy to gain access to your inventory of items as you need them.

If you are planning on long term storage of boxes of records that you may have to access at some point, consider placing rows of shelving to create aisles and allow you to see the boxes if you need to access them for legal or other purposes. This will make it easy for you or your staff to retrieve records or documents, particularly if you are using file boxes designed for record keeping and have marked the boxes clearly.

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