Finance & Legal

March 3, 2025 · Finance & Legal

The Pros And Cons Of Purchasing A Self Storage Franchise

If you’re looking to start a self storage business, there are two main options: develop your facility from scratch or invest in a...

Jenna Wimshurst

By Jenna Wimshurst

January 29, 2025 · Finance & Legal

A Comprehensive Guide To Self Storage Unit Rules And Regulations In The U.S. And UK

In 2015, a self storage facility in San Diego violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by auctioning off a U.S. Navy member's...

Gavin Shields

By Gavin Shields

December 17, 2024 · Marketing & Sales, Finance & Legal

A Quick Guide To Self Storage Revenue Management Optimization

Did you know that 80% of companies fail to meet their cost-reduction targets, indicating potential shortcomings in revenue management...

Gavin Shields

By Gavin Shields

July 10, 2024 · Marketing & Sales, Facility Management, Finance & Legal

7 Alternative Income Streams for Your Self Storage Facility

As a self-storage operator, your core business is renting out units for customers to store their belongings safely. But what if we told...

Stashbee

By Stashbee

January 22, 2024 · Finance & Legal, Product Updates

Drive self storage growth with Stora Capital

At Stora, we want to help self storage operators build better businesses. That’s why today, we're pleased to launch Stora Capital, a...

Gavin Shields

By Gavin Shields

August 22, 2023 · Finance & Legal

Top Financial Metrics For A Caravan Storage Facility

If you are considering opening a caravan storage facility, here are some of the key metrics for measuring your business.

Gavin Shields

By Gavin Shields

June 20, 2023 · Marketing & Sales, Finance & Legal

Turn your container site into a cash generating machine in three steps

Easily grow your revenue by 50%, reduce admin by 80% and double or even triple your profits by following these three simple steps.

Gavin Shields

By Gavin Shields

January 19, 2023 · Getting Started, Finance & Legal

How Much Does A Self Storage Business Make?

Gavin shares the biggest influencers on ROI and reveals his sites’ earnings to help you gauge how much a self storage business makes.

Gavin Shields

By Gavin Shields

March 2, 2022 · Finance & Legal

Do Your Accounts In Less Than 30 Minutes Each Month

We are living in increasingly busy times. Busy working, busy parenting, busy fixing up our homes, and everything in between. So, finding...

Gavin Shields

By Gavin Shields

February 18, 2022 · Finance & Legal, Product Updates

New In Stora: One-Time Invoices And Payments

Introducing One-Time Invoices At Stora we’re always looking for ways to help you earn more, while doing less. Our latest feature release...

Stora

By Stora

January 4, 2022 · Finance & Legal

FREE Self Storage Financial Model

Have you been thinking about setting up a self storage business? Or maybe you’re looking to expand and need to determine the viability of...

Stora

By Stora

January 3, 2022 · Getting Started, Finance & Legal

How To Become A Self Storage Millionaire

A few weeks ago Stora’s CEO, Gavin Shields posted a thread on Twitter offering his 10 step process to becoming a self storage...

Stora

By Stora

December 14, 2021 · Getting Started, Finance & Legal

Is Self Storage Property Investing a Good Idea?

Self storage is an underrated real estate asset that’s gaining momentum and showing remarkable resilience to the effects of the pandemic....

Stora

By Stora

October 22, 2021 · Finance & Legal

Self Storage Sees Record Growth With No Sign Of Slowing

Philip Macauley, head of self storage UK at global real estate firm Cushman and Wakefield, reveals exciting opportunities for new...

Stora

By Stora

October 11, 2021 · Marketing & Sales, Finance & Legal

Why You Should Have Prices On Your Self Storage Website

We get it. Your self storage business has always been about the face-to-face, getting to know your customers and nurturing a relationship...

Stora

By Stora

September 14, 2020 · Marketing & Sales, Finance & Legal

Online Payments In Self Storage: A Brief Window Of Opportunity!

The limited use of modern technologies by incumbent operators has created the biggest opportunity in global self storage. Early adopters...

Gavin Shields

By Gavin Shields