Self Storage & Small Business

Every small business should look for ways to maximize profits. Self storage is a great way for independent contractors and small businesses alike to better their profit margins. North Shore Mini Storage is always looking for ways for small and medium-sized businesses to use to save on their bottom line. Read below for reasons why self storage will help your business.

Self Storage and Small Business

Inventory

For a small business, buying in bulk helps to increase your profit margin and reduces your shipping cost per unit. However, this brings the problem of storage. It is not practical to build or even long-term lease more warehouse space. A long term leased warehouse tie up capital which can instead be used to accelerate the growth of your business. This is a major advantage that a self storage service can provide to a growing business.

Organization

Self Storage also assists with organizing your inventory. Self storage lockers come in many different sizes. You can rent a small unit for one type of good and put other types of goods in a larger unit. That way, it is easier to retrieve the right items that your small business may need.

Staffing Cost

Many growing companies cannot afford to siphon cash off to pay for unnecessary staffing. Self storage can take on some of the duties of a warehouse manager. As well as the other staff that is required a run a warehouse and inventory system. This reduces staffing costs and allows for more profit to be reinvested back into the business.

Time

Small business owners have little free time. Renting a self storage unit is fast and simple. Here at North Shore Mini Storage, we can provide a self storage unit within a matter of minutes, allowing for more time to be focused on your business.

The advantages are clear for self storage if you too can see the advantages for your business, give us a call today for a free quote and answer any questions you may have.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

sara ~

01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.