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Are Abandoned Tires an Issue at Your Facility?

Daniel Bryant posted on 9/23/2024 6:18:00 PM

Abandoned tires at your storage facility are a problem and you can't just throw them out. Here is what the SSA is doing about it.

| Categories: Legal, Operations, Self Storage Vendors, Legislative / Regulatory | View Count: (494)

Old Mattresses Hurting Your Lien Sales?

Daniel Bryant posted on 2/21/2024 12:05:00 PM

What do you do with an old mattress in a unit that must be auctioned?

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Four Reasons why you may want to Add Mobile Storage Units to Your Facility

Rod Bolls posted on 4/11/2023 2:48:00 PM

Whether you are building a self storage facility from scratch or expanding an existing storage site, you can grow your business by adding mobile storage units.

| Categories: Operations, Self Storage Vendors, Construction | View Count: (3109)

Reasons You Should Attend SSA Trade Shows

Alyssa Browning posted on 6/6/2018 10:15:00 AM

Trade shows are the backbone of many industries, but for the self storage industry, these shows are becoming increasingly more important.

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The Five Types of Relationships That Made Me Successful in Self Storage

Don Clauson posted on 4/25/2017 10:04:00 AM

When I walked into the fall Self Storage Association (SSA) trade show in Las Vegas in 1996, I wasn’t an owner yet. I was a broker with an interest in self storage. The atmosphere was electric.

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The Self Storage Association (SSA) is a not-for-profit tax-exempt organization formed in 1975 under Section 501-c-6 of the Internal Revenue Code. For over 40 years, the Association has served as the official trade organization and voice of the U.S. and international self storage industry.