15 businesses you can run using a storage unit
Perhaps you've just set up your business and know that storing your stock, tools, and equipment at home just won't be practical. Or maybe your business was doing well, from home, but is now growing to the point where it is taking over your entire home and needs more space.
These businesses may be suitable for working from a storage unit, but double check with your local storage facility as not all of them can accommodate these businesses.
1. eBay and Amazon Sellers
Whatever you sell (as long as it is not a prohibited item), you can keep it in your storage unit. Clothes, books, sporting goods, toys, and games can be stored in your storage unit, ready to pack and deliver to your customers.
2. Online Retailers
If you are an independent online retailer, you can use one of our storage units to store all your stock, have space to prepare your orders and ship them to your customers without delay.
3. Etsy Sellers
Perhaps your hobby for crafting has attracted a lot of attention and you are ready to mass produce your products. A storage unit will give you a place to store your equipment and components for your boat, and we have shelves available to purchase to help you organize everything.
4. Selling Vintage Clothing / Furniture
If you bring your wares to trade shows, trunk sales, and auctions to sell, keep your stock in your storage unit rather than trying to find space for everything at home.
5. Catalog Sellers
Whether you are selling Tupperware, beauty products, health supplements or household cleaning products, keep your samples and deliveries safe in one of our storage units ready for delivery to your customers. Many of our stores can accept store deliveries for you, so you won't have to wait for them to arrive.
6. Charities
Store donated stock for sale in your stores and keep records there to monitor stock flow, Gift Aid receipts, and billing.
7. Fundraisers
Store marketing kits, raffles, and donations, and have a professional address from which to contact potential sponsors.
8. Heating Engineers
Store your furnace and boiler parts in an easily accessible place. Our stores are located near the main road and / or rail networks (many are available 24 hours a day, year-round) so you can collect any parts you don't have in your van for customers who may need repairs from emergency out of the ordinary. Working hours.
9. Auto Parts Retailers
You'll need a dry place to store your items and plenty of room for larger parts. As long as there is no fuel or flammable materials, you can store your spare parts in one of our storage units.
10. (Pop up) Uniform Store
Use to store, sell and trade second hand uniforms. Suit it up with some clothes rails and shelves for an instant pop-up store. You can keep your unit for as long as you need, so that you can keep it running as an ongoing resource for your school, or just at the end of the break to help people get organized for the new term.
11. Fashion Designers
Your storage unit will have plenty of room to store your supplies. You can set up a cutting table and mannequins for when you are ready to assemble your designs.
12. Gift Card Makers
Store everything you need to make them in your clean, dry storage unit.
13. Event organizers
if you host events in the region or across the country, you can keep all your advertising equipment and accessories etc in one central location (we have 125 stores nationwide to choose from).
14. Market Stall Holders
Keep your stock more secure in your storage unit and control your paperwork by keeping records of your sales, purchases and turnover on your unit or in one of our dedicated file storage units.
15. Sports Club Organizers
If you run sports clubs after school or during breakfast, use a storage unit in a central location to store your equipment. Many of our stores are accessible 24 hours a day, so you can retrieve your sports equipment early enough to get to school on time.
What you will need to run your business from a storage unit
There are a couple of things you may need to bring to your unit when you install it.
1. Furniture
Depending on the size of your unit and how much you plan to store, you may have room to outfit it with some basic office furniture, as well as your stock and equipment. You can use it as a basis to catch up on a little paperwork or to check the details of the orders you are shipping.
You can also set up a table to pack orders and print order labels. All of our stores are DHL pickup points, so you can easily send your packages for delivery directly from the store, or you can make your own arrangements, whichever best suits your needs.
Shelves and shelves can be added to your unit to make the most of your space and make it even easier to access everything you need. If you are thinking of reserving a unit, call and find out what shelves or racks are available at the stores closest to you.
We also recommend that you take a look at our range of boxes and packaging to help you keep your belongings organized and easily accessible in your storage unit.
2. Electronics
If you need to keep in touch with your office or check orders when visiting your unit, some of our stores offer free WiFi. Otherwise, you may find it useful to use your mobile phone's WiFi access point to access emails and the Internet.
Our units are not equipped with electrical outlets, so make sure if you plan to use your laptop or phone while in your unit that you charge the batteries beforehand.
Your laptop battery can power other equipment, such as label printers or speakers, so you can listen to music while charging or discharging your unit.
Do you need a little more time for calls / procedures / emails?
Some of our stores also have office space for rent on-site, so you can use a comfortable dedicated office space to do your business, send emails and make calls, and your storage unit for your stock will be right where. need it. Those offices are unfurnished to keep cost low, so you can equip them to suit your business.
Why Safestore?
Our friendly teams are available in all of our stores to help. At many of our stores, they can even accept deliveries on your behalf, so you don't have to keep your unit all day, every day. Units are accessible in several of our stores 24 hours a day, so you can always access your business stock and equipment and get your products to your customers without delay.
So what's stopping you from looking for a storage unit as a base for your business this year? For more information, check out our enterprise storage options.