Storage Nightmares When Running a Business From Home

By Charles Cockerton

Many of us have dreamt of starting up our own business at some point and despite the constant negativity about the state of the economy, it seems as though more and more of us are biting the bullet and going for it. In fact, in the last couple years, the number of business start-ups in England and Wales has been at a record high.

Thanks to advances in technology, those who do decide to set up their own business can easily do so from home. As well as saving money on transport costs, it also completely eliminates the expense of renting office space. The only downside is once your business gets going, what do you do with all the goods you are likely to accumulate?

If you are making or selling products then chances are that you are going to have a lot of stock on your hands. As well as taking up valuable space, there is also the concern that items might get damaged if they're simply lying around. Putting unused stock into business storage is a great solution because you know it is locked away somewhere safe and secure and can easily be accessed whenever you need it.

The amount of paperwork you collect when running your own business can become somewhat overwhelming. Contracts, invoices, bills, tax returns and other important documents soon start to pile up and before you know it, you're faced with a mountain of paperwork that you don't know what to do with. It's obviously important to hold on to all this information but you don't want an un-organised mess that is going to make life difficult when you actually need to find something.

Sorting everything into labeled boxes or filing cabinets is a great way to ensure that you will be able to find whatever you need quickly and easily. If you are concerned that you don't have the space for all this, simply put it in a business storage facility so it's out the way and then when you need it again, say at the end of the tax year, you can easily take it out once again.

An important aspect of running a business is marketing and promotions. Although this is a necessity, it does mean that you end up with brochures, flyers, pens, exhibition stands, banners or whatever else you choose to reach out to potential customers. It doesn't help that ordering in bulk normally works out much cheaper so you end up with boxes of items you don't know what to do with. Again, putting all your marketing collateral into business storage means that it's safely out of the way until you need to use it. The best part is that you get to work in a comfortable, clutter-free zone that you can enjoy.

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