Financial Service for the Portable Storage Industy
Most of companies have a certified public accountant, CPA, who is involved to a varying degree with financial reporting, tax returns and day to day financial operations. However, in most cases the CPA does the taxes and that’s it. I often hear people say “we have a good CPA we…
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Most of us have been living with a thought that our retirement money (401K, SAR-SEP, etc) is better off being invested in something other than our own business. Therefore, we have no choice but leave the funds with a financial advisor or CPA because the rules for retirement funds are…
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As I write this article a few hours into the new decade, I am trying to figure out what the rest of the year will look like. During the last week of 2009 we were inundated with information about the year and the past decade along with projections of what…
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Set up an Advisory Board! Most companies in the Portable Storage Industry are privately owned and operated. This means that the owner(s) and their family(s) are the only people with full insight in the business. Most likely there are times when you wish you had an opportunity to discuss your…
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We hear a lot of news from different sources telling us what is bad, worse and terrible about the current economy. Although that there seem to be a more positive sentiment at the end of the second quarter than at the end of the first, there is still a lot…
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The portable storage industry is about 25 years old and in its infancy containers were rented right out of the depots in its original colors. Today the containers are painted in neutral colors. They have the operators’ logo and phone numbers highly visible in strategic places. The container itself has…
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The so called “credit crunch” is here, we hear about it, we read about it and we are affected by it. But, do you know what it means? Change in Terms, Conditions and Requirements A credit crunch (also known as a credit squeeze or credit crisis) is a rapid reduction…
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The media is full of bad news. Every day, week and month there are indications of the economy going from bad to worse and sometimes beyond. Rightfully so, there are changes as we all know, but are they as drastic as the media leads us to believe? I don’t think…
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More and more, the portable storage industry is encroaching on territory that portable building companies staked out for themselves in years past. The move makes sense for portable storage companies; by converting their containers into offices and other spaces where people can work, they arrive first on the job site…
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On February 22nd, 2008 the landscape of the portable storage industry changed dramatically when the two largest portable storage companies in the US market joined forces. Whether it is the merger as presented in the press release or Mobile Mini (MINI) taking over Mobile Storage (MSG) is irrelevant for the…
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