Storage guide

Business storage

Many small businesses use self storage as an affordable, flexible stockroom for inventory, e-commerce products, retail overflow, files, trade-show displays, tools and sales samples. There's no long commercial lease, and you can size up or down as the business changes.

When a business storage space makes sense

Business-friendly facilities go further. They can accept deliveries, offer climate control for products and paperwork, and provide drive-up access for loading vans, plus extended hours that fit your schedule.

Best for

  • E-commerce and retail inventory
  • Records and files you must keep
  • Sales reps' samples and trade-show displays
  • Contractors' tools and materials
  • Seasonal stock for pop-ups and events

What to look for

Questions worth asking before you choose a business storage space.

Package acceptance

Some offices will accept and hold deliveries for tenants. Ask about carriers and hours.

Climate control

Protects stock, labels and packaging, and keeps documents legible for years.

Loading access

Drive-up units, loading docks or carts and elevators cut handling time.

Billing

Look for autopay, emailed invoices and receipts that keep your bookkeeping simple.

Common sizes

5×10Files, samples and small inventorySize guide 10×10Shelving for e-commerce stockSize guide 10×20Pallets of inventory or a contractor's stockSize guide 10×30Larger inventory or event equipmentSize guide

Find business storage spaces near you

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Tips from the pros

  • Install shelving along the walls and keep a clear aisle, which makes picking orders far faster.
  • Keep an inventory list or barcode labels so anyone on your team can find things.
  • Ask whether you can list the facility address for deliveries, and how the office will notify you.
  • Storage rent is often a deductible business expense. Ask your accountant.

Business storage: common questions

Can a storage facility accept deliveries for my business?
Some do. Package acceptance depends on the facility and its office hours. Ask before you have shipments sent there.
Can I run my business from a storage unit?
You can store business goods, but most leases don't allow working, selling or having customers at the unit. Use it as a stockroom, not a storefront.
Is business storage different from personal storage?
The units are the same, but business-friendly facilities add services like package acceptance, longer hours, climate control and business billing. Check each listing's features.
Climate-controlled storageWood, leather and upholstered furnitureDrive-up storage unitsMoving day: unload straight from the truckOutdoor yard & lay-down storageContractor equipment and trailers

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