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Portable Self-Storage Franchise Overview
Become a SMARTBOX portable self storage owner, and you will be on the cutting edge of a brand new industry whose time has arrived.

Who We Are

SMARTBOX Storage Biography
We are dedicated, entrepreneurial, customer service driven individuals, with a reputation of unprecedented operational excellence. SMARTBOX principals have extensive experience in the storage industry, have founded and grown companies, and have operational and management experience ranging from startups to $1+ billion companies.

Who We Want

Franchisee Requirements
If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, want to own your own business and recognize yourself in these descriptions, SMARTBOX is the right opportunity for you.

Franchisee Cities
Here is the full list of cities and metropolitan areas that SmartBox is either looking for new franchises or already has franchises in.

What We Provide

Storage Franchise Services
Our thinking is simple: From site selection consultation to detailed business operations manuals, from comprehensive and ongoing training to complete business management software, from marketing and advertising materials to our Customer Order Center, we're there for you. Because our success depends on yours.

SMARTBOX Customer Order Center
Located at our headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, the customer order center contains dedicated representatives who are trained to provide excellent sales and service to your potential customers. Our reps understand that moving can be stressful and that hearing a pleasant, helpful voice with quick, consistent answers can be the difference between a good and a terrible moving experience.

SMARTZONE Franchise Communication Tool
The key to any successful relationship is good communication, and through the SMARTZONE online communications tool, franchisees have access to all business critical information. Whether accessing the Operations Manual or the latest competitive analysis, or downloading the latest television commercial or looking up local zoning requirements, SMARTZONE is your quick reference guide to manage your business day-to-day.

Self-Storage Franchise Training and Support
SMARTBOX provides initial and ongoing training and support at your local franchise operation and at our Richmond, Virginia-based training facility and model storage center.

Franchise Marketing and Advertising Program
You cannot create demand for moving. People move when they want to or have to. However, you can create awareness of SMARTBOX to potential customers. They see SMARTBOX in the yellow pages, on television, radio, national and local websites. They see our well-marked trucks and boxes all over town and on every road. They are exposed to mass mailings, and referral programs. And, perhaps best of all, they see us at your neighbors' and customers' residences and places of business.

FAQ's

Portable Storage Franchise Frequently Asked Questions
Moving and storage (including movers, truck rentals and more) has been a historically continuous growth business. Self storage has experienced phenomenal growth which is projected to continue through the next ten years. Franchising is a very smart way to start a business. And SMARTBOX combines the best of all of this, in a business with unlimited potential. What else could you possibly need to know? Here are some of the questions we're asked most often.

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Franchise Owner Testimonial Videos
The key to the success of any organization is its people. The commitment, passion, and drive of our owners.

Industry Articles

Self-Storage Industry Articles
Moving and Storage industries generate over $40 billion a year and continue to grow every year. Here is a list of articles that tell the story of why there is such demand for a convenient, flexible, and safe moving and storage solution.

Moving and Storage 101

Moving and Storage 101
41 million Americans move every year, and every one is a potential SMARTBOX customer. You cannot create demand for moving. People move when they want to or when they have to. What you CAN create is the opportunity for them to move a smarter way. The market is there.

SMARTBOX vs. Competition
SMARTBOX provides consumers with a better mousetrap to meet the growing need for storage and moving without the hassle of traditional services. An individual or business calls 1-877-627-8269. One or more secure weathertight Smartboxes are delivered to their home or business. They fill them up at their own pace. When they are ready, they get picked up and taken to their next destination, or to a SMARTBOX storage center.

Purchasing Your Franchise

How to Buy a Franchise
By purchasing a franchise, you are entitled to an exclusive territory. Minimum territories consist of 200,000 people and are defined by contiguous zip code.

Getting Started

Starting Your Own Franchise
Getting started is easy. Within 90 to 120 days of reading this, you could begin running your very own SMARTBOX franchise.

SMARTBOX Franchise Center Info Request Form

Info Request Form
When someone solves an old problem in a new way, everyone else smacks their head. Instead of smacking your head, pat yourself on the back for requesting this information about SMARTBOX franchising.

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