This is a guest post by Drew Davies who writes for Big Yellow Self Storage – for more information on business storage see their website or blog. 

1. Plan for overspill 

The best advice, when it comes to storing merchandise, is always plan ahead. If you're running your business from home, ensuring you have extra space for an early or unexpected delivery means you won't end up with a pallet load of widgets in your living room. The garage might seem like the obvious place for overspill, but evaluate dryness, access and security – especially for high-end products (and see if the car fits too). The same goes for basement and attic space. If you're managing inventory in a storeroom, consider creating an overspill space and be ruthless about not filling it with general stock (this is easier said than done). This area can be used to break up deliveries when the stock room is almost at capacity, and will allow you to filter inventory back into the main room in a more structured way.

This is a Guest Post by Andrey Zavyalov of National Business Research Institute.


Typically, when anyone starts an online business, they already know what they should sell. The next question is usually how you will get those products, will they be hand-made, will you outsource to a wholesale supplier or a combination of the two. Whichever method you choose, you need to take into account how you will manage your inventory. There are three industry standards for making sure products are easily tracked in your supply chain: drop shipping, product fulfillment service and shipping from internal inventory. For online businesses, ecommerce platforms offer added flexibility that allow you to combine these techniques as you see fit. Read on for more information on how these strategies can help you with your online strategy.