The Portable Storage Handbook: The Complete Guide to Starting, Owning, and Operating a Portable Storage Business. This item is unavailable.The Portable Storage Handbook: The Complete Guide to Starting, Owning, and Operating a Portable Storage Business

Do you own or operate a portable storage business? Are you hoping to start one? If you answered yes to either of those questions, this book will equip you with everything you need to know about running a lucrative and growing company. Written by veteran industry leaders Anders Norlin and Phil Herndon, The Portable Storage Handbook is the go-to resource for finding the answers to questions that new or experienced operators might have. Practical and specific, the authors share their extensive experience, giving you insights into: • Where do I buy containers? • What are the options for moving containers? • How do I determine rental rates, billing cycles, and depreciation? • How can I keep my company moving forward through economic ups and downs? • How do I improve my marketing? • What kind of a yard should I have? • How do I get financing for business growth? • How can I invest in my staff and build a positive company reputation? • What are the advantages of joining the National Portable Storage Association?

Anders Norlin, before his death in 2017, was the owner of Box Credit LLC, based in California. Over the course of his long career in the portable storage industry, he gained extensive experience with the intricacies of container transactions, financing, business brokerage, and consulting. Anders was a frequent author of articles for the NPSA Dispatch. He graduated from Stockholm School of Economics, one of Europe’s leading business schools, in 1982 with a graduate degree in Financing and Business-to-Business Marketing. He had many international clients from the container leasing industry who prospered because of his expertise. Phil Herndon has worked with shipping containers for the last forty years. He owns and operates Container Solutions, which has been serving the portable storage needs of customers in Northern California for the past nineteen years. His education includes a BS degree in Marine Engineering from California Maritime Academy and an MBA from St. Mary’s College.