Archive for April, 2010

Doing Business As (DBA)

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

(Part 1) Why do you need one?

DBA registration is required if you anticipate collecting money under a name other than your own name or your true corporate name. DBA registration is necessary if your company conducts any business under a name other than your own name (for sole proprietors) or its legal name (for state-level entities such as corporations and LLCs). Also, banks generally require a DBA registration in order to open a business bank account.

If you are planning to operate a series small home companies, or a chain of bagel shops, you might set up a corporation with a generic name, such as ABC Enterprises, and then file an assumed name for each home company or bagel shop.  Since there is significant expense in filing and maintaining a corporation, this helps control costs while still allowing you to expand your business.

Since all Go Mini’s dealers are privately owned they use the DBA in their company titles. Example:  San Diego Portable Storage, DBA Go Mini’s. If you are considering a new business in the moving and storage industry, go to www.gominis.com under Become a Dealer for more information.

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Celebrity Homes For Sale

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Nicolas Cage was set to lose his Tudor-style home at an auction on April 7. It was up for auction with several other foreclosed properties at the county courthouse in Pomona. The bidding opened at $10.4 million. The home showcases 11,817-square-foot, features six/seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms and an Olympic-size pool.

He bought the home in 1998 from Tom Jones for $6.469 million and it was also owned by Dean Martin. Jones erected a wall around the property to keep out adoring fans.  It has been for sale since 2007 going from a high of $35 million to $17.5 million in 2009.

Go Mini’s portable storage and its mobile storage containers offer the very best quality portable storage units at an exceptional value for your moving and storage needs. Go to www.gominis.com for a free quote and find the dealer nearest you.

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NFL Draft 2010

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

The NFL draft has made it to prime time TV. For the first time in its history the NFL will air the first round of the draft on ESPN at 7:30 pm. The selection show has become so popular that it may rival the NCAA Tournament selection show for their 64 team field.

Will your team pick the player you like, will you agree if they do not, will your team trade up for a better pick, will he be an all-pro or will he be a bust? These are some of the questions that will be talked about with your fellow fans.

One thing is sure, over 220 college football players will be moving to a new city. When you think of moving, think of  Go Mini’s. Go Mini’s portable storage and its mobile storage containers offer the very best quality portable storage units at an exceptional value for your moving and storage needs. Go to www.gominis.com for a free quote and find the dealer nearest you.

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Go Mini’s Professional Moving Tip #4 – Moving furniture with doors or drawers

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Professional Moving Tips for the Do-It-Yourself-er

By Jim Carey – Go Mini’s of NY, NJ & CT

Serving Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Bergen, Fairfield and Litchfield

WARNING!  When moving an item with drawers or doors, it’s when you are carrying the item when an accident is most likely.  If professional movers can make this mistake, so can you.

“Oh #$%@!”  The expressions that come out of people’s mouths when moving furniture are sometimes priceless.  But, in all seriousness, the reasons for such expressions are because they are handling heirlooms and/or items of high monetary value.  Moving something that has drawers or doors seems to be easy enough to handle, but can often be the source of unnecessary mistakes and damage during a move.

WHY DO WE LET  THIS HAPPEN?

It is not hard to prevent, but it happens anyway.  Why?  Because many of us find ourselves working hard, working fast and becoming less careful as the move goes on.  Seeing your house empty-out makes for a feeling of progress.  Instead of pausing and making sure the piece is safe to move, we grab it and go – and with a partner on the other end if the piece is big.

Then you start negotiating turns, stairs or uneven ground outside.  A little turn here, a little tilt there and all of a sudden a finely finished drawer falls to the ground or a door on a hutch top swings open.  Then you say mo8&!@ &*cO2#!

WHAT TO DO - Secure the drawers or doors prior to picking up the piece.  You can use several materials.  A professional mover actually has very large rubber bands to fit around furniture.  You probably don’t.  You can use string, but be careful to not damage a finely finished surface.  You should have a cloth or paper pad between the string and furniture if  it has a fine finish.

You can use plastic stretch wrap too.  If you are storing the furniture, moisture may condense on plastic and damage a fine finish, so always use a a cloth or paper pad to protect the furniture from direct contact with the plastic if it will be stored.  You can get stretch wrap from most Go Mini’s locations.

Remember to secure loose shelves too.  You may best off if you take them out before moving a piece of furniture.  In summary, remember to check every piece of furniture before moving.  If you have friends helping you, you would be wise to do this before they arrive

Our fourth in a series of professional moving tips for the do-it-yourself mover. If you have rented a portable storage container from Go Mini’s or anyone else, you are going to want to know how to best take care of your personal belongings. Refer to this blog as often as necessary to find do-it yourself moving tips. These are tips the pros would use too.

Go Mini’s of NY, NJ & CT is an authorized exclusive dealer for Go Mini’s Portable Storage Containers in the Metropolitan New York area serving the counties of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster NY, Bergen NJ, Fairfield and Litchfield, CT. Call us at 866-Go Mini’s to help you move or store today.

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Blog Everyday!

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Once you get started with some good habits it will become second nature. You will begin to say to yourself,  “Hey, that (comment, story, activity, anecdote) would make a great blog”, or ‘ I think I will write a blog about …”.

Tips to help you get blogging:

1. Write in conversational language. It is easier to write and to read.
2. Bookmark several sites that are of interest to you where you can get ideas.
3. Write about what your clients and prospective customers would enjoy, perhaps helpful tips or a humorous on the job event,  so you will be remembered.
4. Jot down blog ideas when people ask you interesting questions or from general conversations.
5. Have a beginning, middle, and end to your blog. It can be as brief as 150 words. You should complete it in 20 to 45 minutes. (this blog is 200 words)
6. Don’t worry about being perfect. You can edit at any time.
7. Finish with a very brief plug about your company, and a “call to action”.
8. Don’t forget to add tags. (keywords help your SEO).

Blogging is as easy as Go Mini’s Storage on the Go is to the portable moving and storage industry providing mobile storage containers to residential and commercial customers nationwide. Visit us at www.gominis.com for a free quote.

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Taking Portable Storage To The Next Level

Friday, April 16th, 2010

A major HVAC mechanical contractor in the Midwest wanted to be more aggressive and branch out into other geographical areas.  However, they had no in-house expertise to quote or manage the logistics of a remote job site.  So they asked Stangate Management, Inc. (SMI) www.stangate.com , specialists in supply chain management and logistics engineering to assist them.

Stangate Management developed several custom alternatives for their client.  They guided the manufacturing and installation teams through the feasibility evaluation process of each alternative.  The best overall and lowest cost solution involved partial assembly prior to transport then final assembly on the job site.  SMI had partnered with Planes Logistics and Go Mini’s of Cincinnati to develop the whole process.  It was a very complex situation involving many steps and it had to work perfectly the first time so a trial was developed to test the equipment, manufacturing, and transport to pilot the whole process.  Once the process was refined and validated the bid was made and the client won a large construction contract ($30+ mil) for a major University hospital expansion.

After consulting with Go Mini’s, Mini Storage On The Go, SMI learned that Go Mini’s containers are highly portable and can be loaded in one location and shipped inside of 53′  over-the-road trailers or on flatbeds to move product to multiple job sites.  They can also be lifted by forklift or crane and once placed at job site, can be maneuvered where needed since they are mounted on sturdy polycoated steel casters.

Partially fabricated duct sections were loaded into 45 Go Mini’s containers, transported over 100 miles to the job site, where the Go Mini’s containers could be lifted to the second floor without having to unload and reload product.

The efficiency improvement from use of the Go Mini’s mobile containers resulted in a transportation cost reduction of 47% ($14K) and a material handling labor reduction of 30%, which saved over $200,000 for the contractor.  As an added benefit, shop through-put and flexibility was greatly increased because some of the assembly was done at the job site.

Contact Stangate Management, Inc, at 513-300-7385 or Go Mini’s at 866-466-4647.

Tags: Go Mini's, Mini Storage On The Go, Mobile storage, portable storage
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Why People Buy

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

People buy for hundreds of reasons, from needs to prestige and everything in between. Psychologists such as Abraham Maslow and B.F. Skinner wrote about people’s wants and needs over a century ago and their theories are still being used today in college business courses.

We hear people say they want the most “bang for the buck”.  That may be  the definitive answer to this article. In simple terms they want the benefits of  good value with a good price. If we break that down into a formula:  VALUE = BENEFITS/PRICE.

To make your product or service desirable to the customer you can add or decrease benefits while raising or lowering the price. But the important thing to remember is that people do not buy on price alone.

“I am easily satisfied with the very best,” Winston Churchill.

Go Mini’s portable storage and its mobile storage containers offer the very best quality portable storage units at an exceptional value for your moving and storage needs. Go to www.gominis.com for a free quote and find the dealer nearest you.

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Celebrity Homes For Sale

Monday, April 12th, 2010

This week’s feature is the home of  inventor and TV pitchman Ron Popeil in Beverly Hills. Mr. Popeil become part of American households through his Ronco ads. The most popular infomercials were his Past Machine; the rotisserie oven and his infamous Spray on Hair.  Popeil sold his empire in 2005 for a reported $55 million.

Popeil’s gated estate  is an English country-style house with more than an acre of grounds that includes a tennis court, a pool with a deck area and a two-story guesthouse. The main house has unusual wood ceilings, slate floors and many skylights. The master suite has a fireplace and French windows which open onto a sun deck with a spa tub.This home is on the market at $5.995 million

If you need help with your move or looking for mobile storage,  go to Gominis.com for a free quote and find the local dealer nearest you. Go Mini’s works closely with Realtors throughout the US and Canada to provide moving and storage options to buyers and sellers.

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Getting the Kids Involved in Moving

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

You hear mothers say they would rather give birth to twins then pack up and move to a new location.  Moving is a stressful event for everyone, and the children are no exception.

Young school age kids find moving very confusing, and teenagers may not want to leave the comfort of their circle of friends.

You can help smooth the transition by getting them involved. You may be surprised at the cooperation you will receive with a little “pop” psychology.  Following are just a few things you can do when the move is not long distance.

• Bring the kids along to see the potential neighborhoods you have chosen. They will point out things that are not available in the present neighborhood. They may even get excited.
• Walk them through the houses on your narrowed list, and ask for their opinions.
• Give them an age appropriate task on the day of the move. Watch fido, or get the lunch to name a few.
• Take them shopping for new items for the home. Have them pick out something for their room such as paint color, a poster, or a new lamp.
• Have a pizza party on the move in day. You will surely draw the neighborhoods kids.

Make your move even easier by using Go Mini’s. You do not have to load and unload in one day with our patented storage containers. We do the driving and you relax.  Call today to get a free quote on your mobile storage options.  1-800-Gominis.

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Celebrity Homes For Sale

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

(Each week we will show celebrity homes and estates that either are for sale or have sold very recently. Look for this fun highlight each week.)

Today we feature the home of Mel Gibson which finally sold April 1, 2010 after being on the market for almost 3  years for a reported $29.7 million.  It was reduced from its original price of $39.5 million. The home was first listed in 2007.

The 75 acre estate in Greenwich, Connecticut boasts a nearly 16,000-square-foot Tudor-style mansion, built in 1926,  a five-horse stable, log cabin, 60-foot swimming pool and nearly half-acre stream-fed pond.

Gibson purchased the estate in 1994 for $9.3 million, according to town records.

If you need help with your move/storage needs/etc, go to Gominis.com for a free quote and find the local dealer nearest you.

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