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My wife and I have a favorite TV show, Bravo’s “Top Chef.” She likes the fast-moving, out-of-the-box challenges that drive the competition. I like how the chefs prepare so many unique dishes even though they’re following the same recipe. The challenges are timed, and sometimes, rather than serve a failed dish, a chef will scrap it entirely in the name ...

Our roundtable of experts this month discusses the self-storage market in the North Central United States. Panel members are Bruce Bahrmasel of LandStar Realty Group, Chicago; Larry Goldman of Prudential Commercial Real Estate, Kansas City, Mo.; Peter Hitler of Investment Real Estate Specialists, Mequon, Wis.; Pat Jordan of Jordan Realty Inc., Minneapolis; Bob Randklev of Skogman Commercial Real Estate Group, ...

Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County, Calif. Roughly 110 miles from Yosemite National Park, 80 miles from the state capitol of Sacramento, and about 90 miles from both San Jose and San Francisco, Modesto is less than two hours from many prime locations in California. This proximity to major business centers has turned the agriculturally based city into ...

Business owners have two choices whenever the economy takes a serious downturn. They can either “dig in” and get conservative or go the other direction and become more aggressive. To paraphrase guerilla marketing author Jay Conrad Levinson: Only the top company in any market can afford to play defense.Back in the day—yes, I have been around for a good number ...

Any way you look at it, there are certain procedures that should be followed to ensure success in self-storage ownership. And most, if not all, of these procedures require professional assistance. It means assembling a team of experts who can help you thoroughly research the project to determine whether it is a viable plan. The two most revealing documents the ...