OPENTECH ALLIANCE HOSTS NEXT MINICO WEBINAR TO DISCUSS OPERATING A SELF-STORAGE FACILITY WITH ONE STAFF MEMBER

PHOENIX, ARIZ. – On February 9, 2011, Larry Rolando, Vice President of Business Development for OpenTech Alliance, Inc., and Steve Lavery, Vice President of Property Management for Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc., will present a free webinar for self-storage professionals entitled How to Successfully Operate a Mid-Sized Self-Storage Facility with One Person. Topics will include the following:


· Business drivers for evolving to a more efficient staffing model
· Cost-savings benefits of efficient staffing
· Challenges that must be addressed
· Call Center reservations completed at kiosks
· Technology and third-party services that increase staffing efficiency

OpenTech Alliance, Inc., is the leading developer of innovative self-storage solutions including the INSOMNIAC kiosk, INSOMNIAC Live! call center services and the INSOMNIAC Self Storage Network for online storage reservations. Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc., owns and manages a portfolio of over 25 self-storage facilities under the Infinite Self Storage brand. Formerly employing up to three full-time staffers at each facility, Herman & Kittle now operates these properties with one full-time employee or less per location.

The webinar is sponsored by OpenTech Alliance, Inc. MiniCo’s Poppy Behrens will moderate the presentation as part of the Mini‑Storage Messenger Self-Storage Webinar Series. For more information or to register, visit www.ministoragemessenger.com. Online registration is required for this free live event.

MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, publishes the Mini-Storage Messenger, the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include Self‑Storage Now!, Mobile Self-Storage Magazine, RV & Boat Storage Today, Self-Storage Canada, the Self-Storage Almanac, the Self-Storage Construction & Renovation Handbook, and the Self‑Storage Buyer’s Guide.

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self‑storage industry.

For More Information:

Mini-Storage Messenger – www.ministoragemessenger.com

OpenTech Alliance, Inc. – www.opentechalliance.com

Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc. – http://www.hermankittle.com/

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER