hat time of the year is upon us when you either want to renew or start your membership with the Self Storage Association. The industry is soaring, and you want to be a part of it. SSA connects you and your business with valuable benefits designed to help you run your business that you won’t find anywhere else.

How do you weigh whether you can afford to your SSA membership? Here are a few reasons:

As a member of the SSA, you get access to the new Legal Resource Center. Find information to assist you with legal issues that are affecting your business. Need legal advice beyond what you can find in the center? Only SSA Members have access to the Self Storage Legal Network (SSLN) with exclusive access to legal hotline services. Not to mention our legal teams are fighting for you day in and day out, assuring that laws affecting the industry are passed to benefit you. They work tirelessly with both the national and state associations to achieve legislative success, saving you valuable time and money.

SSA members get the best access to exceptional education, like our Certified Self Storage Manager Certification (CSSM) that provides storage managers the opportunity to climb the ladder to success at their facility. The program is a 15-session course on understanding the most important aspects of being a manager. Looking for more information to help you run your business day to day? SSA has a library of publications on topics specific to our industry. From annotated lien laws to operations manuals, SSA has a vast collection of materials to help you run your business.

Membership offers unique opportunities to network with other owners, operators, and managers at SSA national events each spring and fall, as well as state association conferences, meetings, and seminars that take place throughout the year. Making new contacts in the industry allows you to glean information about how they run their business or new products you can use to run your facilities more efficiently and effectively.

One of the best benefits that SSA offers its members is one that you’re probably not aware of. Each year, the SSA Foundation offers scholarships to deserving members and their families toward post-secondary education tuition and fees. The program has awarded over one million dollars in scholarships to eligible applicants. The 2023 to 2024 Foundation Scholarship application is now available. Visit selfstorage.org for more information or to apply.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. After seeing all the benefits you’ll miss out on by not being a member, can you really afford not to renew? Visit selfstorage.org/membership for more details.