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Top 8 Moving & Storage Franchise Opportunities

Top 8 Moving & Storage Franchise Opportunities

The rise in work-from-home options since the pandemic began has opened up opportunities for many people to relocate. In fact, the number of Americans who moved in 2021 jumped 20% above 2020 levels. Consequently, the moving services industry has grown to be a $19 billion market and is anticipated to see even more growth, according to IBISWorld.For those looking at franchise opportunities within the moving franchise space, here are some of the top moving and storage opportunities to franchise with.

Special Report: Women-Owned Businesses – Laura McHolm

Special Report: Women-Owned Businesses – Laura McHolm

Moving a household is among the most stressful events a family can endure.“Everything is uprooted,” said Laura McHolm, the co-founder of NorthStar Moving Co. of Northridge. Moves typically are made amid “the chaotic backdrop of not being able to find your favorite pair of socks or the kids’ night light because everything is in boxes.”What’s more, a move often is the result of some big life change: marriage, divorce, new baby, new job. And it typically involves the apprehension of new schools for the kids and finding new friends for the whole family.“Let’s face it, it’s stressful and nobody enjoys it,” said McHolm. “It’s truly the time we could all use a little TLC. But the moving industry was a service industry that sorely lacked service.”So, she set out to change that with her company by emphasizing service. And she … Continued

What To Pack For Your First Night In Your New House

What To Pack For Your First Night In Your New House

Moving day is approaching and your to-do list just keeps growing! But, there is one more to-do to add to your list. This to-do gets you ready for a peaceful first night in your new home. You’ll thank me later. Actually, you’ll be too tired to thank me, but that’s okay. Your first night will be great and that’s all the thanks I need.The last thing anyone wants to do after a long moving day, is to open box after box in search of your pjs, toothbrush, pillow and your kid’s night light. No one wants to go on a treasure hunt at the end of moving day!Here’s how to have a restful first night:

Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive Feeds Hungry Kids

Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive Feeds Hungry Kids

NorthStar Moving® Company is pleased to launch their 10th Annual Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive. NorthStar Moving has once again teamed up with Compass Real Estate to raise much needed donations for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in order to feed hungry children in Los Angeles County.“We started our Let’s Send Hunger Packing food drive to ensure kids have access to nutritious meals even during summer vacation,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder Laura McHolm. “In nine years, our food drive has raised almost half a million meals. We will not stop until every child is well fed. Today, one in four children in Los Angeles County does not know where their next meal will come from. It’s simply heartbreaking, children are hungry right here in our backyards. And, with the rising costs of food, the need is even greater. We hope to make our … Continued

5 Keys to Unlock Your Ideal Work-From-Home Fairytale

5 Keys to Unlock Your Ideal Work-From-Home Fairytale

Sharing home life with work life is not easy. When I first started working from home over a decade ago, I envisioned myself as Cinderella blissfully singing as I worked with little birds circling around to help me. Well, that fairy tale quickly came to an end. Even though you are not fulfilling these dreamy expectations, you keep on trying, setting yourself up for disappointment each and every day. And then the awakening comes — it’s time to be your own fairy godmother and set up a new approach to successfully work from home.How do you turn your plot around? Be honest with your ability to focus while in the midst of home distractions. Instead of setting yourself up for disappointment with lofty goals, set up your work-from-home schedule for the real you versus the fantasy you.After years of working … Continued

Thinking outside the box for 28 years

Thinking outside the box for 28 years

NorthStar Moving believes in delivering excellent service and loves turning clients into raving fans. With a desire to make moving as stress-free as possible, the company makes it their top priority to provide special customized client care. NorthStar Moving offers clients red carpet treatment and was the first in the industry to offer eco-luxury moving packages.Truly, a key to their success is the company’s culture. A family of loyal, diverse, and dedicated team members, many have worked at NorthStar Moving for more than five, 10, and even 20 years. In fact, NorthStar Moving has won “Best Places to Work” for 10 consecutive years from the Los Angeles Business Journal. 

NorthStar Moving Marks 10 Years of Feeding Hungry Kids

NorthStar Moving Marks 10 Years of Feeding Hungry Kids

NorthStar Moving teams up with Compass Real Estate to kick off annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing” Food DriveLos Angeles, CA, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, is pleased to launch their 10th Annual Let’s Send Hunger Packing Food Drive. NorthStar Moving has once again teamed up with Compass Real Estate to raise much needed donations for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in order to feed hungry children in Los Angeles County.“We started our Let’s Send Hunger Packing food drive to ensure kids have access to nutritious meals even during summer vacation,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder Laura McHolm. “In nine years, our food drive has raised almost half a million meals. We will not stop until every child is well fed. Today, one in four children in Los Angeles County does not know where their next meal … Continued

Foolproof Hacks for Packing Your Suitcase Efficiently Every Time

Foolproof Hacks for Packing Your Suitcase Efficiently Every Time

 Here are some helpful packing techniques to ease the burden of filling your suitcase efficiently and keeping your clothing in tip-top shape while en route.Wrap fragile items in thick, sturdy clothing. Place them in the center of your bag surrounded by a buffer, says Laura McHolm, co-founder of NorthStar Moving, a Los Angeles–based company that relocates 5,000 people (and their precious porcelain) each year. If you’re carting liquor bottles, secure them in the bottom center of your bag.

A Handy Seller’s Guide To Staging a House While Living In It

A Handy Seller’s Guide To Staging a House While Living In It

Staging is like home selling theater. It involves choosing or modifying the decor and furnishings to evoke a feeling of newness, freshness, and appeal for buyers. It’s especially important for listing photos, showings and open houses to convey what the house looks like at its best in a way that doesn’t make it seem like it’s someone else’s home. In other words, great staging will help buyers imagine what the house will be like if they lived in it.

How to Prioritize Customer Service When You’re Shortstaffed

How to Prioritize Customer Service When You’re Shortstaffed

Service is the art of providing your customers with care and kindness. You don’t need a full staff to provide exceptional one-on-one customer care. Think quality over quantity. As a moving company, we needed to shrink the number of moves we performed to deliver the high quality service that has always been part of our DNA and to preserve our five-star reputation. It may sound scary to shrink your business in a time when there is still a high demand. But, what is really scary is the damage to your brand caused by stretching your human resources too thin and delivering sub-par service to your customers. Your hard earned stellar reputation will suffer. Repairing a bad reputation takes years.  Consumer demand is up, but don’t let that temptation ruin your business. Be smart and strategic, ask yourself what can my current staff handle? … Continued

NorthStar Moving will Reduce Food Waste at 2022 LA Marathon

NorthStar Moving will Reduce Food Waste at 2022 LA Marathon

Move for Hunger & NorthStar Moving Team Up to Deliver Unused Food from Marathon to Food BankLos Angeles, CA, March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, has once again partnered with Move for Hunger, a national hunger relief non-profit organization, to ensure leftover food and water at the 2022 Los Angeles Marathon will not be thrown away and wasted.  At the conclusion of the LA Marathon on Sunday, March 20, 2022, NorthStar Moving’s team will pick-up the leftover food and deliver it to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. “Large events like the LA Marathon provide an opportunity to rescue thousands of meals. NorthStar Moving’s partnership will allow us to make sure any unused food and beverages at the finish line are delivered to those who need them most,” said Move For … Continued

Organizing drawers – 10 ways to create order around the home

Organizing drawers – 10 ways to create order around the home

For a neat and tidy home, organizing drawers effectively is a must. This includes giving each one a purpose, says Barbara Brock, founder & CEO of Beauty & The Box and past president of the National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals, New York chapter.Many kitchens have a junk drawer, but if it’s to be a useful space where you can find the items you need, try this organization method from Laura McHolm, professional organizer and co-founder of NorthStar Moving & Storage. ‘First, dump everything out of your amazing junk drawer and remove items like the below,’ says Laura. ‘Those mysterious parts: (you know, the parts of things that you don’t know what they are but they look really important.) Take an empty jar such as a pickle jar and put those random pieces in it. Place the jar in a storage room, … Continued

12 Pieces of Feedback That Have Helped Us Grow and Improve

12 Pieces of Feedback That Have Helped Us Grow and Improve

We asked our Thrive community to share with us one piece of feedback they’ve gotten or given that changed their work environment or mindset for the better. Which of these pieces of feedback resonates with you? “When you focus on being of service to people, the sky’s the limit.”“My father, who also was an entrepreneur, told me that if you build your business focused on being of service to people, the sky’s the limit. Don’t think about sales, think about solving people’s problems. My partner and I follow his words of wisdom and have built our company, NorthStar Moving, on the principles of kindness. We make it our mission to go beyond lifting boxes, to lifting up those in need.” —Laura McHolm, moving company co-founder, Los Angeles, CA

How to organize a bedroom – 10 ideas for a super zen and tidy space

How to organize a bedroom – 10 ideas for a super zen and tidy space

If you’ve abandoned bedroom organization for some time, the chaos can feel overwhelming. But, taking those first steps to tidy up and sort out your clutter will give you an instant lift. Fear not, we’re here to help show you how tackling one thing at a time and tapping into the best bedroom storage ideas will give you game-changing results.Once your room is organized, focus on using strategic decor to make the space feel bigger. Laura McHolm, professional organizer and co-founder of NorthStar Moving & Storage Company says, ‘With that right décor you can make a space feel bigger. Here are strategies that will open up your tiny room while showing off who you are: Mirrors: Hang interesting mirrors around the room. The views and reflected light from the mirrors will make a bedroom look bigger. Select big and small mirrors with interesting frames … Continued

How to Bond With Co-workers In a Hybrid or Remote Workplace

How to Bond With Co-workers In a Hybrid or Remote Workplace

Whether your company is completely remote or taking a hybrid approach, these tips will help you stay connected with your teammates.We asked our Thrive community to share with us the creative ways they bond with co-workers in a hybrid or remote work environment. Which of these tips will you try?“I encourage everyone to turn off their cameras during video calls! Many believe that by seeing each other we are bonding more. However, being on video and seeing yourself is extremely distracting. We don’t listen as well with all of the heads on the screen, especially your own. It makes people think that they need to act a certain way and that they are on the spot. It feels like you are in grammar school, like the teacher’s watching. We bond more by simply listening to each other.”—Laura McHolm, Los Angeles, … Continued

Boy Scouts of America donates more than 60,000 meals during ‘Scouting for Food’ food drive

Boy Scouts of America donates more than 60,000 meals during ‘Scouting for Food’ food drive

The Boy Scouts of America were at it again with their annual ‘Scouting For Food’ Food Drive in November. The event is held in six different counties in the San Francisco Bay Area and donates the collections to eight different food banks throughout those counties. Thanks to Gentle Giant Moving Company – San Francisco, Chipman Relocation & Logistics, and NorthStar Moving – San Francisco for all of your hard work transporting the donations!NorthStar Moving – San Francisco, a full-service moving and storage company based in California, joined Move For Hunger’s network in 2018. Since joining, they’ve transported over 30,500lbs, equalling more than 25,000 meals, to food banks in the San Francisco Bay Area.

NorthStar Moving Wins Trademark Infringement Case Against Florida Moving Company

NorthStar Moving Wins Trademark Infringement Case Against Florida Moving Company

Federal judge finds operator of King David Van Lines guilty of deceiving consumers, issues damage award of $13 million to NorthStar MovingLos Angeles, CA, Jan. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving ® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, today announced that it has won its trademark infringement lawsuit against King David Van Lines and its operators. A federal judge awarded NorthStar Moving $13 million against Ohad Guzi personally after finding that Mr. Guzi willfully infringed NorthStar Moving’s trademark by deceiving consumers into believing they were hiring NorthStar Moving.Florida-based King David Van Lines, led by Mr. Guzi, conducted business under the name Northstar Movers and the domain name northstarmovers.com. In a bench trial, the U.S. District Court Southern District, Florida Fort Lauderdale Division, found that he did so to mislead customers and convince them they were hiring NorthStar Moving Company. The … Continued

Hollywood moving company ordered to pay $13 million for misleading customers

Hollywood moving company ordered to pay $13 million for misleading customers

Ohad Guzi had been ordered to pay $13 million after a federal judge found that he controlled a company that misled customers by using the name and trademark of a reputable international competitor on a website set up to generate sales leads. King David Van Lines, which the judge determined was controlled by Guzi, conducted business under the name NorthStar Movers and the internet domain NorthStarMovers.com. According to the December 22 ruling by district judge William P. Dimitrouleas, it did so to convince customers that it was actually NorthStar Moving Company, a California based company.

Judge Awards $13M In Moving Co. TM, Cybersquatting Fight

Judge Awards $13M In Moving Co. TM, Cybersquatting Fight

A Florida federal judge has awarded NorthStar Moving $13 million after finding that an operator of King David Van Lines willfully infringed NorthStar’s trademark by deceiving consumers into believing they were hiring NorthStar.In an opinion handed down following a two-day bench trial earlier this month, U.S. District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas said Ohad Guzi was liable for trademark infringement and unfair competition and had violated the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protect Act. The judge also granted a permanent injunction barring Guzi from further cybersquatting, trademark infringement or unfair competition, and tacked on another $100,000 — the maximum allowed — for the cybersquatting violation.

2021 Holiday Entertaining Bootcamp

2021 Holiday Entertaining Bootcamp

To conquer the holidays in this unique era and make it the joyous occasion we have all been patiently waiting for, reshape your home. Get it moving, bending and slimming down. Set aside time to step back and look at the space in your home from all angles. Wow, where’d all that clutter come from? Envision your home as a place where you are proud to invite guests. It’s all about bringing your home back to pre-COVID shape, but with new and improved features.Here’s a guide to shape and tone your home back into sleek and sexy holiday shape, even when working from home!