Rent-to-own News

Rent-to-own News - Limited rooms still available for APRO Convention

July 22, 2008

You can still get a room at St. Louis Renaissance Grand for APRO 2008 Convention & Buying Show, but only if you act now.

APRO has added a few more rooms for our attendees, and the hotel will honor the APRO room rate of $159 until tomorrow, Wednesday, July 23. 

If you had a problem reserving your room last week, call the St. Louis Renaissance Grand directly at 314/621-9600 today. For additional information, contact Shelley Martinek at APRO at 512/225-1041. 

Click here for full convention details.


Pack plenty of business cards!

No one wants to miss a good deal because they mistakenly gave out an incorrect phone number or e-mail address.

A business card is the most accurate and efficient way to give vendors all of your contact information. Help APRO’s vendors help you. Bring plenty of business cards to the show.


Full convention details here.


 

About APRO
The Association of Progressive Rental Organizations is the official voice of the rent-to-own industry and the most accurate and trustworthy source of rent-to-own news in the industry. Founded in 1980, APRO is the national, nonprofit trade association advocating and representing the rent-to-own industry before the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, courts, media and the public.

For more information, visit www.rtohq.org.




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RTOHQ: The Magazine
RTOHQ: The Magazine is the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations' award-winning rent-to-own industry magazine, and it's available here.

Complete issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine | June - July 2008
Download the entire June- July 2008 issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine by clicking on the link above (PDF file size is approximately 11 MB). by APRO

 

The Connectors
By Kristen Card
Taking into consideration APRO’s 2008 Convention theme, “Rent-to-Own Connections,” we debut RTOHQ: The Magazine with a series of profiles on some of those in our industry who use their insights about rent-to-own and their abilities of persuasion to connect with members of Congress: Congressman William Lacy Clay, Steve Kruse, RSSS’ Ellison Crider, Missouri’s Mighty Cs (Larry Carrico, “Tiger” John Cleek and Dan Cole), Lyn Leach, Bryce Company’s Bryan Collins, Tom Bernau and Benefit Marketing Solutions.

 

Identity Theft in the Rent-to-Own World
By Ed Winn III
These days, businesses are being held more accountable for the records they keep and the safeguards they use to protect them. Should your customers’ personal and financial information fall into the hands of thieves, you might be liable for the damages caused.

 

APRO’s 2008 Convention Education: Your Gateway to New Ideas
The education schedule at APRO’s 2008 Rent-to-Own Convention and Buying Show in St. Louis has been revamped to provide an entire day of great ideas that you can take back to your stores. Check out the complete schedule and seminar descriptions in this issue.

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