Rent-to-own Articles, Tidbits and Extras
Let Them Eat Cheesecake in a Rent to Own Oven - One of the wonderful benefits of outfitting families with quality rent to own furniture, electronics, appliances, computers, jewelry, and other assorted goods is receiving feedback from satisfied customers...

Hollywood at Your Fingertips with Rent to Own Electronics - With the NFL Superbowl championship set to take place in Peoria, Arizona on February 3rd, 2008, we have seen a dramatic increase in our big screen television rentals...

Renting: The Gateway to Quality Used Packaging Equipment - Today renting is often the gateway to a variety of high quality products. Consumers are increasingly weary of the risk of purchasing a product for life...

Trust Rent to Own Products for a Fast Home Sale - In the competitive housing market, companies are always looking for new ways to keep a competitive edge. Home owners, home builders, real estate agents, and interior designers alike agree that rent to own products finish off a house and create a warm, soothing environment that is sure to entice homebuyers...

Rented Furniture in the Workplace - Many of us think that families are the only people that enjoy the benefits of rented furniture and appliances. Look closer and you will find rented furniture and appliances in a myriad of work settings from hospitals to large-scale office buildings...

Rent to Own Products Offer the Comforts of Home to Traveling Nurses - With the shortage of skilled medical professionals both in the United States and internationally, traveling nurses are in constant demand. Nurses often travel to an area to fill short-term contracts and meet staffing demands...

Rent to Own Computers Offer Cost Saving Alternatives for the Self-Employed Entrepreneur - The men and women in the rent to own industry are representative of independent businessmen and businesswomen everywhere...

Rented Computers Resolves Temporary Technical Needs for Internet Based Companies - These days rented furniture and appliances are for much more than the family home. From a technology standpoint, businesses find it is difficult to keep up with the steady steam of innovation offered by computers...



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

Complete issue of Progressive Rentals April - May 2008
Download the entire April - May 2008 issue of Progressive Rentals by clicking on the link above (PDF file size is approximately 9 MB). by APRO

 

Make the Connection!
APRO's 2008 Rent-to-own Convention and Buying Show
By Shelley Martinek and Neil Ferguson
Meet us in St. Louis and make your rent-to-own connection at APRO's 2008 Convention and Buying Show, August 11-14. It's the industry's must-see event of the year and we've got all the details and registration forms within these pages.

 

In Search of the Industry's Finest
By Richard May
APRO's annual RTO Customer of the Year and Employee of the Year awards shed light on what makes this industry great. We're asking for your help in finding this year's recipients--we'll even pay you for your efforts! Check out profiles of past recipients and then start your search.

 

Rent-to-own and Islam
By Ed Win III
What do rent-to-own and Islam have in common? Quite a lot, actually. Islamic populations governed under Sharia law are being told they cannot enter into transactions where interest is charged. Enter ijara--rent-to-own Muslim-style.

 

APROfile: Scott Brown
By Kristen Card
Scott Brown, a former record-breaking swimmer, now dives into his ColorTyme franchises with ambitious goals, plans and processes for unsinkable success.

 

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