Rent-to-own News - Premier's Cuthbertson earns community service award

Premier dealer William Cuthbertson.

Clarksville Premier Rental-Purchase owner William Cuthbertson earned a special award for community service at the recent Premier Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida.

An integral and respected part of the Clarksville, Tennessee community, Premier has been providing furniture, appliances and electronics with both retail and rent-to-own options since Cuthbertson opened as a franchisee in 2006.

Prior to opening his own business, Cuthbertson spent several successful years in management with two large rental-purchase companies. His journey to store ownership followed an unusual path—through Iraq as convoy commander for the Department of Defense. Cuthbertson went to Iraq to earn money to open his own store. “But I'm very patriotic,” he says “The goal to earn money got me there; the purpose of country kept me there for two years.”

Premier was an important answer for him as he broke back into the industry. “Having been away from the industry for a while, Premier made for a helpful transition,” he says. “They are a family organization with a family atmosphere. That is important to me as I view my customers and employees as family.”

True to this philosophy, members of Cuthbertson's immediate family work side-by-side with him: his partner and wife, LeaAnn, and brother, James, who work in accounts receivable and as store manager respectively.

Through Cuthbertson's connections in the Clarksville community this past year, his store helped raise $53,000 to support groundbreaking research at the MDA Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and to send children and young adults with neuromuscular diseases to MDA's annual Summer Camp at the Center for Courageous Kids in Scottsville, Kentucky.

“It was a very successful effort,” said Cuthbertson. “It was touching to see the gratitude expressed by the recipients and to know that we had been part of something that will change lives and support a good cause.”

The Clarksville Premier Rental-Purchase store is located at 98 Dover Crossing Road. Phone is 931-906-8551. Visit them online at ClarksvilleTn2.premierrents.net