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Rent-to-own News - Bestway wraps managers meeting with awards banquet

September 22, 2010

Bestway's 2010 'Profit King' C.D. Bell, center, surrounded by fellow Bestway high performing managers at the company's awards banquet Wednesday.

Bestway Rent-To-Own closed out its 2010 annual managers meeting at Hilton Head, South Carolina Wednesday, with an awards brunch celebrating district and store managers of the company's highest performing stores.

The company is wrapping up the most profitable year in its history and several of the managers took home several of the 131 awards in categories ranging from highest revenue and profit generation to BOR growth.

"Any team in business demands just what it does on the field," Bestway CFO Beth Durrett said. "Pep talks, practice drills, critiquing performance and passion. 2010 was a record year for our company. Together as a team we will continue to be the best in the industry."

Bestway CEO David Kraemer closed out the meeting.

"We have become a close knit group of not just co-workers but friends and we've accomplished things other companies only dream of," Kraemer said. "Every leadership book I've ever read starts out with the fact the best companies have the best people. Well I'm here to tell you, this company is the best rent to own company in the world."

See photos of Bestway's 2010 Managers Meeting.

See previous story on David Kraemer.

Read about Bestway's commitment to supporting breast cancer research.






 

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