 APRO: The Official Voice of the Rent to Own Industry
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 What is APRO?
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What is APRO? - Honoring the Rent-to-own Industry's FinestThe APRO "Buddy" Awards are presented every year to those outstanding individuals and organizations that have raised the level of what can be done to better the industry for everyone.
The recipients are named at the annual APRO Awards Banquet held during the association's Convention and Trade Show.
APRO's Hall of Honor:
Ernie Talley Lifetime Achievement Award
State Association of the Year
President’s Award of Excellence
Rental Dealer of the Year
Rental-Purchase Employee of the Year
Rental-Purchase Customer(s) of the Year
Heritage Award
Norm Smith Vendor of the Year
Most-Improved State Association
Emerging Excellence
State Legislative Achievement
State Association Continued Excellence
APRO Board Presidents
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APRO 2010 Convention
and Trade Show
July 19-22 Louisville, KY
2010 Convention Attendee Survey 2010 Convention Exhibitor Survey
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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. | |||
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Click the links below to download each article as a PDF
Complete issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine | May-June 2010
The Opportunity to Serve As his term draws to a close, APRO President Tiger John Cleek reflects upon two years of achievements, challenges and ceaseless legislative pursuits
Ed Winn III: The Wizard of RTO This year, APRO's general counsel and one of the association's founders marks 30 years on the job. Although he prefers to stay behind the curtain, Ed Winn III-—known for telling it like it is-—finally agrees to tell his own story.
Rent-A-Center vs. The Supreme Court In a rare case involving a rent-to-own business, the nation's highest court addresses who decides whether an arbitration agreement is enforceable or not.
APRO Education 2010: Learning in Louisville Get your head in gear when you head to Louisville for this year's Rental Roundtables and seminars held during APRO's 2010 Convention and Trade Show.
Hearing is Believing APRO's 2010 keynote speaker and founder of ContactPoint, a customer service and sales training company, reveals a major tool to help increase your customer base: the telephone.
2010 APRO Board of Directors Candidates 2010 APRO Board of Directors Candidates The time is again at hand for the membership to select its leaders. Here is your slate of eight.
Vendor Spotlight: Bill French, O’Rourke Sales Co. The start of his career might have been a fluke, but Bill French's success since then is no fluke at all.
Cover photograph by George Brainard
See the current issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine... [PDF format] [HTML format]
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