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 State RTO Associations
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State RTO Associations - State Rent-to-Own Association Resources
Now, state associations are even more important in protecting and promoting a safe, legal environment for rent-to-own businesses to continue to thrive. Every year, more than 25 bills are introduced in state legislatures throughout the country directly affecting the rent-to-own industry and the majority of the bills are negative, requiring a strong state association to defend and educate its legislators on the benefits of rent-to-own.
State associations offer great opportunities to network with your neighboring rent-to-own dealers and his/her employees. Many state associations hold meetings throughout the year, addressing current RTO industry issues through valuable seminars and speakers, designed to educate both owners and employees.
Contact your state association president and/or check the calendar to find out if your state is holding an upcoming meeting. For more information on state associations, please contact Jeannie Hutchison at 800/204-2776, ext. 108.
Here are just some of the ways in which APRO can help state rental-dealer associations:
Start a state association APRO is happy to help you organize your state association.
Bookkeeping services APRO can provide state associations full bookkeeping services, including dues billings and bill payment.
Meeting planning APRO can help with state association meeting planning by developing brochures, finding speakers and/or setting up meetings.
Got news? If your state association has an upcoming event, is about to or has done something newsworthy or is planning a membership meeting, please notify APRO so that it can publish your news and information on its Web site and in the association's magazine, Progressive Rentals.
For more information on any of these resources, contact Jeannie Hutchison by email or by calling 800/204-2776, ext. 108.
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APRO's 2010 Legislative
Conference!
We would like to
thank our attendees for a great success! 
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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 | January-February 2010
The Year of the Tiger According to Chinese astrology, the Year of the Tiger begins in February 2010. Tiger John Cleek is making the most of it as he winds down his two-year term as APRO’s president. He reflects on personal and industry-wide accomplishments and the love of family that sustains him.
In the 30-year history of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations, 17 rental dealers have served as president. To mark APRO’s special anniversary, 15 of these leaders share their experiences in helping to shape the rent-to-own industry.
The Keep Rate Conundrum Calculating keep rate does not seem to improve the rent-to-own business in any discernible way—and yet this calculation, beyond all the others, has had enormous legal and political implications for rent-to-own almost since its inception.
Vendor Spotlight: What's in a Name? These three departed rent-to-own vendors--Joe Eason, Tom Kitchens and Norm Smith--live on, their names indelibly linked to key industry events and honors.
See the current issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine... [PDF format] [HTML format]
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Association of Progressive Rental Organizations 1504 Robin Hood Trail Austin, Texas 78703 800/204-2776, ext. 103 Fax 512/794-0097 |