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APRO's Exclusive Rent-to-own Video
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Rent to own Video: 2005 Employee of the Year
This Rent to Own Video brought to you by APRO's RTOHQ.org 
There isn’t much that holds Paul Russell back from what he wants. He opened a Blue Ribbon Rentals store in an area of Ohio where the company originally was convinced that it did not want a store. Today, that store is the company’s largest and has won seven out of eight monthly awards. During the 2004 flooding in the Ohio Valley, Russell led a team to solicit and deliver food and clothes for families who lost everything. A youth pastor for his church, Russell started the youth ministry from scratch and now has at least 60 teenagers he tends to—mostly from broken homes and/or abusive backgrounds. Russell doesn’t believe in the word, “can’t.” He has taken care of employees in need and fed hungry customers who lost their jobs. He rises to each challenge without a question and more than deserves to be APRO’s 2005 Rental-Purchase Employee of the Year. | |
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APRO's 2010 Legislative
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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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