The 2024 Midwest RTO Training Expo – held mid-September in Columbus, Ohio – offered more than 200 attendees abundant connecting, sharing, and shopping opportunities. The two-day event, sponsored by the Ohio Rental Dealers Association (ORDA), is well-established as one of America’s best regional rent-to-own tradeshows.
The event kicked off in mid-afternoon of day one with education roundtables on How to Build a $2-Million Store, Employee Retention, Collections Best Practices, and Sales 3.0. Following a welcome reception, attendees were welcomed to the tradeshow for dinner. Then participants enjoyed an evening at Sequoia Pro Bowl Lanes – an alley, arcade, and sports bar specializing in party-hosting.
Day two offered more morning time at the tradeshow, and included training presentations by a handful of the 46 vendors at the event.
“The show we put on each year offers a great mix of product previews for Q4, education and training, and valuable networking with industry peers,” said ORDA President Keith Ferriman, Vice President of Showplace Inc., and Owner/President of Buckeye Wheel & Tire LLC dba RNR Tire Express. “Above all, it’s fun! Everyone has a blast connecting with others in their business.”
