Video00:03:47 Apr 3, 2024Kennards Hire Celebrates 75 YearsKennards Hire is celebrating its 75th year of business in 2024. Watch as members of the Kennard family and the Kennards Hire team explain the secret t READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article7 min read Mar 4, 2024Traube Tent Co. has been answering the call for more than 85 yearsNeed tents and structures for disaster relief and emergency response, military support, commercial and industrial needs, large private and public events, construction jobs, site remediation, petrochemical or agribusiness jobs, and/or professional sporting events? READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article10 min read Jul 7, 2023AAA Party Rentals thrives by keeping it simpleAAA Party Rentals, based in Laurel, Md., and with a satellite in Waldorf, Md., has survived for nearly 30 years as a family-owned event rental company by proudly “staying in its lane.” READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article2 min read May 16, 2023ARA of New Hampshire’s president talks about business successionHello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region One members. I hope it’s been a great spring rental season for you so far. I’m Allison McIntosh, co-owner of Taylor True Value Rental in Concord, N.H., and president of the ARA of New Hampshire, and I’m pleased to be able to share a few thoughts with you about business succession. READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article7 min read Apr 17, 2023Moving through the succession process: F & B Rentals’ Alberto Pianelli shares his experienceAlberto Pianelli grew up in his family’s rental operation, F & B Rentals in Santa Ana, Calif., but he knew he had to take a different route for a while. READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article3 min read Apr 17, 2023Tates Rents shows ESOPs workIn 2020, after more than 70 years under family ownership, Tates Rents, the Boise, Idaho-based rental operation that serves both the construction and general tool markets, including a large base of do-it-yourself homeowners, switched gears. READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article5 min read Apr 17, 2023Preparing to sell your business: Have a plan in place for when the time comesSmall business owners listen up. Do you know what happens to your business if something were to unexpectedly happen to you? If you answered, “I don’t know,” then you are one of many business owners with this response. READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article6 min read Jan 10, 2023Member profile: Investing in the future at Aaberg’s Tool & Equipment RentalAfter fully taking over the reins of Aaberg’s Tool & Equipment Rental, Tacoma, Wash., from his late father, Hank, in 2020, Alexx Bacon is taking the company in new, progressive directions. READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article4 min read May 1, 2021Planning ahead - How to prepare for a successful transitionAfter a year of dealing with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some equipment and event rental store owners might see an opportunity to retire o READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article18 min read May 1, 2021Planning for an exit strategy - The devil is in the detailsJust as there are so many considerations and details to manage when entering the equipment and event rental industry, there are just as many, if no READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article7 min read May 1, 2021Employees’ dreams are becoming reality - It takes time and research for successful transitionsSean Williams, president, and Brian Soares, vice president, First Place READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article1 min read May 1, 2021Legacy Plan worksheet - need to build a paragraph around this(PDF) READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article7 min read May 1, 2021Meeting everyone’s transition timetable can be trickyWhen Matt Mutton was a college junior, he made a major decision. He wanted to take over the family rental business, READ MORE ADD TO CART