August 14th, 2010
Posted by Rental Expert
Filed under: Expert Advice
This posting continues a series of blog topics that will help you compare various rental management systems.
AVAILABILITY IMMEDIACY
Split-second changes to inventory availability must be recorded by your rental software. If they aren’t, your system could actually impair the earning power of your rental assets.
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July 24th, 2010
Posted by Rental Expert
Filed under: Expert Advice
This posting starts a series of blog topics that will help you compare various rental management systems. By asking specific questions about a system’s functionality, you can determine whether a system truly handles all the needs associated with tasks such as sub-rents, contract writing security and pricing flexibility, or whether the software merely addresses a task on a superficial level. Superficial software design is not something you want to discover ‘on the job’ after you’ve written a check!
CONTRACT WRITING SECURITY
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June 26th, 2010
Posted by Jack Shea
Filed under: Expert Advice, Industry News
In this economy, rental businesses are leaving no stone unturned in the push for inventory utilization. When demand for traditional rentals declines, innovative thinking must prevail. Some of the larger rental companies have found ways to supplement their revenue with asset management and site support services for customers. There is nothing stopping small to mid-size rental operators from pursuing a similar strategy of value-added services. In most cases, all the ingredients are at hand, including the key ingredient — rental management software. Challenge yourself to look at your inventory and labor differently. Read more
June 16th, 2010
Posted by Rental Expert
Filed under: Expert Advice, Industry News, SBC Systems
Read all about the Top 10 “must-have” features of our new Enfinity release 2.0 … Meet the team: Industry veteran Larry Moore … Do you want fries with that? Learn what makes this a good idea for rental businesses … Catch up with SBC at industry trade shows, and more. Download it here!
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April 30th, 2010
Posted by Jack Shea
Filed under: Expert Advice, SBC Systems
The main motivation for a rental business to engage in custom programming is that the end result will presumably fit the needs of the business hand-in-glove. However, the reality is that rental applications are extremely complex, and attempts at custom programming can come with substantial downsides.
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April 4th, 2010
Posted by Tim Johnson
Filed under: Customers, Expert Advice
It’s a line any fast-food junky will recognize. Yet how many of us have stopped to think whether or not that question really brings in additional revenue?
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March 18th, 2010
Posted by JJ Shea
Filed under: Customers, Industry News
We thought we’d share some photos from our Customer Appreciation Event in Orlando in February at the Rental Show. Most of these shots are from the wine and cheese party that followed our training session. We had a chance to say hello to over 60 of our customers
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March 8th, 2010
Posted by Jack Shea
Filed under: Customers, Industry News
It was great to see Vicki Blackwell honored for her industry service last week at the CRA’s Rental Rally. Vicki and her husband Dale have been CounterPro customers since 1997 at Aba Daba Rentals & Sales in Sacramento. From all of us at SBC — congratulations to Vicki on receiving the James Gartland Memorial Award!
March 3rd, 2010
Posted by JJ Shea
Filed under: Industry News, SBC Systems
Next week I’ll be north of the border at the Rental Mart, where I’m sure there will be plenty of buzz about Canada’s Olympic victory on the ice — what a great game. If you want to talk hockey or rental management systems, stop by Booth #304 and see Enfinity’s latest software release in action. I also want to give a shout-out to Andy Paquette, a long-time SBC customer (Bravo Rentals) and current Canadian Rental Association president. I got a kick out of reading about Andy’s “Adirondack chair challenge” in Moncton!
