CRA Sask Local

February Newsletter

 


 


     President's Message - February  2016
 
Welcome to the February edition of our newsletter. I know that a lot of you are getting ready to head down to Atlanta for the ARA Show. It is a great place to experience new equipment that you may want to add to your rental fleet. With many suppliers with show only specials it is a great opportunity to save on your equipment purchases.
Also be sure and check out the CRA Hospitality night on Monday February 21 from 7-10 PM at the Hard Rock. Dress up in your best 60's costume and have a chance to win some great prizes. It is a great place to network with other rental operators from across Canada and to stop by and say hello to Nathalie and Jenna from the CRA office.
In the February edition of Rental Management there is a good article on equipment theft. With the decline in the oil industry in Alberta I am sure that we see a rise in equipment theft. This is definitely a good time to consider the equipment registry through the CRA. This morning was a good example as I had the City Police in asking if we had any missing scissor lifts. They had found one abandoned in a vacant lot on the north side of Saskatoon. They also said that there was Bobcat close to our location that someone had tried to get started but had failed in their attempts. If you have your equipment registered it would give the police a better chance of finding the owner of stolen equipment.
For those travelling to Atlanta have a safe and profitable trip.
For those not going to the ARA Rental Show I hope to see you at the Prairie Show in Edmonton March 4-5.
Gene Elash
CRA Sask Local President


News from your CRA Sask Local
CRA Trade Show News
 
Mark these Dates on your Calendar
 
Edmonton, Alberta will be hosting the show in 2016 on March 4th & 5th 2016. Mark these dates in you calendar! The Host Hotel is The Double Tree (formerly the old Mayfield Inn). Trade Show will be at The Northlands Coliseum
 
Let`s all try and make it to the show in Alberta!
 
Auction items are still being accepted for Silent Auction. Please contact
 
Gene Elash at crasasklocal@gmail.com
or
Chris Baker at chris.baker@patcher.ca
 
 

ARA Seminars - Great Ideas to Grow a Stronger Company
 
 
 
The ARA offers Training videos to help your Staff & Company. Everything from Learning Better Customer Service to Marketing & Advertising.
 

 

 

ARA Rental Profitability
 
Maximize your profit with the ARA Rental Profitability Program
 
Every rental operator wants to run a profitable and successful business. To do that, you have to put your business on the right financial path. You can accomplish this with the American Rental Association's Rental Profitability Program.
 
This interactive online financial program provides the step-by-step process that will put you in position to not only be successful but also achieve maximum profitability.
 
"It's all about simplifying the art of managing your finances," says Carla Brozick, CAE, ARA senior director of education and training.
 
"ARA's program demystifies the financial aspect of your business. It uncovers the hidden knowledge in your financial statements and provides you with a thorough understanding so you can speak 'finance' and know what the numbers are telling you. Once you have mastered the basics of your financial statements, you can identify areas that are underperforming, determine the key metrics to track and then create a plan specifically for your business that leads to financial prosperity. It's a process, and this program walks you through it every step of the way," she says.
 
Nancy Snell, CERP, owner of NJS Design Event & Party Rentals in Clinton, Ontario, turned to the program because she "wanted to see the base costs of her business and how everything was pegged to the sales and other activities we did," she says.
 
Thanks to this program, Snell was able to "validate our job-costing process," enabling her to "know where we are at and where we are going based on our numbers. You can't plan if you don't know where you are at," she says.
 
Discover the benefits yourself. In addition to the modules, the program provides Action Idea worksheets, interactive Rental Store Financial Assessment spreadsheets, and the Business Improvement Guide and glossaries - tools to get you on the right path, no matter your financial comfort level.
 
ARA members can access this program for just $149 for a 15-month multi-user ID.
 
To learn more, visit ARArental.org/go/RPP.
 
 
  
  
  
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Atlanta is waiting for you!

 

Before arrival in Atlanta, you may want to plan transportation, activities and more.
 
A Special site has been set up to Welcome You to Atlanta and help you enjoy your stay while you attend the Rental Show.
 
 
 
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Everyone had a Great time in New Orleans last year at the Rental Show...We are sure Atlanta will be the same!
 



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