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APRO Scholarship Star: Craig Caspari

For more than a decade, the APRO Charitable Foundation has annually provided scholarships to rent-to-own professionals and their families. APRO members have contributed generously to the APRO Scholarship Fund –

December 6, 2021

Byrider Grows Franchise Development with New Manager Hire

APRO member Byrider Franchising LLC recently announced its hiring of Michael Davis as the company’s Franchise Development Manager. Byrider is America’s only buy-here-pay-here used car and finance franchised dealership. “We’re

November 15, 2021

Buddy’s Franchises Continue Growth as Conference Promotes Partnership

APRO member Buddy’s Home Furnishings is firing up for a fantastic fall – with two of its franchises experiencing notable growth, and a Leadership Conference all about partnering for progress.

September 28, 2021

PTS Financial’s Farrell Named to Forbes Business Council

Tony Farrell, CEO of APRO associate member PTS Financial Services Inc., was recently accepted into the Forbes Business Council, the principal growth and networking organization for successful business owners and

September 28, 2021

Midwest Expo Returns with Amazing Deals and Learning

The Ohio Rental Dealers Association [ORDA] held its annual Midwest RTO Training Expo, once again in-person, in mid-September at Belterra Casino Resort in Florence, Indiana. Almost 200 participants filled the

September 22, 2021

The APRO Code of Ethics: Did You Know?

The APRO Code of Ethics was created alongside the association in 1980, written by the first APRO members to establish a set of guidelines consistent with what they felt should be

September 22, 2021

Nationwide’s PrimeTime Prepares Dealers for Q4

Nationwide Marketing Group welcomed more than 3,500 attendees from about 900 member companies and 175 vendor partners to Nashville, Tennessee, in mid-August for its 57th in-person PrimeTime event. During the

September 17, 2021

Cleek’s Helps Customers’ Kids Get Back(pack) to School

APRO member Cleek’s Home Furnishings/Rental & Sales recently prepared 600 backpacks for children of customers who come into stores. Home office workers Kim Nolte and Heather Cleek organized and filled

September 7, 2021

2021: A Day in the Life in RTO | Tiernan Boland

Name: Tiernan Boland What’s your current role/title? I am the in-house staff writer for The Premier Companies. Years in RTO: I have worked for Premier since September 2018. This was my

August 17, 2021

Store Manager of the Year Spotlight: Showplace Inc’s Cory Webb

Cory Webb – Ohio-based Showplace Inc.’s Store Manager of the Year – cares. And while it may be that he’s just a naturally caring person, he also has some genuine

July 29, 2021

APRO Communications

APRO Scholarship Star: Craig Caspari

Byrider Grows Franchise Development with New Manager Hire

Buddy’s Franchises Continue Growth as Conference Promotes Partnership

PTS Financial’s Farrell Named to Forbes Business Council

Midwest Expo Returns with Amazing Deals and Learning

The APRO Code of Ethics: Did You Know?

Nationwide’s PrimeTime Prepares Dealers for Q4

Cleek’s Helps Customers’ Kids Get Back(pack) to School

2021: A Day in the Life in RTO | Tiernan Boland

Store Manager of the Year Spotlight: Showplace Inc’s Cory Webb

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