Category: Car rental business counseling
Could what you don’t know stall your business?
The rental business has so many unknowns; where do I begin? Is this renter an honest customer? Is he going to stay locally, or is he going on a 2000-mile weekend trip? Will this renter be driving my car, or will he give it to his 17-year-old daughter to take to her prom? We deal […]
From The Rental Desk April 2015- Rental Car Newsletter
Welcome to the latest Auto Rental Solutions rental car newsletter for the independent rental car operator. This issue’s rental car topics include: The cash customer can be good rental car business; rental car leasing opportunities that make your customers happy; Q & A about Renter’s Collision Protection and Jim’s thoughts about the rental car industry, […]
Rental Cars and Service Animals
You worked hard for your business and your crew do a heck of a job keeping your vehicles clean, smelling nice and running well. So it’s understandable you may have a policy about pets in your cars. Maybe it’s a strict no pets policy. Maybe it’s an added fee, like an under 21 driver fee. […]
It’s not just cars. Owning a profitable vehicle rental business.
Owning a neighborhood rental business gives you the latitude to offer the right vehicles for your customers. There really are no limits to what you could offer or how you want to structure your business. But you need to get started. Explore the possibilities of owning your own rental car business on May 4-6, 2015 […]
Who’s Your Driver? Rental Car Protocol
RENTAL CAR PRACTICE CASE STUDY on costing money, increasing frustration and making your rental car insurance company uneasy…names have been changed… At Smilin’ Jim’s Auto Rental, Jim was having a fan-tabulous day. George Barrow from Barrow’s High Tech… that dot com business down the street and around the corner… came into the shop and reserved […]
Dance with Me….From The Rental Desk
Employees…Love ’em or hate em….. I was saving the money by not having any payroll, but I did not have any time to go out and find more business…..more
Rental Car Business Marketing Ideas: Thinking Outside the Car
You want people to gather at your place to rent (or buy) one of your vehicles. And you want to promote your business so people will gather at your place to rent (or buy) one of your vehicles. It’s called Marketing. But what does the word Market mean anyway? It could be a noun, the […]
For your rent a car business, your neighborhood is larger than you may think.
Have you met your neighbors? If you are running an independent rental car business, it’s important to know your sphere of influence. Meaning: get to know your neighbors. Sure, you may be the only person at the counter most days and maybe the only person at all but to grow your business and build on […]
You want to be your own boss. We understand that.
Whether you decide to purchase a rental car franchise or create your own independent rental car agency, the sure way to success is to avoid mistakes made by beginners (and some seasoned professionals as well!) in the rental car business. At Auto Rental Solutions, we will make sure you have the insight and tools you […]
The Rental Car Customer: From not so great to GREAT!
In the rental car business, as sad as it is to say, sometimes we have to turn a customer away. As to the why? Reasons could be: money, unworthy credit, expired or fake driver’s licenses, or just a gut feeling. Yet, instead of a flat “No!”, and showing the guy the door, this not so […]