Study time: IFAI tools for better staking and ballasting

August 1, 2019  |  Features

IFAI’s staking and ballasting studies have helped to push the tent rental industry forward in terms of safety and professionalism. Here’s how tent rental companies can use the studies to set their business apart, plus anchoring tips from the experts. The IFAI Staking Study and the TRD (Tent Rent…
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Innovators and instructors

August 1, 2019  |  Editorial

The bad news (and some good news) about career paths and aging. It was on the eve of my birthday, while sitting in rush hour traffic, that an NPR segment gave me the really bad news: My professional decline has already started. The interviewee, social scientist Arthur C. Brooks, was discussing his p…
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Tips for sustainable event planning

August 1, 2019  |  News

We have all heard, “Reduce, reuse, recycle.” The experts with furniture rental provider CORT Events offer ideas for sustainable event planning, backed up with the company’s sustainability report on its rental model.  “For outdoor events, having lush greenery is very trendy right now—r…
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A ‘starry night’ tented gala

August 1, 2019  |  Showcase

A tented art museum gala glows with an elaborate lighting design. To celebrate a major expansion, gala planners at Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Fla., envisioned a tented affair with a black, gold, cream and white palette and lots of light. “The tent was our first source to bring in light…
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Experience TRD at Tent Conference 2020

August 1, 2019  |  News

Connect with tent professionals while enjoying a ranch lifestyle at Tent Conference 2020, Jan. 22−24, 2020, at Westgate River Ranch Resort & Rodeo in River Ranch, Fla. Registration opens in August.  The biennial event of the Tent Rental Division (TRD) of IFAI features robust education, valuab…
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E-commerce for tent rental

August 1, 2019  |  Products

Alert Management Systems has added e-commerce to its suite of web services. Available in Alert EasyPro v.19, e-commerce allows rental operations to implement a customized online shopping store on their website. Rental companies control the site, choosing which clients may use the feature, ensuring t…
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InTents “5 under 40”

August 1, 2019  |  Features

Meet five young professionals who are working toward a vibrant and forward-thinking tenting industry. by Sigrid Tornquist Tent Expo 2019 in January kicked off with a young professionals happy hour, where Ramsey Duqum, CEO of AAble Rents, gave a spirited message to those gathered about advancing the …
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Multilevel structures raise the roof for major events

August 1, 2019  |  Features

When there’s nowhere for a tented event to expand outward, multilevel structures help the festivities to go up.  by Pamela Mills-Senn When Traube Tents and Structures entered the double-decker market this past spring, the Columbia, Ill.-based rental provider had exactly one contract for the t…
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Starting up or expanding a business? Here’s what you need to know about taxes.

August 1, 2019  |  Management

Tax laws can help or hurt new and expanding businesses. In today’s economy, it’s not unusual for an existing event business to branch out, or for an owner or self-employed professional to start another business in the same or a different field. Few realize, however, that Uncle Sam stands ready t…
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