Inflatables insurance premiums could decrease

October 1, 2007  |  Management

Insurance companies are coming around to lower prices for inflatables premiums. Renting inflatables can be an excellent source of revenue for a rental company, but the profits can come at a high cost. A few years ago, insurance was not just expensive: It was difficult to find carriers that would eve…
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Solving seasonal labor problems

October 1, 2007  |  Features, Management

How companies manage the ebb and flow of tent-rental labor. By Jamie Swedberg If you ask around, most tent rental companies can probably tell you what their state’s or province’s minimum wage is. They’ll have to think about it, though. They certainly haven’t paid it in a whil…
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The role of the crew chief

August 1, 2007  |  Features, Management

Crew chiefs do more than just make sure a tent is installed correctly—they’re the employees you can’t afford to lose. By Holly O’Dell Anyone running a business these days will tell you that good help is hard to find. Owners of tent rental companies regularly face this conundr…
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Strong vendor-planner partnerships lead to profit

June 1, 2007  |  Features, Management

When event planners and their vendors develop good working relationships, profits will follow. By Stacy Stern, CSEP As our industry evolves with new equipment and ideas, there is—and always will be—one consistency: the vendor-client relationship. Often, vendors’ best clients are ev…
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The HIRE Act and capital expenditures

January 1, 1970  |  Management

In addition to providing tax breaks for hiring unemployed people, the newly–passed HIRE Act extends the 2008 and 2009 expensing thresholds so that businesses can write off up to $250,000 of certain capital expenditures, subject to a phase–out once expenditures exceed $800,000, in lieu of…
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