Month: May 2012

(May 16, 2012) -- Without sufficient capital, small business cannot expand rapidly. There are a variety of business loans available to the entrepreneurs dealing with small business. The following explains the different types of business loans available to small business owners.

(May 15, 2012) -- More than 70 RV dealers have uploaded vehicle information and pictures to the relaunched Ultimate RV Rentals website, MBA Insurance reported today. "We already have 380 rental RVs listed on our site, and we haven't been open for a week," Bert Alanko, president of MBA Insurance, told RV Daily Report today.

(May 15, 2012) -- Good Sam Enterprises released their first quarter financial report yesterday for the period ending March 31. It showed the company earned net income of $4,000 on $110 million in total revenue. The company reported a $2.6 million loss for the same period in 2011. Store merchandise sales at Camping World locations increased $4.7 million from the first quarter of 2011 due to a same store sales increase of $3.7 million, or 9.3 percent, compared to a 1.4 percent decrease for the first quarter of 2011.

(May 15, 2012) -- Representatives from the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) and its affiliates made a show of force in Washington, D.C., last week, holding 80 face-to-face meetings with members of the U.S. House and Senate to voice industry concern over recent changes proposed by the Department of Justice regarding its ADA pool lift guidance released Jan. 31.

(May 15, 2012) -- Torklift International today released the third clue in its 2012 Treasure Hunt content where one lucky person will win a vacation truck camping across Alaska complete with airfare for two. Here are two hints. It is more than 6 million acres in size, and there is an ice cream named after this park.

(May 15, 2012) -- Lazydays invites people to join in the fun at its Tucson location May 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. for a food truck roundup with more than 16 mobile kitchens, a live action art show by Melo Dominguez, music by Son Y Sol and a special appearance by the Rockin’ Pinups.

(May 15, 2012) -- Tulane University's Peter Ricchiuti will share his informative and entertaining perspective on financial markets during “Market Signals: What the Financial Markets Are Telling Us Now,” the keynote session held in conjunction with the RV Dealers International Convention/Expo on Oct. 3.  “Dealers who understand larger economic trends that impact consumer spending are in a better position to manage their businesses,” said Albano. 

(May 15, 2012) -- MCD outgrew their first location within two years and, in 2005, moved to a larger 25,000-square-foot building.  Needing to continue to keep pace with the ever-growing demand for their products, MCD moved again in July 2010 into what is now their current location, a 9.6-acre campus 35 miles north of Dallas in McKinney, Texas, where they manufacture and supply innovative products for the RV industry as well as for the commercial and residential markets. 

(May 15, 2012) -- The highlight of the weekend is the open house May 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pismo Coast Village RV Resort. All the units will be decorated inside and out in vintage décor as they celebrate trailers built between 1910 and 1985. Resort guests and the public are welcome to join the fun and tour the units during the open house and there is no charge.

(May 15, 2012) -- The Manawatu Standard reports that 83-year-old Trevor Samuel Sturgess, of Masterton, was killed yesterday when the motorhome he was driving collided with a truck south of Levin.