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February 2010 Issue    

Top 7 Reasons to LeaseThis e-letter is delivered periodically as a means to keep you apprised of industry updates from Travelers Financial Corporation. 

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 This issue our focus is on Trucking.
In This Issue
Owner Operator Woes?
Moving up in a Downturn
Just for Fun
WHY LEASING?
Top 4 Financial Resolutions
Need a Partner for Success?
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Owner Operator Woes?
Factor All Expenses per Mile!

Courtesy of Dave Raynsford of QuikX, excerpted from the September Issue of The Highway Chronicle.

Whether you are working for a corporate fleet or as a completely independent operator I am certain you will agree with the fact that the last year and a half has probably been your toughest in recent history in terms of revenue income. During times of economic uncertainty the seemingly insignificant cost associated with maintaining any business can become a matter of great concern.
 
Moving up during the downturnMoving Up
5 KEY LESSONS
 
The current economic climate poses some new and very hard questions for many businesses in Alberta.  Even the most seasoned and successful companies need to take pause to determine how their business should best react to, and capitalize on, the challenges and opportunities they face.
 
Regardless of industry sector, size of company, geographic location, or longevity of the business, there are five key lessons that all business leaders can take to heart as they manage the twists and turns of changing economic times. 
 
Only in AlbertaOnly in Alberta
WHY LEASE? .Top 7 Reasons to Lease
 
Customized lease finance has benefits to both vendors and end users.  In this issue we provide the benefits of lease finance to end users.
 
BENEFITS TO THE END USER.
 
Financial ResolutionsTOP 4 Financial New Year's Resolutions

Business operators face many financial management challenges as they go about the business of making a good living. It's the New Year and many business owners still haven't nailed down New Year's Resolutions about their businesses. Don't expect a different outcome unless you change how you do things.  Here are four financial resolutions to make (and keep) to enhance your operation.
 
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Travelers Financial Corporation is by annual originations and geographic presence the largest independent equipment finance leasing company in Western Canada.  We are a non-bank financial provider.
 
Travelers offers a wide range of asset based financing
solutions to the commercial and industrial sectors
including transportation, mining, gas and oil, agriculture,
manufacturing, construction and government
infrastructure.
 
Travelers meets the need for uniquely structured leasing
solutions for Canadian operations to remain competitive
under the constraints of contracting budgets and shrinking
financial options.
 
Travelers Financial Corporation is part of the Travelers Group,
whose companies and management have been recipient of
 
2005 - Top 50 Best Managed Company- Deliotte
2006 - Entrepreneur of the Year - Ernst & Young
2007 - Top 100 Fastest Growing Company - KPMG
2008 - Top 100 Private Companies - KPMG

 
Travelers' access to capital, informed management, and
seasoned team of professional lease advisors in British
Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario
have made Travelers a respected source of funding for the
individual needs of both resellers and end users in the private
and public sectors.
Top 7 Reasons to LeaseQuestions? 
 
For more information about how I, with the Travelers team, can help you achieve resolutions and solutions for a prosperous year, I invite you to contact me.
 
Respectfully,
 
Leon Comer
Travelers Financial Corporation
Office: (403) 201-7581
Mobile: (403) 818-1415
About Us:  Travelers Financial Corporation is one of the largest independent equipment finance companies in Canada.  Travelers offers a wide range of competitive asset based financing solutions to commercial and industrial sectors including transportation, mining, gas and oil, agriculture, manufacturing, construction and government infrastructure, as well as specialized automobile leasing.  Travelers meets the need for uniquely structured leasing solutions for Canadian operations to gain the competitive edge they seek.  Travelers'  access to capital, informed management, and seasoned team of professional  advisors in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario have made Travelers a respected source of funding for the individualized needs of both resellers and end users in the private and public sectors.
Visit our website:    www.travelersfinancial.com 
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