Bates International In The News
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March 2008 - RV West Magazine
Bates International is recognized for its success as an RV rental franchise
Entrepreneur Magazine has named Las Vegas-based Bates International Motor Home Rental Systems, Inc.—a leading provider of RV rentals and revenue-sharing opportunities—one of the 500 top franchises in the United States for 2008.
This is the second consecutive year that Bates has received this distinguished award. The franchise 500 list is published in Entrepreneur Magazine’s February 2008 iss... read more
Bates International Motor Home Rental Systems, Inc. Announces Affiliation with Good Sam Club
December 2007 - Trish Williamson
Sandra Bate, president and CEO of Bates International Motor Home Rental Systems, Inc., a leading recreational vehicle (RV) brand in North America, announced that Bates has affiliated with the world’s largest organization for RVers, Good Sam Club’s “Smile & Save,” a division of Affinity Group, Inc.
“Bates International and its 30 Franchise locations throughout the United States and Canada are thrilled to join the Good Sam “Smile and Save” team and offer money-saving pr... read more
Auto Club of America’s RV Road Assist Affiliation Announced by Bates Motor Home Rental Systems, In
December 2007 - Trish Williamson
Sandra Bate, president and CEO of Bates International Motor Home Rental Systems, Inc., a leading recreational vehicle (RV) brand in North America, announced that Bates has secured the services of Auto Club of America, Corp. (ACA) and its RV Fleet Road Assist Program.
“Bates International and its 30 Franchise locations throughout the United States and Canada are excited to join forces with Auto Club of America,” says Bate. “We selected Auto Club of America because of the compan... read more
Entrepreneur Magazine Names Bates International Motor Homes As One Of The Top 500 U.S. Franchises
November 2007 - RV XTREME Magazine
RVXTREME Magazine November 2007 Volume 1 Issue 11
ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE NAMES BATES INTERNATIONAL MOTOR HOMES AS ONE OF THE TOP 500 U.S. FRANCHISES
Entrepreneur Magazine recently named Las Vegas-based Bates International Motor Home Rental Systems, Inc. as one of the top 500 U.S. franchises for 2007. Bates was one of the first companies to initiate revenue sharing with its customers through its RV rental program. Today the Bates brand is recognized internationally.
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IFA Taps Bates Motor Home Franchisee for Top Honors
August 2007 - Press Release
Las Vegas, NV, August 7, 2007 – Las Vegas-based Bates International Motor Home Rental Systems, Inc., a leading provider of recreational vehicle (RV) rentals and revenue sharing opportunities, is proud to announce the International Franchise Association (IFA) has named Wallace Williams, executive vice president of Bates’ Florida Sun Coast Franchise, for the Franchisee of the Year Award. “There are a lot of people in the franchise business; I’m humbled to be recognized,” says Wi... read more
Bates International Offers Entrepreneurs a Franchise Opportunity in the RV Rental Industry
August 2007 - News Release
Las Vegas, NV, July 25, 2007 – Bates International Motor Home Rental Systems, Inc. has designed an exciting Franchise Program for individuals who have a desire to succeed in business and tap into the vast RV industry experience. Bates’ innovative RV rental business techniques have been practiced for more than 30 years.
Bates is recognized internationally as the first company to franchise the motor home rental concept in the world. Since 1973, Bates has extended quality ser... read more
Bates Provides Business Opportunities to Rv Owners
December 2006 - www.ukcrisis.com
RV owners can put their recreational vehicles to good use rather than let them sit idle; they can now utilize their RVs as an income center with Bates International Motor Home Rental Systems, Inc. Individuals can build a small business and offset the cost of RV ownership by listing their RVs through Bates' RV Management Program.
Bates' RV Management Program is a method of "Income Sharing" where the RV owner lists their RV with Bates for rentals, then enjoys the benefits. The result is... read more
Bates’ Big Business
July 2003 - RV Business
International RV Rental Franchisor Evolved From ‘70s Gasoline Crunch
By Bob Ashley
Sandra Bate, president of Bates International Motor Home Rental Systems, Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada, says she got into the RV rental business strictly by chance.
She bought a motor home in the early 1970s, only to find that it sat idle too much of the time. “That was back during the gas crunch, and it was difficult to sell,” Bate recalled. “I was living in Cali... read more
On The Road Again
September 2002 - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
New programs help ease some of the burdens and cost of owning a recreational vehicle
By Kelly Greene
When it comes to ideas that sound great in theory but prove tricky in practice, buying a recreational vehicle ranks near the top of the list.
Yes, an RV is a great way to see the country, but the initial outlay can easily hit $100,000. And what if you don't plan to live full time in your house-on-wheels? Parking 30 feet of machinery can be problematic, no... read more
Bates Internationals Extraordinary Founder
April 2000 - RV News
When you scan through the list of RV industry pioneers it's unlikely that the name Sandra Bate will appear, but for nearly 30 years this extraordinary business woman has been carving out her own niche in the RV rental market. Under her leadership, Bates International, Inc., was the first company to franchise rental services, the first to tie in with airline reservations systems, and among the first to have a vision for how the Internet could enhance the RV rental business.
Sandra Ba... read more
The Rental Alternative
July 1999 - RV Trade Digest
By D. Douglas Graham
However much the industry may wish it were no so, there are drawbacks to RV ownership. Many younger RV owners have neither the time nor the means to use their vehicles as often as they would like. Young families are often hindered by employment obligations, especially in households supported by two breadwinners. In such a situation a traditional family vacation may become logistically impossible. How do you schedule a summer vacation around two demanding car... read more
Nevada Women In Profile
July 1996 - Nevada Woman
Sandra Bate
President and Chief Executive Officer of Bate’s Motor Home Rental Systems, Inc., Sandra Bate began her career in a grass roots way as a salesperson in the securities and insurance industry. Utilizing a spare bedroom as an office, Sandra used her skills in communications and marketing to develop a fleet of over 60 motor homes in six months. Today, her network extends to over 100 U.S. cities and 18 foreign countries.
In 1986, Sandra’s biography, selected ... read more
Travel with Bates
January 1996 - The Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice
By Sandra Bate
The truest kind of travel is always inward. What we seek when we journey is a break not so much from our homes as from our habits. A day off from work can seem as liberating a trip as one to Colorado. A sudden meeting of eyes can be as transporting as a cruise around St. Lucia. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes but in seeing with new eyes.
Many of us are overwhelmed with life and agitation. Even with diversion, use our hol... read more
African Americans: Voices of Triumph
July 1994 - A Heritage of African Leadership - Time–Life Books
An Excerpt from the “The Power of Enterprise” Section:
Sandra Williams Bate
The year was 1973, and the Arab oil embargo had put a quietus on motor-home sales. Sandra wanted to sell her recreation vehicle (RV) – a luxurious Laguna 250 – but found no takers. Then 20-year-old Sandra had one of those blindingly brilliant flashes: Why not rent it out? She put an advertisement in the Los Angeles papers – and the phone rang off the hook until the whole summer was boo... read more
African Americans: Voices of Triumph A Heritage of African Leadership
April 1994 - Time Life Books
An Excerpt from the "The Power of Enterprise" Section:
Sandra Williams Bate
The year was 1973, and the Arab oil embargo had put a quietus on motor-home sales. Sandra wanted to sell her recreation vehicle (RV) – a luxurious Laguna 250 – but found no takers. Then 20-year-old Sandra had one of those blindingly brilliant flashes: Why not rent it out? She put an advertisement in the Los Angeles papers – and the phone rang off the hook until the whole summer was booked by... read more
BRIGHT IDEA RV RENTALS
January 1990 - Entrepreneur Magazine
Excerpts from 184 Best Businesses Anyone Can Start and Make a Lot of Money,
Second Edition, August 1990
These days, more and more Americans are spending their vacations exploring the beauties of their own country. And what better vehicle than a motor home to see every detail of the trip while still enjoying the comforts of home? The motor home business generated more than $500 million in 1987, and entrepreneur Sandra Bate hopes to corner a big chunk of that market in t... read more
LMC To Present Awards
May 1989 - The Herald-Palladium
A number of distinguished alumni and service awards will be presented to various individuals during commencement ceremonies to be held Sunday, May 7, at Lake Michigan College (LMC).
The Clarence Beckwith Distinguished Alumni Award, named in honor of the first president of Lake Michigan College, is presented annually to an alumnus who has accomplished success in his or her personal and professional endeavors. This year, the award will go to Sandra N. Bate and Kenneth H. Summerer. ... read more
Campus Update
April 1989 - Lake Michigan College
Graduation is May 7
Alumni Award Winners Sandra Bate and Kenneth Summerer Honored
Alumni Awards will again be presented at commencement. The Clarence Beckwith Distinguished Alumni Award, named in honor of the first president of Lake Michigan College (LMC) is presented annually to an alumnus who has accomplished success in his or her personal and professional endeavors. This year the award will to two alumni, Sandra N. Bate and Kenneth H. Summerer.
Bates, fe... read more
Campus Update
February 1989 - Lake Michigan College
Alumni Feature of the Month
Sandra Bate
This month’s featured alumna is Sandra Williams Bate, who attended Lake Michigan College (LMC) in 1967. Sandra earned a degree in speech at LMC, transferred to Ferris State for one semester and then moved to California.
There she earned a license in insurance and securities, and began work out of a luxurious motor home/office. The turning point in her life came when she tried to rent out her motor home. Sandra receiv... read more
Blacks With Unusual Business
December 1988 - Ebony Magazine
Innovative entrepreneurs prosper by ignoring the beaten path to success
By Roxanne Brown
Sandra Bate
Motor Home Rental Service
Sandra Bate was a 19-year-old insurance and securities saleswoman in Los Angeles who worked out of a luxurious motor home/office. Not one day went by when one of her clients didn’t inquire about renting her motor home.
Finally, the gifted business woman’s curiosity got the best of her and she placed an ad of... read more
Frustration leads to thriving RV rental business
June 1987 - Las Vegas Sun
Excerpts from an article by Kingsley Wood
They had intended to use the motor home for “pleasure” when she bought it. However, they found they didn’t have much time for sightseeing. They were too busy running a struggling stock brokerage firm based in Century City, Calif.
Sandra and J. William Bate did the next best they she could think of with their new investment. They converted it into a mobile office and proceeded to visit clients all over the Los Angeles metro... read more
Bates-Rent-A-Motor Home, Inc.
April 1987 - Minorities and Women in Business
The idea for a motor home rental business grows into a million dollar corporation with rental to an array of clients from business, industry, name personalities and governments
By Leah Creque-Harris
Sandra Bate, at age 19, stumbled upon a business idea that grew into a million dollar corporation. Bate was a young insurance and securities sales agent in Los Angeles who ran her business from a luxurious Laguna 250 mortorhome/office. Clients and friends were so impre... read more
Have Dreams, Will Travel
November 1986 - RV Business Magazine
“You must have dreams and desires in your business endea vors and stick with them until they become a reality,” believes Sandra Bate, who owns a million-dollar motor home rental business. Bate, indeed , has turned her dreams into reality. In 1973, she worked for an insurance and securities company in Los Angeles, where she bought a motor home to use as a mobile office. “It was a beautiful and unusual vehicle called the Laguna 250 and only 10 of them were made,” she recalls. “People... read more
She’s a Big Wheel
July 1986 - National Enquirer
Renting Motor Homes Makes a Hard-Driving Gal a Millionaire
By Larry Masidlover
To make some extra cash when she was 19, Sandra Bate began renting out her motor home – and it proved so profitable that she transformed her sideline into a full-blown business that now earns in the millions.
She’s the president of Bates Rent-A-Motor Home Inc., which operates in 35 U.S. cities and 18 foreign countries.
“I run a multimillion-dollar business and I... read more
Her “Ship” Came in Disguised as an RV
June 1986 - Las Vegan City Magazine
By Lynda Collins
Sandra Bate always believed she’d be successful at something. She just didn’t know what it would be.
But she found her niche, and now Bate has succeeded beyond even her own lofty expectations.
The 32-year-old Michigan native is president of Bates Rent-A-Motor Home Corp., 1771 E. Flamingo. The company leases motor homes on consignment and now has about 2,000 vehicles with offices in 100 American cities and 18 foreign countries. It’s the la... read more
Motor Roaming
June 1986 - MotorHome
Edited by Sherry McBride
She’s Flying Now
You never know what will happen when you get into motor homing.
Sandra Bate is the 32-year-old president of a multimillion-dollar business, all because she purchased a motor home 13 years ago. At the time, Bate was in the insurance-and-securities business in Los Angeles, California, and the motor home had been used as a mobile office. After receiving several inquiries from people interested in renting the unit, Bate... read more
Her "Ship" Came in Disguised as an RV
June 1986 - Las Vegan City Magazine
By Lynda Collins
Sandra Bate always believed she’d be successful at something. She just didn’t know what it would be.
But she found her niche, and now Bate has succeeded beyond even her own lofty expectations.
The 32-year-old Michigan native is president of Bates Rent-A-Motor Home Corp., 1771 E. Flamingo. The company leases motor homes on consignment and now has about 2,000 vehicles with offices in 100 American cities and 18 foreign... read more
WOMAN in the News ...
February 1986 - Woman Magazine
By Monica Caruso
Sandra Bate
In the Driver’s Seat of A Multi-Million Dollar Motor Home Business
Sandra Bate was just trying to rent her motor home. She never thought today she would be sitting in the driver’s seat of a multi-million dollar motor home rental business in 33 cities in the United States and 18 foreign countries.
Sandra is the president of Bates Rent-A-Motor Home Corp., which she founded about 13 years ago in Los Angeles.
