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Field guides, free tools, templates and analysis to launch, protect and grow your equipment rental business.
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Three resources to launch your rental business
Understand the steps, choose what to rent, then check that the project pays off.
Practical guide
How to start an equipment rental business
The steps, decisions and pitfalls to know before taking your first booking.
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15 equipment rental ideas to compare
Compare customers, costs and practical constraints for fifteen rental activities.
Read the guideFree tool
Rental profitability calculator
Estimate revenue, costs, margin and the time needed to pay back your equipment.
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Guides and calculators by equipment
For each type of equipment, a guide to get started and a calculator to estimate what it earns.
Portable air conditioners
Bounce houses
Wedding tableware & decor
Photobooth
Sound & lighting
E-bikes
Trailers
Camera gear
Evening dresses
Paddle & kayak
Garden games
Free templates
A ready-to-use agreement and management spreadsheet
Resources you can use directly, with no essential content hidden behind a form.
Free template
Equipment rental agreement
A practical pack to frame the rental, equipment condition and security deposit.
Get the template packFree Excel template
Rental management spreadsheet
Track bookings, payments, returns, revenue and potential conflicts in an editable French workbook.
Download the workbookChoose your software with the full picture
Clear comparisons covering pricing, ease of use and features.
The Louez blog
Rental business question? We turn it into an article.
Pricing, agreements, local marketing, inventory, deposits or first bookings: our most practical answers.
Acquisition in France6 min
France’s cold-calling rules: organising rental sales calls
A past customer or a phone number found online is not automatically a sales lead you can call. Give your team a clear checking process.
Operating in France6 min
France’s e-invoicing reform: checks for equipment rental businesses
Separate incoming invoices, outgoing invoices and reporting before choosing tools. Bring these concrete cases to your accountant.
Operations6 min
How to test rental software before leaving Excel
Take a fictional booking through a late return and an export. Find out which work the software actually removes before migrating.
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