Knowing the options available for a company interested in equipment acquisition will enable you to obtain the most for your company without hamstringing your budget or your company's future. Remember, you make money by using equipment, not necessarily by owning it.

Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. is president of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, the premier trade association representing financial services companies and manufacturers engaged in financing the utilization and investment of and in capital goods. For more information, please visit www.ELFAOnline.org.