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Why an Online Store is Your Ally in University Surplus Revenue Generation
The First Line of Defense Ask yourself this question, when you are unsure, or looking for information where is the first place you check? For many that place is Google (or another search engine) and that number is going up. In 2012 offline sales accounted for up to 92% of total retail sales, but [...]
Recap: 2022 IRA Conference and Tradeshow
Our Experience at IRA 2022 The Recoup Team had a tremendous time, meeting exhibiting, presenting sessions and learning (a lot of learning!) at the 2022 Investment Recovery Association Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. The week started with the team flying into sunny Phoenix, AZ and quickly got to Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas, it was a perfect host [...]
Webinar Recap: Recoup Speaker Series, Equipment Lifecycle Management with UCSD
ICYMI: For our inaugural Recoup Speaker Series event, AssetWorks hosted the property management team at the University of California San Diego for a conversation on the value of building partnerships and collaboration across the asset lifecycle. Led by Jamie Wheat, UCSD's Capital Equipment Manager, the virtual panel discussion focused on the importance of people [...]
2022 University Surplus Property Association Conference Recap
Our Experience at USPA 2022 This month, after two long years, we got to see all the wonderful faces of our friends in university surplus at the annual University Surplus Property Association conference. The main goals of USPA is to bring people and ideas together, to share our experiences and to help one another [...]
Conference Recap: (Virtual) USPA 2021
USPA 2021: Together Again The world has changed since the last time we were all together for the last in person USPA (Universit Surplus Property Association) Conference in 2019, and although it was virtual, it was wonderful to have everyone together to discuss higher ed surplus. There was a tremendous turnout for this virtual [...]
Managing University Surplus: Software vs. Spreadsheets
University Surplus Management Methods Surplus property includes assets you no longer need at your organization, but that doesn’t mean these assets are obsolete. As a university surplus manager, your goal is to extend the useful life of these surplus assets, ensuring your university generates as much value as possible by disposing of surplus property [...]
What is the Surplus Madness Bracket Challenge?
If you work in surplus for higher education, you’ve likely dealt with your fair share of desks, printers, and computers. Then there are those diamonds in the rough: an outlier asset, something unique. Here’s how it usually goes: When it arrives, your coworkers call you over, because “You gotta take a look at this.” [...]
University Surplus Management: The Right Mix to Increase Revenue
If you’re in university surplus, you know: generating surplus sales isn’t an exact science. Every school faces its own quirky constraints, locational restrictions, state requirements, and systems limitations… so for every sale, you work hard with what you can. Fortunately, there are some methods you can use to generate greater revenue for your university [...]
Government Surplus Asset Management at the Movies
When you’re as obsessed with government surplus property as we are, you may start noticing its presence in some pretty unexpected places. For instance, how it plays out in popular movies. Today, we thought we’d share just a few movies that feature government surplus property as an element in the plot and discuss what [...]