While caring for your own does bring a lot of benefits, much of what has allowed Enterprise Holdings to make a name for itself is the stability and strength of its financials. Unmatched in the industry, the company follows a conservative and disciplined approach that entails long-term planning to effectively manage the business. For over 50 years, the Taylor Family, the owners of Enterprise Holdings, has put a sizeable chunk of the cumulative earnings of the company right back into a privately held business to build up operations to serve customers while creating opportunities for growth for its own people. Because of this approach, Enterprise Holdings has the distinction of being the only investment-grade company for car rentals in North America, ranking it as one of the largest private companies in the country according to Forbes magazine.
Some of the car rental companies under Enterprise Holdings include Enterprise CarShare, PhillyCarShare, Alamo Rent a Car National Car Rental, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. The holding company itself was just formed in 2009 but Enterprise has been in the business since 1957. Enterprise Holdings also sells used cars through its Enterprise Car Sales arm.