Thursday 24 November 2011

5 Reasons to Start Vending Machine Business

Why You Should Start A Vending Machine Business
So you just got out of school, have a marketing degree, researched all the different ways to obtain money through loans and grants from the government, and now you are looking at a good way to make a passive income. Would a business that makes money while you sleep get your attention? The healthy vending machine business has got a foothold and is making inroads in the vending industry very quickly. With the White House 'Lets Move" program shining a light on the problem of childhood & adult obesity and diabetes and gaining national attention, what better time to start a healthy food vending business then right now?
Passive Income
Vending machines provide a great way to make money passively while you are out promoting the business, finding new locations, or working your 9 to 5 job.
One way to start a healthy vending business is to:
Apply for a grant or business loan (hire a grant writer if expertise is needed). Start out small with 2 to 5 healthy vending machines then find locations that are high foot traffic areas where the locations fee is small.
Secure distributors of your healthy food fare that are easy to deal with, will give you at least 30 days to pay, and will give you a discount for buying in quantity.
After you have been in business for 6 months you should be able to plow the profits back into more healthy machines, adding 2 to 5 more, then simply repeat the process. Do not plan to live off the profits for now, let your day job do that. Then all you have to do is service your machines with your products by topping them off every other day and make sure they are maintained properly (new machines, as opposed to old machines, hardly ever need to be serviced for maintenance).
Two to three years down the road, after following your business plan, you should be in a position to quit your day job and run your own business. After a few years of success you may need employees to service the machines with products, office personnel to help with payroll, accounts receivable, etc.
Flexible Schedule
The early stages of the business will leave you with a very flexible schedule to perhaps take more college classes, research more locations for future use, look for fair & honest people to hire that have the same vision as you. Promotions will be needed, advertising in the media, marketing on the internet (perhaps your own website), and a clear marketing campaign that will alert the public on the benefits of buying from your particular niche field.
The Ability to be Your Own Boss
All this will take you right where you want to go if you have the proper attitude for success, follow the plan to a fault, and keep plowing profits back into the business early on. There will always be hospitals, shopping malls, community centers, workout gyms, senior centers as well as nursing homes to locate your machines. Not to leave out the many diverse businesses, military bases, tennis clubs, hotels & motels, gas stations, etc.
The point I am making here is you can be your own boss in no time at all, just by sacrificing some time and energy early on, focusing on the business plan at hand, doing your proper research & due diligence, you will be able to set your own hours, make as much money as you want, drive what you want, and take vacations when you like. Who wants to work the 9 to 5 grind at a job (just over broke) that is not going to pay you what your worth?
Healthy Vending is Growing Fast
With the spotlight on obesity and diabetes in this country, healthy vending machines can be a major help in stopping the onslaught of this health problem in our society. By putting healthy food fare like salads, 100% juice drinks, energy drinks, pop chips, and healthy meal replacements like you get in nutritious energy bars, you are introducing & enabling the public to try healthy food that will make a difference in their lives. They will be more inclined to go and buy larger quantities at the supermarkets when they see what healthy food products do for them in their lives.
With the healthy vending industry growing each year and the old school vending starting to take a back seat, all the statistics point to growth in the health food industry that has gone unabated, even during this current recession.
With the organic movement in full swing the old school vending machines that were strictly for profit will soon be the dinosaurs of our age. There is a feel good attitude now among the healthy vendor operators that they can make a difference in the nation's health with healthier options. This resurgence that eating healthier has had allows vendors to take pride in knowing they will take part in making America a healthier place to live.
Profitability
With healthy vending in the publics' mind, operators can now see a larger markup in their items because of the meal replacement factor at the point of sale. Advertising nutritious energy bars are a whole meal replacement enables the vendor to charge anywhere from $2 to $5 per item. With outstanding profits like this, owners can see their machines will have a long term effect on the nation's health, and feel good about what they are promoting in our society, while padding their bottom line.
A Future Investment
With healthy alternatives that children can see and taste, it can be a positive influence in their lives that they can grow up and pass on to their children. Changing the way people feel about food is a small step that can truly make a large difference in our nation's future. Once we have created a healthy foundation for eating, we will be able to usher in a new healthier era of smart kids making the right choices in their lives. Healthy vending can be the introduction into our children's lives on how to eat responsibly by having healthier options. If there are no bad choices from a healthy machine, then it will be hard to steer America's children down the junk food alley.
These new machines are poised to revolutionize the business making a positive impression for generations to come. They will in effect change the eating habits of millions of Americans, the way they snack, feel about eating, and will help stop craving the sodas and sugars that their bodies have become addicted to. These cravings will be crushed by healthier products that are nutritional as well as beneficial in the long run. Not only will America's children feel better, perform better in school; vendors can take comfort in believing that they helped educate them on making the right healthier options in their young lives.
What It Takes
What it will take in the future to help our nation's kids to make all the right healthy choices is perseverance, focus, a business plan that helps you attain your goals, and a nutritious product that will sell. With all these fixtures in place you should be able to move ahead on your business plan with a feel good enthusiasm built on a passion to perform what is best for yourself and society.
The new rogue vendors who have this frame of mind are poised to take over the old school vending machines with a vengeance. Why not offer healthy options that will improve health, instead of slowly killing you?
Conclusion
It certainly makes sense to get the education needed to go into business for yourself. You can build a passive income and plow the profits back into your business, so that you can become your own boss. With a flexible schedule that will allow you to service the machines when they need topping off, you can keep your profits large. Knowing that this investment is for the future of our children and the health of our nation as a whole, we can strive on with the hope that what we do will make a difference down the road. Every little step in the right direction leads us closer to our goals and what we aspire to be.
Make no mistake we can turn obesity & diabetes around in our lifetime. With a few dedicated believers following the beat of their own drum, as well as a health care industry dedicated to fighting obesity & diabetes, we will overcome the system of 'profit at any cost' by fighting the good fight. Stay dedicated to the cause of health and family and we can beat this health problem simply by educating the young and changing the eating habits of the adults. You are in a win-win situation for yourself and the nation. With this plan, what is holding you back?

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