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		<title>Should you purchase a vending machine from a company that requires a money wire for payment?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Towner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to handle payment for vending equipment is a personal choice, but there are some guidelines. Most supply companies in the vending industry are legitimate, respectable entities, but the vending industry (like any other) has a contingent of unscrupulous suppliers. A supplier of vending equipment wants to be paid. His business is not a finance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vending companies pay businesses to place machines on site</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Towner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good idea. . . or not?﻿ Before we can effectively discuss compensation for account placement, we need to discuss the qualities of the account market. Have you determined the type of company you will be selling to? What type of people are the decision-makers in these accounts, what are their purchasing habits, when do they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Reliable Is Vending as a Business Venture?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s time to turn our attention to whether vending is a viable business to enter, as well as the average cost for a very important part of the business: the vending machine. Is vending a reliable business venture? The first recorded vending machines date back to the first century B.C., but came to prominence in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much money can I make from a vending machine?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions! Successful vending machine operators can have gross sales into the hundreds of millions of dollars, but so can successful car wash operators, multi-level marketing operators or, for that matter, employees. Your level of success depends upon your business skill, your ability to generate customers and manage people, your skill at accounting, planning and marketing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Product selection &amp; ‘turn’ key to vending machine profits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Product selection for your vending machines can mean the difference between success and failure. Ultimately, your gross sales depend on a customer deciding to purchase a snack, soda or food item. Proper product selection can increase your sales by 20% or more, and improper selection can reduce sales to nothing. So how do you determine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business planning drives success for vending operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you undertake any venture, it is wise to do initial planning. How are you going to run your business?  Write a business plan. Think through all of the potential problems with running the business. Understand that you are fully responsible for the outcome of the business. Remember the rule of cause and effect: If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equipment liability: What if a forklift crashes into your vending machine?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proper handling of equipment damage incidents starts at the time of placement. Accidents, vandalism and theft will happen, so I discuss these issues during the sales process and negotiate terms for dealing with them. You need to be comfortable with the placement terms. Generally, our company carries most of the liability – unless malice is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vending machine value determined by much more than cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The valuation of vending machine equipment is based on several factors: Storage value Collector’s value Scrap value Parts value Operational value Market value In trying to value machines, each of these valuations is significant. 1. Storage value: Machines in storage are generally considered liabilities, and they cost you money each month. Even if you store [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding &amp; landing a good vending machine location</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Nichols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a good location? This question is relative, based on your company’s size and goals. A national vending concern considers a good account to have gross sales over $240,000 per year ($20,000 per month), whereas a small vendor working out of his garage might consider an account with sales of $6,000 per year ($500 [...]]]></description>
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