| It isn't very hard to start a vending machine business at | | | | short time. If you buy a used machine you will see it |
| all. It is hard to predict the sales you will realize with this | | | | cleared a great deal sooner. |
| business, as there are many factors involved and it will | | | | Now lets say you have 20, 40 or 60 machines. How |
| depend upon the situation. The first thing to look at is | | | | much profit will you realize if you had over 100 |
| obtaining a license or a sellers permit. This will allow | | | | machines on your vending machine business route? |
| you to sell goods from your vending machines. You | | | | You will need to fill your machines and collect your |
| may have as many machines as you want under this | | | | money at least once a week, and make sure you |
| license, as a part of your business. If what you are | | | | keep your machines clean as nobody wants to buy |
| selling costs less than 15 cents, you do not need a | | | | food from a dirty machine. |
| license or permit for your vending sales. | | | | Once you have recouped the money you spent on |
| Costs for vending machines vary according to the size | | | | your first vending machines, you will be ready to add |
| and type of vending machines you will be using in your | | | | more machines to your route. Invest in different and |
| vending machine business. Most vendors start out with | | | | unusual vending machines to beat out the competition. |
| two smaller machines, these could contain candy or | | | | Make sure you find more great places to set your |
| gumballs, rubber balls or stickers. While these machines | | | | machines. You will be surprised how soon you will |
| are smaller and less expensive, they do generate a | | | | realize enough money to be your own boss. When |
| good deal of money. You will need to look at the cost | | | | you are making more money you will be able to quit |
| of the machines, cost of the merchandise, and where | | | | your regular job and work smart only a few hours a |
| you will place the machines to even begin to predict | | | | week, instead of the hard 40+ you've been putting in |
| the sales you may realize. | | | | for years. |
| Below is a table to show how you much money you | | | | Another great thing about the vending machine |
| could make from one candy or gum ball machine. | | | | business is the fact that you can service your |
| Cost of the machine $300.00 | | | | machines yourself, or hire another to do it for you |
| Sales @ $.25 each $212.50 | | | | when your business gets going. This will give you all |
| 40% to store $ 85.00 - | | | | the time you want with your family, and to do more |
| 850 jawbreakers $ 50.00 - | | | | productive things in your life. Another beautiful thing |
| Total after overhead $127.50 | | | | about your vending machine business is that there is |
| This is your weekly income from one machine. You | | | | no overhead. |
| can see where the machine will pay for itself in a very | | | | |