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y machine and he said come back in a couple of days. I came back and the company was GONE! I was afraid my machine might have gone walkabout as well and $4500 was gone (its near impossible to get insurance for a vending machine).

I eventually contacted the warehouse owner and he was kind enough to let me in. My vending machine was there, but no cust

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After reading Robert Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad Poor Dad I was very keen to start my own small business. Despite having spent my life working for a pay check I decide to become rich I would need to start my own small business that I could run part time. To this end I brought a sited soft drink vending machine for $4500.

Although I'm not that mechanically minded and knew nothing about vending machine I still went in feet first. I plugged the sellers for all the information possible and he promises to forward me on an instruction manual (he never did!). Despite that vending machines are fairly simple. They are a giant fridge that hold drinks. The most complicated part is the computer vending mechanism that recognizes what change is being put through and guarantees its money and not metal rings or the like.

Everything was going fine and I fortnightly restocked the machine. It was pulling in about $70 a week, which meant it would take two years to get back my ROI (return on investment). On top of that were petrol costs, time restocking the machine and counting the money and bagging it for the bank. Everything was going fine as the machine was sited in a boatyard warehouse. Hot young men with no air conditioning dying for a cold drink.

However a few months later disaster. The boat builder owner - who was never the most friendly guy and seemed to just tolerate me locked the gates. I wanted in to my machine and he said come back in a couple of days. I came back and the company was GONE! I was afraid my machine might have gone walkabout as well and $4500 was gone (its near impossible to get insurance for a vending machine).

I eventually contacted the warehouse owner and he was kind enough to let me in. My vending machine was there, but no custo

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ly minded and knew nothing about vending machine I still went in feet first. I plugged the sellers for all the information possible and he promises to forward me on an instruction manual (he never did!). Despite that vending machines are fairly simple. They are a giant fridge that hold drinks. The most complicated part is the computer vending mechanism that recognizes what change is being put through and guarantees its money and not metal rings or the like.

I eventually contacted the warehouse owner and he was kind enough to let me in. My vending machine was there, but no cust

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at recognizes what change is being put through and guarantees its money and not metal rings or the like.

I eventually contacted the warehouse owner and he was kind enough to let me in. My vending machine was there, but no cust

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counting the money and bagging it for the bank. Everything was going fine as the machine was sited in a boatyard warehouse. Hot young men with no air conditioning dying for a cold drink.

I eventually contacted the warehouse owner and he was kind enough to let me in. My vending machine was there, but no cust

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I eventually contacted the warehouse owner and he was kind enough to let me in. My vending machine was there, but no customers and the owner wasn't interested in being burnt again over rental so was selling up and didn't know how long it would be before a new business would be there.

I had to move the machine to a new site - which earn practically nothing. The cost of shifting the machine was expensive. I found suddenly the vending machine world was very competitive and I didn't have the time or nature to sell. Eventually I sold the machine for $3500 and although I didn't earn any money I certainly learned a lot of lessons.

My next business would need:-

No traveling
Not relying on other business owners
No sourcing product constantly
Have a known rate of return
Be larger than just my local market
Cost less money to set up
Have a bigger income potential.

I found that business on the internet.

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Through observing business people who have been successful, and how they achieved their success, I have concluded that there are a number of factors that must be present for business success to occur.

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There's really nothing like being in control - especially when you're in business for yourself. But for facilities-based ISP owners that dream can slip away as the daily grind of technical challenges, rising operating costs, contract minimums, and customer support woes takes its toll.

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