How Does Small Vending Machine Business Work?

The vending industry is booming and every month, there are new entrants who want to take advantage of the vending business opportunity to become their own boss. It is a unique, well paying way to break the monotony and restrictions of a job and achieve your dream of being and enterpreneur.

To start, you can invest a small amount of money and establish a small vending machine business. Basically, small vending operators can be classified into three main categories:

• Hobbyists
• Startups
• Specialists

Below is a brief description of each of these categories of small vending business operators:

#1. Hobbyists
As the name suggests, hobbyists are people who don’t start a full time vending business. They carry on with their regular job as the primary source of income while the vending business is a parallel source of extra income. This can be a good way of getting a feel of the business without investing too much time, money or effort in it. Planet Antares Inc has various programs that can help hobbyists in starting and running a part time vending machine business.

#2. Startups
If you want to start a full time vending business on a small scale, you can choose to make it a one person start-up or take help from your family and friends to operate it. Most large vending companies started as small start-ups from home and gradually expandd business scale. The critical stage arrives when your business has grown enough to require additional help from someone outside the family. Also, you will need to buy a route vehicle such as a truck to serve different locations on the vending route efficiently.

#3. Specialists
The aim of specialists is to excel in a particular niche and then, generate maximum possible profits from it. They identify niche opportunities and target locations within the selected niche. At the smaller leel, specialists serve a small group of customer accounts with good quality service and personal attention that may be missing in a large corporation.

Whatever way you may want to start your vending business, Planet Antares vending programs are tailormade for suiting specific requirements of all vending operators. If you want to start a full line vending business, it is best to buy one or two vending machines and expand slowly as you get to understand the various aspects of the market and business. Beginning with a large enterprise will be much more riskier as you will probably have no or little knowledge about the fundamentals that can make or break your vending business.

Training For Vending Machine Repairers

Vending machines are the lifeline of your vending business. This makes it essential to ensure effective maintenance and servicing for them. If a customer has to wait in front of a stuck or ‘out of order’ machine, he will prefer using the competitor’s vending machine. This will not only reduce vending sales but also have a negative impact on your business reputation.

Repairing of vending machines can be learnt through work experience rather than theoretical knowledge. To start as a repairer, you must work under the guidance of experienced people or get employed at a repair company that has expertise, quality of services and experience.

The basic qualification for this job will be a high school diploma. If you have taken a vocational course in refrigeration, repair or electric operations, it will be an added advantage. Any person having strong mechanical skills will also be able to get employed easily.

For vending machine operators, it’s imperative to choose a highly skilled and well qualified vending repairer who can solve your machine problems promptly and effectively. Antares Corporation offers vending machine instruction manuals along with the equipment to help the repairer in fixing different issues.

Vending routes have to be serviced at regular intervals. Similarly, vending machines will need repairs periodically for any malfunctioning or broken parts. It is essential for the repairers have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record. There will be need to visit various locations on the vending route to repair and service your Antares vending machines.

With advancements in technology, there are new components and systems evolving for vending machines at a rapid pace. you must look for vending machine repairers who can undertake repairs of conventional as well as innovative machines, mechanical as well as electrical vending machines. Some schools provide such course for people who want repairer training from basic to advanced levels.

As freshers, vending repairers begin with filling and cleaning of vending machines. After that, they get trained for the workings of the vending equipment, components, functions, adjustments required, etc. To gain full knowledge about the workings of good vending equipment like Planet Antares vending machines, it may take about six months to two years. This also depends on the knowledge, ability to learn and previous experience of the repairer under training.

Usually, repairer’s training involves a study of electronics, safety and customer relations. Other than that, there may be certain other things that may be taught to them according to industry changes and machine requirements.