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Preparing Your Home For Hurricane Season

One coastal area is urging homeowners to prepare, while storm-related businesses are getting busier.

Melbourne's Hurricane Product Warehouse is a one stop shop for all things hurricane protection related.

From shutters to stormproof windows and doors, owners have a wide variety of items for all price ranges. They will custom install the products on any home.

“And it's as simple as that, you've know protected one opening on your home. Multiply that by 10 or 15 openings and you can spend about 10 or 15 minutes to protect your home," said Dave Diana from the Hurricane Product Warehouse.

Meanwhile, the city of Melbourne is offering $500,000 in grant money for qualified homeowners to hire contractors to hurricane proof their investment.

For additional information about the grants, call Melbourne's Housing Department at (321) 674-5734. more

Mike Copeland's Business Notebook: Magazine praises Cameron Park's trails

Waco got a nice plug in the March issue of Bike magazine.

Cameron Park was highlighted in its state-by-state guide to "50 incredible trails." It said cooperation between the city and local riders has created a great place to enjoy the sport.

Edwards as guest speaker

Just a reminder that Lea Ann Edwards, wife of U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, will be the featured speaker at a Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Commerce event scheduled Saturday.

The business conference and champagne reception is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ridgewood Country Club.

Tickets to the conference and her talk cost $50 in advance, $35 for chamber members and $75 at the door.

Fore more information, call 235-3204.

Dairy Queen closings

You may have missed my blog last week about why many of the local Dairy Queen locations have closed. more

Business Newsmakers

The Cape Cod chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, serving all of Southeastern Massachusetts, will meet at 5:30 p.m. April 3 at J.D. Daddario/Ferguson, 106 Route 28 in Mashpee.

John Gordon, director of professional business operations for Home Depot, will speak about ethics in remodeling. The cost is $20.

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Lecture series to bring successful business alumna back to campus

LINDSBORG - On March 27, Bethany alumna Sharon Reed will speak on "Working on Wall Street Without an Instruction Manual" as part of Bethany College's Carl F. and Catherine Herman Mauney Distinquished Lectureship Series in Economics and Business.The lecture will be at 7:30 p.m. in Lindquist Hall. It is free and open to the public.Reed has enjoyed a successful career spanning over 20 years in investment banking and the financial services industry. Her experience includes positions in both start-ups and large multinational corporations, which led her to reside in Europe for many years. She has led global teams of up to 1,200 in operations, finance and technology and has planned and implemented numerous business acquisitions and divisional reorganizations. Reed holds an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor of Science from Bethany College. more

Latest Start A Vending Machine Business News

How to Set Up Your Own Vending Machine - Associated Content

Test the machine's operation several times to ensure that the machine is functioning correctly. Making this final operational check will prevent both angry customers whose money is taken, and lost sales if ...

Security video clearly shows vending machine burglar - ksl.com

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Salt Lake City Police Department released video Thursday of a man wanted in at least five vending machine break-ins and the video clearly identifies the man. Owners of the Coca-Cola vending machine ...

A Times Square Aura for Pop-Tarts - New York Times

Computer screens at the Times Square Pop-Tarts store provide access to social media sites and Pop-Tarts video games. As a breakfast food, these pastries have neither the nutritional cachet of cereal nor the ...

Redbox Parent Coinstar Explores Beauty Kiosk Business - NASDAQ

Coinstar Inc. (CSTR) may try to do for makeup what its Redbox unit has done for movie DVDs. The DVD-vending and coin-counting machine maker is recruiting a vice- president-level manager to oversee a new venture in the ...

Idaho Entrepreneurs Make History with Interactive Healthy Vending Machines Made-for-Kids - PRWeb

H.U.M.A.N. Healthy Vending steps-up its fight against childhood obesity via a nutritional vending machine partnership with the Boys & Girls Club. John & Amy Hobbing - local Boise entrepreneurs, proud parents of two, and ...

Pennsylvania to Start Selling Wine in Vending Machines - First Coast News

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- With proper ID, untainted breath, customers can buy wine from kiosks. Shoppers have long used vending machines to buy products from chewing gum to DVDs, and in Pennsylvania, they can add wine to that ...

The Mother of All Bubble Businesses - Lewrockwell.com

I reported on a foolish new bubble-driven, infantile fad yesterday – t he yogurt taps for adults . Today I have seen the worst case, ever, of a bubble-driven, adolescent, mindless fixation as reported this past weekend ...

Program stops vending machine runs - Herald & Review

Chad Lauf, center, delivers a Fruit My Cube box of fruit to the St. Clair County Auditor's office, July 20, 2010, in Belleville, Illinois. The Belleville Farmer's Market began the program of delivering boxes ...

CVC buying a majority stake in Autobar - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - CVC Capital Partners is buying a majority stake in food and drink vending machine operator Autobar from its rival Charterhouse, the private equity firm said on Monday. CVC did not disclose the exact ...

CVC Capital buys majority stake in vending machine operator Autobar - China Post

LONDON -- CVC Capital Partners is buying a majority stake in food and drink vending machine operator Autobar from its rival Charterhouse, the private equity firm said on Monday. CVC did not disclose the exact size or ...

Resolved Question: What are some businesses which does not require my presence, and generate assets?

Hi! I want to own businesses which are run, or managed by others. I do not want it to become a job. However, I have very little money, and want to start somewhere. I just need ideas for brainstorming. Here are some of mine. 1. Vending machines - an expensive, but asset generating business, with very little maintenance. 2. Laundromat - self serving laundry so I don't have to be there all the time. 3. Real Estate - with the recession, now is a good time to buy real estate, and stick to it until the price goes up. Again, self serving, with little liabilities. I need more ideas but somewhere to start. If only I could invest in something, and grow it. I have the ideas from Robert Kiyosaki, but want to start somewhere, instead of waiting for the economy to get me a technical job in my field. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: the nurse saw us kissing and i think she told her dad?

ok, my girlfriend Kathryn has been in the hospital for the past 2 days (i wasn't told) so when i found out she was in the hospital i burned up about $30 in gas and stayed with her for 2 hours but when her dad and her little brother John went to go get something to drink i stayed with her (vending machines are on the 1st floor she's on the 5th floor) well i started asking "are you sure you're ok?" since i wasn't told anything, and we started making out but we stopped when we heard her dads extremely LOUD voice. i turned around and saw a nurse in the doorway and i had no idea how long she had been there but she wanted to talk to Kathryn's dad about something (i already knew she was nosy since she looked in my laptop bag when it was on the floor) but when her dad walked back in he looked like he wanted to KILL me. in my opinion the nurse should be fired for getting into people's personal business and making a big deal over it since when i was there John who is 7 years old and farely small was sitting on the side of the bed and she keeps saying how him sitting there could damage her i-v (needle in her arm) but the entire tube connected to the needle was away from him!!! but i swear her dad will kill me the next chance he gets since hes way over protective and pretty much hates me. what should i do since i cant have a single private conversation with her!!! advice??? more

Voting Question: Teens: Do you have adult figures in your life that like to "play mom"?

I have a mom- she is good to me. I even have kind of a pseudo mom already. I have known my karate instructor for years and she never tried to be a mother figure to me- it just happened. We just established a relationship and went from there. She chides me if I tell her I have done stupid a$$ things but never yells or tries to "punish me". She offers advice when I ask for it and when she can tell I REALLY need it. I consider her my "karate mom". I never was looking for this relationship it just found me. I really appreciate it I mean she is the person I call at 2:00 in the morning when I have my emotional meltdowns and my parents are away. She never tried to be my mom which is why I like our relationship so much. But it is so annoying at the animal shelter I volunteer at there is another volunteer who Is now an empty-nester. She is all over me. Like if I order a candy bar from the vending machine she will be all over me about how unhealthy it is. If I get a soda pop she will always throw it away before I am finished (I learned that I should put somebody else’s initials on the can- she won't throw theirs away). She respects me and I respect her- but she is constantly in my business. She gives me long a** lectures on things- like why I shouldn’t try and avoid my family when they come in to stay- or about how I am working too hard and she doesn't want to see me in the shelter for the next 2 weeks so I can take a break. I get all this sh*t from her. I mean I know she must miss having kids but I am 17- I am old enough to make my own choices. But she just thrusts her advice upon me. She will even slap my butt if I am doing something SHE thinks my mom wouldn't approve of- just playfully but that is WAY OUT OF LINE.I don't know this lady- really at all. My karate instructor slaps me upside the head when either I am being incredibly immature or doing something dangerous (but even that she has only started to do this year after knowing me for about 10 years) I am not really asking for advice on how to deal with this lady. But do you have people in your life who try and "play mom" to you?I mean I have only know the volunteer at the shelter for maybe 6months- a year more

Resolved Question: What is the best way to start a small business project for little money? Maybe Vending machines?

I want to start generating income on the side....and eventually have enough projects to support my family....I know I need to start small....was thinking vending....ebay....online stuff....even door to door sales of some kind but with no middle man......ideas??? more

Resolved Question: Ladies, Would you date me?

Im just asking this question because Im always too bizzy with school, football and my business so I dont know if any girls are liking me. So here is a little bout me, Im 5ft 10in, 225lbs and bulk. Im about to be a senior in high school and Im a starting nose gaurd on the football team, im also in the the Art Club and Future Business Leaders of America. I am a gentlemen and I am a airforce child (raised on the airforce base), so Im always saying Yes Sir, No Ma'am. I have a deep voice. I have a vending machine business and between all 275 machines I make about $9,000 a month and I donate about $2,000-3,000 a month to local orginizations, church and schools. After school I want to go to college for business and hopefully become a CEO later on in life. Some other side jobs I have in mind are architect, animator, massage therapist, slow jam dj host, and for sure when I get to that age where I would like to retire I would like to become a preacher. Do I sound like im a likeable guy? more

Voting Question: how do I get a loan for a one person business?

I want to buy 5 vending machines and start a business.I have a credit score of 905.I do not want to refinance my home.I only need 20.000.What types of loans should I try for.Or how do I find loans? more

Resolved Question: Small business opportunities?

I am trying to start a small business. I know how to do the planning for one, such as business plans, marketing etc. but my question is what is out there right now? I thought about vending machines and a small rental company... Is there anything else? Does anyone have any suggestions on small business ventures or ideas? Thanks a lot you guys! I'd appreciate anyone and everyone's answers! Zach more

Resolved Question: do you need a business license to start an arcade?

is there some sort of license required if i wanted to rent an local spot in a small town & start a 12-20 machine arcade? i live in ohio if that matters, & wouldnt intend to serve anything that didnt come out of a vending machinemy apologies, what i meant is do i need a specific license to allow people to play games for coins in my business, i know that i need a business license. more

Resolved Question: How much should I charge a business for advertising on my vending machine?

I own a couple of vending machines that has a computer screen on it. You are able to place your business name and products on it in a slide show format. I was thinking about going to different business around my area and see if they would like to buy a slide. I was wondering what would be a good price to start at. The screen is around 12 inches and probably would just have their business name, logo, and phone number on the slide. more

Voting Question: Should I be ashamed about what i told a hadicapped man?

I tried starting a community watch program in my apartment building some time ago, and all was going well until my guys started getting threatened. After being threatened (With a pit bull dog) they would no longer keep watch and where afraid to leave there apartments. I decided I would keep checking the doors hourly to make sure they where all locked. One day I was heading out to the store and a man I know quite well who always sits by the front door stopped me and started telling me I was ignorant and stupid and that I should stay in my apartment and let whoever is vandalizing things do so in peace for my own protection. Now from what I have heard he is a war veteran and he has no legs so he has to use a wheelchair. However being called stupid and ignorant (among other things) pissed me off, So I told him then and there that he was a coward and if he wanted to be a p**sy and hide in his apartment while our vending and laundry machines are taken away because of vandals then he can do so, but from now on to keep his nose out of my business. Now from what I can tell his feelings we're not hurt, we are not and never have been close or anything just friends from seeing each other almost daily, and since he has spoken to me normally as he would any other time so he doesn't seem to have a grudge either. Do you think I was right to tell him off or should I considering his condition have let him trash talk me and ignore him?To sparrow: I started the watch for my families sake, not the vending machines sake. I have a wife and 16 month old girl and if you are desperate enough to rob a vending machine then you are more than capable of going in a house. I wanted the building safe for my girls, if not for them I would have done the same as him and minded my business = ) more

Resolved Question: OMG DID YOU KNOW???????

Random trivia round two: Each year, 13 people on average, die from vending machines falling on top of them. (I feel sorry for those people) In USA where parties are common, there is a higher chance of being killed by being hit by a champagne cork than being bitten by a venomous spider... XD It's virtually impossible to lick you elbow 98% of people who read that and hasn't seen this yet will try doing so It takes two pounds of pressure to take off an ear, or testicle. Dislocating your thumb is a good way to get out of handcuffs. I forget what they are, but smoking actually prevents some number of deseases. Vanilla is a poison. Sharks don't like humans, because of the toxins in our bodies. You can see and comprehend thoughts for about ten seconds after your head is cut off. More children die a year from drowining in five gallon buckets of water, than by being shot with a gun that they found. Coka-Cola invented the red and white santa Coca cola used to be made with cocaine. The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night. A snail can sleep for three years No english word rhymes with the word "month" On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants. More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes Currently, the average amount of space for everyone in the world to live like you do, you would need 24 acres PER person. which means, you'd need 7 planets to fulfill Birds dont pee- they excreet gasous forms of urine chemicals (thats why you only get pooped on 0_0) A ducks quack doesnt echo,and no one knows why Hitler and Napoleon both only had one testical Ants dont sleep Cockroaches are the most well designed beings. They've been around for 350 MY and could live through a nuclear or meteor disaster. Within 1 year, 2 german cockroaches can reproduce up to 750,000 new cockroaches. all factories in food production have a maximum limit of bugs and other things that are allowed to be mixed into your food. (couldn't find the exact number 0_0) if you tell someone to start naming the first word that comes into their heafs when you say things like sports,fruits and vegetables, nearly everyone will ultimately say carrot for vegetable Paris in the The only thing hat will be left 6.5 billion years into the future to show explorers any trace of human life is ceramic toilet seats A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. Almonds are a member of the peach family. Coca-cola was originally green. Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt." Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury. Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie. Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes. In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (don't try this @ home! lol) Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better. n American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right -hand corner. (don't get me started on illuminati) Polar bears are left handed. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do. Some lions mate over 50 times a day. Starfishes haven't got brains. State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska. Stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters. The ant can lift 50 times its own weighyou're ryt *KENNI ROSE* two can play.... jk jk. i liked you're facts, made me lol :D more

Voting Question: What kind of company should I set up?

I am going to be starting a vending company and want to know how to limit my personal liability to just the assets of the business. These are going to be interactive vending machines, ie. Massage chairs, breathalyzers, etc. Any advice would be appreciated. I will be in business with my father so I know I do not want a sole proprietorship. Should it be a partnership or LLC? Maybe there are other options? more

Resolved Question: How much should I pay a business who lets me have my Vending Machine on their property?

I am starting a vending machine business. I am writing up a proposal for my home owners association to ask if I can put in a vending machine in the pool area. This vending machine will get a lot of action in the summer months. When it is colder weather I imagine we will have less traffic; we will get the kids from the nearby school and people going to the gym. Should I offer them a percentage of my profit or a monthly fixed amount? If a fixed amount, how much? more

Resolved Question: do i need a permit to have little candy vending machines business?

i live in vegas and i wanna start my little vending machines business ...i wanna put my machines in like markets or restaurants and im wandering if a need a permit more

Voting Question: husband doesn't respect my role in the home.?

My husband doesn't respect my role in our home . We are married with two young children ages 3 and 6. I am the primary caregiver of the and I am a full time student. We have a vending machine business and I maintain that. ( I keep records , And also stock and maintain the inventory for them) I primarly keep all the bills and accounting in the home, grocery shop, e.t.c. When I don' t agree with him and something financial he tells me that don't worry he pays for everything and it doesn'nt concern me anyway. My husband spends way more than I do. His justification is that he brings all the money in the home so it doesn't matter. He always tells me I don't contribute enough and when I start bring money in then I can talk. I just found out I am pregnant with our third child... I want to be happy but I feel like my husband makes me feel like all I do is cost him money. I feel like all the daily jobs I do if I did them for money I would be rich. I hate the way he makes me feel about not bringing money in the home. I want to find a way to talk 2 him about this situation, and I also want 2 make my own money so I don't have 2 keep hearing this. very confused. Need help and guidanceMy husband also has a real estate investment company that he runs..... He feels that I could help him with that as well.Our children are in school. more

Resolved Question: How can the economy ever recover with the automation of jobs?

Well, the way I got it figured, thanks to people like Bernie Madoff and the rest, our economy tanked. But now the problem is not only do we have a larger national debt, we have millions of Americans unemployed, to which I blame specifically on the automation of jobs. Think about it, what happened to the old auction houses they used to have (E-Bay replaced them), what happened to Circuit City and Comp USA (Both bought out by Tiger-direct), what is now happening to Blockbuster Video (Thanks to things such as Net-flix, Game-fly, etc.)? While online commerce might seem like the technologically thing to do at the moment, we are killing our economy that much faster by relying on them as much as we do. I ain't saying you need to go out and support the local mom & pop stores, as I am a firm believer in the fact that the majority of corporations started out as small business, excelled at what they did, and expanded. They in turn took profits from the mom & pop stores, but employed millions of Americans (An acceptable loss). Everyday we get closer and closer to the complete automation of a majority of jobs, and then people expect Obama to create jobs like they were brownies...you just can't go creating jobs, as if what we are looking to do is to employ people with trivial/unnessesary jobs, we might as well allow the entire US population to apply for food stamps with cash assistance... Most of the jobs that get automated are the lower end jobs, such as customer service jobs getting outsourced to some warehouse company, who only employs a skeleton crew to maintain deliveries, and wind up only making a select few rich, while the rest remain unemployed. I am currently 29, but as soon as I turn 35 I am running for presidency, as the only way to allow the economy to improve is to have people start spending again, which means jobs are needed, which then means we need to limit online commerce as a whole. I am not saying do away with it all together, but allowing it to expand at the rate it is, it is only a matter of time before we put vending machines out of business...I meant to mention, sooner or later the USPS will go under, as email has already paved the way for communication through writing, so all we really need them for is to ship cargo, which would mean much less money back to the federal government. I ain't a fan of our government, but I understand the need to support them by paying taxes, being a productive member of society, etc. If we don't put back in the system, our officers, firefighters, and medical technicians don't get paid, which means layoffs. Now ask yourself, do you really want an automated message telling you to hold for the next available emergency operator?I also meant to mention, I live a pretty comfortable lifestyle, and while I am not rich, I do well. And with what I got, I have had an idea that would honestly probably make me millions if it was to come to fruition, but the honest truth is my idea automates practically an entire industry, and with it would come massive job loss. While the fat cats might love to hear my idea, I would never cash in on it only due to the fact that I would be personally to blame for helping our economy fail that much more. more

Resolved Question: Is the vending machine business really profitable....?

For those of you with an established vending machine business, is it really profitable, are there any scams or risks associated with it, do you have any tips on how to start? more

Resolved Question: I am 17 and starting up my own business? Do I need a license for this sort of business?

I am about to start up my own vending machine business over here in the UK and was just wondering if i need a license for this sort of business or not? Many Thanks :) more

Resolved Question: Starting a small vending machine business with gumballs help?

okay, im 16, and i have a lot of free time as i do a type of homeschooling, and am almost graduating. i work with my family in their business but its the slow season right now being winter and all. I was wantin to make a little cash, maybe just for gas money or whatever, just like a hobby and make a few bucks. Well, i was thinking about going around the restaraunts and askin if theyd allow me to put a small gumball machine in the area after you pay, i always see people buying out of them. plus the machines are only like 80 bucks. the only thing, in indiana, do i have to have some sort of vending license? and..how should i approach it? should i approach it like "hey im just a 16 yr old tryin to make a few bucks and takin initiative, can i put it here?" or should i have a big business approach and offer a percentage of my earnings. honestly i dont think itll make a ton so idk why theyd want a percent, anyways, anyone who has experience or ideas..please. :) thanks more

Voting Question: Can Everyone Please Post Their Passive Income Business Ideas Here and come and look at all these ideas?

Im 18 and have constanly been reading and listening to books about passive income, via various streams, and have decided maybe to start a small question thread here to post ideas and also ask for ideas from the community so we can all benefit from one another's ideas. Basically the idea is to own a business that makes you money while you do nothing, so you dont physically have to make the money yourself. Some of my ideas include things such as: Coin Operated vending machines (i have heard however that these are becoming increasingly harder to make money off of as although there are always locations, the returns are not necessarily incredibly huge, and finding locations and emptying/refilling the machines as well as collecting the money do take some time.) Coin operated laundry machines. (laundromat) i love this idea because you can make the business on your own so finding the locations is no problem at all, and the returns are likely better than the vending machines as well. also, these could be used in your rental properties if you use those for passive income too. Rental properties i love this idea for the fact that if you get educated in real estate, you can get better deals than the average guy resulting in less headaches and loss if you happen to have problems with tenants. i love the idea of charging more than the mortgage cost so as to get payed monthly, as well as having your tenants essentially buy you a property over a certain amount of time. everyone buys where they live, it's just a matter of if someone is buying where they live and instead of keeping it for hemselves, basically giving it to you. Advertisements i know there are companies who will pay you by the month/year etc to place a small (or large who knows) advertisement on your vehicle for their business. if you have 2, 3, 4, or even just one vehicle, wouldnt it be smart to do this even if you dont really drive it? i know there are some however who pay based on the milage accumulated, but still if you are getting payed to drive somewhere you actually have to go anyways, i think thats pretty cool Blogging this is not for me but ive read that many people who have blogs or are internet savvy can make even small residual incomes for just creating a blog. this does take initial startup time and you obviously have to write the blogs, but you still make money while you sleep. Business if you can own a business that makes money without you being there. if you can make enough profit to pay a manager to manage instead of you, once the building is payed off (you have to own the property obviously), there you go. another twist on this would be a car wash, because you could own the car wash and the land, and eventually when you have payed it off, will reap the full profits, have been payed for the past so many years anyways from that car wash, and have barely ever done work or needed to be there to sustain it. I know there are thousands of other ideas out there. Got any in mind?Also a self serve gas station.Self-storage facility people store their own stuff in your space, you never have to be there, and you make moneySelf-storage facility people store their own stuff in your space, you never have to be there, and you make money more

Resolved Question: I am a teenager who wants to start a coin machine business to make money (preferably). Can anybody help?

I am a 14 year old boy who is saving up for a new computer. My parents don't like me asking for money so I am thinking about starting a coin machine business. Also, I have $350 and I am willing to invest that money to buy a machine but that is where I am unsure. I am not sure weather to buy a pinball machine, a candy vending machine or something that people will be attracted to, outside of the box. If you have any ideas on which one I should choose please comment. If you have any other great money making ideas please comment as well. Thank you, David. more

Resolved Question: What do should I do if I hate College in general?

Im now a sophomore chemical engineering major (subject to change). I go to most of my classes, study every day for everything, do every assignment, get a tutor for things i dont understand, even talk to my TA/Profs and i still manage to pull a C at best in my Engineering/math/science classes. Im taking Portuguese and managing to get an A in it since its not as intense as those. I tired other areas and hated them (like intro psych, business, and intro bio which really wasnt intro bio imo but w/e) and nearly failed them. thats only half of the story. I have had bad luck with whatever college roomates that ive had. everyday new drama with them and its just sucks. Then I got in trouble with the school two of my professors accused me of plagiarism and also when the security accused me of vanalizing a vending machine (i only kicked it once btw but thats another story). As a result, im on social probation which means I cant join any campus groups or anything. bascially forced to stay in my room 24/7 except for class and dinner, cant do anything socially at the school. so basically, i just need advice as to what to do. I mean i got into chemical engineering in the first place to do pharmacy or premed but that quickly went down the drain since my grades suck. i still want to do pharmacy but idk what to major in or what classes to take. Everyday since i started college was a big bowl of unnecessary drama, been on academic probation a few times too. can someone help me out P.S. I basically dont enjoy anything about college at all. And I really try hard to keep a smile on. Try to believe that college can be similar to that Asher Roth song and hope it can get better, but it never does. Also I talked to a few school councelors and they were just so unhelpful and judgemental more

Resolved Question: Does one need a permit to place a newspaper vending machine on the sidewalks of NYC?

I notice so many of them, and have started my own newspaper business so am thinking of placing a few machines of my own. I can't find anything on the web about this. I take it a permit is NOT needed, because of the First Amendment?This would be for a FREE machine, nothing for sale.I found this site. http://www.nyc.gov/apps/311/allServices.htm?requestType=service&levelOneId=957BF618-04F6-11DE-AC9C-EF5AFBC474DE&levelTwoId=957BF618-04F6-11DE-AC9C-EF5AFBC474DE-9&levelThreeId=957BF618-04F6-11DE-AC9C-EF5AFBC474DE-9-1&serviceName=Newspaper+Box+Information+and+Registration&finalSubLevel=3&intentId=E9E66310-8137-11DE-8E9F-96DAE110FEB8 Seems it's free to place them, but paperwork and insurance are needed. I'm still considering it. more

Resolved Question: Does anyone have a inventory/restocking form for vending business?

I just started my vending business and I need a form for when I take inventory and money at each machine. more

Resolved Question: How long before you could take a wage out of your business?

Me and my family have a vending business that's been going for just over 2 years. We are only just starting to get a bit of money out of the business as all the money made simply goes back into the business to build it up. We need to use the money we make to buy more vending machines etc to grow the business. What type of business do you have and how long was it before you started getting a proper living from it? We are over 2 yrs in and only just starting to take peanuts out of the business. more

Resolved Question: I am planning to start a vending machine business. I wanted to know the profit margin of Pepsi and coke cans?

Kindly let me know the profit margins for Pepsi and coke cans, Lays, Chocolates. Thanks more

Resolved Question: Need help starting up a few business ideas?

I want to start up three separate companies. A vending business (pop and snack machine service), an online market place (selling men's personal care products), and a production company (producing films/documentaries). I'm not sure how to go about creating these three separate entities. Would I create one "parent" company.. than form three separate DBA's for each respective company? Or should I just create three separate companies with no ties what so ever? Also, what sort of company should I formulate ie; LLC, INC etc. At the moment, my intentions are just get the ball rolling. It would be easy to spend millions starting up three ventures like this, however capital/investments are an issue (I've saved up a couple grand which I'm hoping is enough to cover all the licensing/business start up fees/and legal help). I want to get all the necessary paper work/licensing/legal issues out of the way now, so in the future, I can spend my time investing and bringing these businesses to life. I also live in Cleveland, Ohio if that makes any difference. I would appreciate any help.. I'm excited to have made the decision to pursue my dreams, however i'm a bit overwhelmed on how to actually do it right. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Need A Small Business loan of $6500 with bad credit. Any Ideas?

This morning had a small vending machine business idea that popped into my head. Did the research and realized in order to start it i would need just $6500 dollars. Problem is bad credit technically i could save money to get it but the problem is i would be selling a unique product to a very special clientele that i know for a fact will devour the inventory (as i am one of them) also found that i may be able to sell the product for LOWER than the price in retail stores but all it takes now is for some one else to figure this out and it goes to the first one with the idea and the money. This is a slam dunk guarantee with a very small investment. Any ideas how i can get funding? more

Resolved Question: starting a vending machine business?

i want to buy or rent a vending machine and put it in a store, business etc. I know its all about location but how much can you make with a vending machine business? more

Resolved Question: looking for info from someone who is in or has been in the vending business?

My wife and I have been looking into getting started with vending machines but it seems that there are a lot of frauds or just crooked companies out there. We would like names of good reputable companies. Does any one have a recommendation that they have personally dealt with?Mr. X...... Are you saying this from personal experience? more

Resolved Question: Is there a way to change a Pepsi vending machine to a Coke vending machine?

I am looking to start a vending machine business, and am looking to buy a used vending machine as my first one. I am interested in buying a pepsi machine, since they are cheaper and then convert it to a coca cola machine. Is this possible to do? Any help will be great. Thanks in advance. more