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	<description>The ONLY Snack, Soda, and Bulk Vending Site run by a professional vending route owner.</description>
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		<title>Ignore the Naysayers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I cannot tell you how many people tried to stop me from starting a vending business.  The excuses ranged from &#8220;you&#8217;ve already got a good job&#8221; to &#8220;vending is controlled by the mafia&#8221;.  You have to keep in mind that these people are trying to stop you.  Probably not because they want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/ignore-naysayers/</link>
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		<title>Keep Your Vending Machines Clean</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to have a clean vending machine you do not need to spend hours scrubbing it.  A machine that smells of harsh chemical cleaners would not help business much either.  I have a simple routine I go through.  Before I place a machine I do indeed scrub the machine and get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/clean-your-vending-machines/</link>
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		<title>Vending and Taxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the IRS, if you make money, you MUST report it.  If you make enough money (regardless how you earn it) you WILL be expected to pay taxes on that money.  One of the most unique aspects about the vending business is that by it&#8217;s very nature you have THOUSANDS of small [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/vending-taxes/</link>
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		<title>Vending Exit Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once you have decided that vending will support your personal goals you will need to develop a plan for the business.  Do you want to create a true business &#8211; meaning you hire others to run the day-to-day operations?  Is this a temporary venture until the kids are old enough to go to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/exit-strategy/</link>
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		<title>Personal Goals and Vending</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people look for a business that they believe will not be difficult to start and then form their life around it.  How many of us have done that with our jobs too?  Get a job and force your life to revolve around it.  I suggest taking just the opposite approach &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/personal-goals-vending/</link>
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		<title>Building a Compact Route</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked how many vending machines you need to be able to make good money.  That can be a tough question because I know people who have developed a nice side income off only 15 machines and others who are constantly struggling to stay afloat financially with the same number.  The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/compact-route/</link>
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		<title>Manage Your Inventory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you do not manage this expenses properly you could very well be losing 10% &#8211; 20% of your profit &#8211; every month.  To put this in the correct context imagine that people somehow figured out how to put less money in your machine but still get their product.  Hopefully that helps you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/manage-your-inventory/</link>
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		<title>Find and Keep Good Locations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A vending machine can be either an asset or a liability.  While it is in your garage it is a liability, while on location it is an asset.  Your goal is to have more locations than machines.  You should be waiting to get new equipment, NOT have extra equipment in your garage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/find-keep-locations/</link>
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		<title>Learn From My Mistakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The real measure of a genius is not someone who doesn&#8217;t make mistakes, just someone who learns from and avoid other peoples&#8217; mistakes.  Let me tell you about one of my mistakes.  When I first wanted to get into the vending business I spent about $3000 for a kinetic gumball machine (I bought [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/learn-from-my-mistakes/</link>
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		<title>Vending is a Real Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important points to remember is that a vending business is a real business, be sure to treat it like one.
Now this does not mean that you have to immediately run out and start a corporation and hire an accountant or attorney.  Quite honestly you do not need the extra overhead [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/vending-real-business/</link>
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		<title>Your Child&#8217;s First Vending Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked by people if they think their kid could start a vending business.  Assuming of course that the child is mature enough to handle money and the work I think it is a great idea!
Of course the question remains, &#8220;How does a child start a vending business?&#8221;  My answer is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/kids-vending/</link>
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		<title>Vending Machine Contracts &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is a continuation, be sure to read Part 1 first.
Now one caveat.  I do have them sign an &#8220;Ownership Acknowledgment&#8221;.  It is a simple document that says the machines belong to me and that I can pull them out whenever I want.  To make it easy to sign I also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/vending-machine-contract2/</link>
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		<title>Beware of Vending Biz-Opp Scams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

  
I guess it was inevitable with all the fear in this economy that the vending Biz-Opp promoters would begin to come out in force.  Buying an &#8220;packaged deals&#8221; or existing route might seem to be the fastest way to get your feet wet in the vending business, but unless you use extreme [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/beware-of-vending-biz-opp-scams/</link>
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		<title>Anti-Socials Need Not Apply</title>
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If you have trouble getting along with your boss and coworkers and your communication skills are not the best, perhaps you are thinking that owning and operating a successful vending machine route will be the solution to all of your problems. After all, your days would be spent counting and sorting merchandise, stocking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/anti-socials-need-not-apply/</link>
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		<title>Benefits of Bulk Vending</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The greatest benefit of starting and running a bulk vending business is that you can easily do everything yourself.  Even with a route almost 100 machines I am still able to place, service and mange it easily without the need of employees.  Personnel is the most taxing and costly aspect of running any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vendingrules.com/benefits-of-bulk-vending/</link>
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