Learn the Facts BEFORE You
Invest
Interested in pursuing a career in the automatic merchandising
industry? Operating a successful vending business
is a combination of good management and exemplary
service.
Listed below are several
resources that will provide you with free, or low-cost,
unbiased information about owning and operating a
vending business.
The South Carolina Vending
Association encourages you to research your options
before making any purchasing decisions. A misguided
purchase of overpriced, inferior quality machines
can prove costly.
Blue
Book Directory |
International
Buyers Guide |
Automatic
Merchandiser
P. O. Box 803
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
920.563.1605 |
Vending
Times
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
212.302.4700 |
Should you decide to pursue
your interest in this industry and wish to speak with
an established operator, please contact the SCVA office
at 919.459.2070, or via e-mail at info@scvend.com,
and you will be provided with a contact person.
If you believe that you
have discovered a potential "blue sky" vending
advertisement or company, you can call the Attorney
General's Office in Columbia at 803.734.3970 to request
information about the company and, if appropriate, file
a formal complaint. In the meantime, thank you for taking
the time to learn all the facts before investing in
a venture which could prove both costly and unprofitable.
Trade Publications
Automatic Merchandiser
1233 Janesville Ave.
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
920.563.1605
920.563.1702 (F) Vending & OCS
4016 Flowers Road Suite. 440A
Atlanta, GA 30360
770.451.2345
770.457.0748 (F)
Vending Times
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
212.302.4700
212.221.3311 (F)
Trade Associations
National Automatic Merchandising
Association
20 N. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
312.346.0370 Bulk Vendors Association
200 N. La Salle St. #2100
Chicago, IL 60601
312.346.3100
Amusement & Music Operators Association
401 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.245.1021
Government and
Private Publications
A Concise History of Vending
in the USA by G.R. Schreiber. 1961. Reissued with Afterward
1990. Paperback. $15.00.
SBA Publications. Over 100 business publications selling
for a nominal fee (most under $2.00). For a free copy
of SBA’s Directory of Business Development Publications
write to:
Publications,
P.O. Box 15434,
Fort Worth, TX 76119
or contact your local SBA
office.
Other sources include the U.S. Department of Commerce
for the Census of Retail Trade and the U.S. Department
of Labor for employment statistics. The National Automatic
Merchandising Association (NAMA) publishes an annual
operating ratio report showing average industry performance
data.
The S. C. Automatic Merchandising Association has available
several brochure, researched and produced by the Federal
Trade Commission, which are available from the association
offices, upon request.
SCVA
1300 12th Street, Ste B,
Cayce SC 29033
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1763 Columbia, SC 29202
Phone (803) 252-1087
Fax (803) 252-0589
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