Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
1 Hour(s) 8 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Taylor Valdes
Rating
Course Overview
Vending should not be boring!
The Venderia is thrilled to bring you Creative Vending Revolution, a 6-part online course covering all the ins and outs of starting a successful, nontraditional vending machine business. And just like our vending machines, there is nothing boring about it!
This complete, self-paced online course covers:
Where to buy a machine & what features to look for
How to evaluate potential locations
Where to locate your machine within an establishment
How to pitch to and land excellent locations
How to customize and brand your machine
How price and source your product
How to package your products
How to work with local artists and businesses
Where to find and how to work with local collaborators
AND MORE
This course is brought to you by Taylor Valdés, owner & founder of The Venderia, a wild & whimsical, non-traditional vending machine business based in Portland, OR.
Established in 2013 with one very old, very glittery refurbished snack machine, eight years later, The Venderia is a now fleet of 20 machines in bars, boutiques, hotels and mixed-use spaces across the city. We retail the works hundreds of local artists from our machines, wholesale our own products nationwide, and now want to show you how to do it too!
Course Content
- 6 section(s)
- 7 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Picking Out a Location
- Section 3 The Pitch
- Section 4 Buying a Machine
- Section 5 Branding and Customizing Your Machine
- Section 6 Inventory
What You’ll Learn
- How to start a non-traditional vending business, from picking out machines and locations to stocking and pricing items in your machine., How to manage inventory in order to appeal to every type of customer., How to assess a location and make a pitch to the owner of that business., What to look for when buying a machine, and how to update machines for your business needs.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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CCaroline Freeman
You're so rad.
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CCamille Vega
Taylor offered invaluable information for anyone considering starting a creative vending business in a short, concise, and engaging way! Thank you for the insights. I hope to utilize them all real soon!
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VVeasna Mam
I was so excited to take this course, thinking it would provide me with information I did not know about vending machines, but I was wrong. I’m not satisfied with this course’s fundamental data and concise system either. I already know from researching on YouTube. I feel like the instructor should have more in-depth knowledge. This is my truthful review. This is how I strongly feel. It should have a section about old machines that don’t accept digital payments.
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SShelly Hopson
Thank you Taylor! So many questions answered, and I pumped to get the ball rolling!!
