Showing posts with label Business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Business. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Saturday, March 12, 2011

The Latest In Alco-Buddy Machine Design

Alco-Buddy is always coming up with innovative ideas in cutting edge alcohol breathalyzer machine designs. The most recently engineered machine features a breathalyzer machine in the shape of a bottle. The bottle design is capable of being custom wrapped in any liquor company design that you choose. This allows liquor or beer companies to pay to have their custom wrap design featured on the machine.

Three standard wraps are currently offered: a popular whisky brand, a popular domestic beer brand and a popular imported beer brand. But the bottle design can be made and customized to whatever specifications may be needed.

The standard Alco-Buddy machine design is also able to be custom wrapped. Sometimes, customization is key to getting a machine placed if the owner of the establishment prefers their machine to coordinate with the interior design. Together with the graphics team, a custom vinyl wrap can be created to meet any design needs, without any delay in production.

The availability to customize the machine however one likes is further enhanced by the new LCD screen feature that make it possible to sell advertising spots to national and/or local companies. The companies would provide a video commercial that can easily be loaded on to an SD card and inserted into the LCD screen. A substantial amount of money can be generated monthly from the 50-100 video clips the LCD is capable of storing.

In addition to the breathalyzer test, using custom wraps along with an integrated LCD design is just another way to increase the revenue stream that is capable of being generated by the Alco-Buddy breathalyzer vending machine.

To learn more, please visit www.alcobuddy.com

Payment options for your Alco-Buddy Breathalyzer Machine

Alco-Buddy breathalyzer vending machines offer a variety of options for collecing payment.

The standard Alco-Buddy breathalyzer vending machine automatically comes with a trouble-free ICT bill acceptor that validates $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills. Because a wide range of bills can be accepted it allows different ranges to be charged.

Also available is an ICT stacker option, which allows the bills to be collected in a cassette attached to the rear of the bill accepter. This organizes the bills neatly and makes it quick and easy to service the machine and collect the money.

Machines can also be fashioned with a credit card reader, which is great for a lot of applications. No telephone or cable lines are needed, as the credit card reader is completely wireless. The reader runs on a GSM network: the same network cell phones run on. When the Alco-Buddy machine is powered up, the credit card reader is immediately prepared to start processing credit card transactions! The use of machines with credit card readers can be monitored from afar from any computer. Just log on and watch the machine in action while it processes transactions instantly.

These and other options are available depending on what works best for your establishment.

For more information, please visit www.alcobuddy.com

Saturday, February 26, 2011

How to start a cash business with Alco-Buddy Breathalyzer Vending Machines

How To Start Your Own Cash Business Setting Up Alco-Buddy Machines For Your Business Or Establishment.

Holbrook, NY, February 25, 2011: Alco-Buddy is an alcohol breathalyzer test that gives users the opportunity to gauge their own B.A.C. (blood alcohol content) before they ever get behind the wheel. Becoming a distributor of the Alco-Buddy Alcohol Breathalyzer is a great way to start your very own small business and keep the roads safe. Whether purchasing a single machine for your establishment, or a large quantity of machines for your business, you are supporting responsible drinking by placing an Alco-Buddy in your community. And you’ll make some great contacts along the way! Getting started is easy! Just follow these simple steps.

First you need to decide how much money you want to make. The more machines you purchase, the more money you will earn. Set your goals accordingly.

Then, contact the professional team at Alco-Buddy by simply submitting your contact information online instantly. A representative will be in touch to help you decide how many machines to invest in to get going.

Once you’ve decided on the amount of machines to purchase, payment can be made in many forms including PayPal, wire transfers, checks and money order.

Next, the knowledgeable representatives at Alco-buddy will help you decide on the best target businesses in your area. Ideal locations include sports bars, nightclubs, casinos, pool halls, restaurants that serve alcohol and any other related establishments.

Then you will be educated on how to go about placing the machines and who you should be talking to at each establishment. Business owners are normally more than willing to place the machine in their establishment because they will receive a portion of the income that it generates. Alco-Buddy distributors may also use incentives to help place their machines, from partnering with insurance companies who offer discounts to on-site promotions and give-aways.

After the establishment has agreed to place a machine on their wall, installation is a breeze. All machines come with an instruction manual that is easy to understand. Calibration is simple and only has to be performed about every 3 months. The equipment is virtually trouble free and requires very little maintenance. But if you ever need assistance, Alco-Buddy stands ready to assist you promptly.

Alco-Buddy professionals are also available to assist with technical support, advice on how to grow your business and more! The machines also come with ad space that can be sold to taxi companies or DWI lawyers for extra revenue. Find out how you can start taking control of your financial future while at the same time, doing your part to reduce the number of impaired or intoxicated people on the road in your community. Contact Alco-Buddy today!

For more info, visit us at Alcobuddy.com

Friday, February 25, 2011

Ace of Hearts Vending, One of Alco-Buddy's valued Customers

Holbrook, NY February 24, 2011: About six months ago, Ace of Hearts Vending in Allentown, PA stumbled upon a website for a company on Long Island that manufactures alcohol breathalyzer vending machines. Their interest was immediately peaked. The vending machines, which are installed in alcohol establishments across the country, allow bar patrons to purchase a straw, insert it into the machine, and blow into it. In turn, the machine provides patrons with their approximate BAC (blood alcohol content). Not only is the entertainment value high, but the alcohol awareness it promotes in bars and restaurants can be limitless. Ace of Hearts knew they could find a surplus of establishments in their area that would be more than willing to place one of these vending machines on their wall. And so they contacted the professional team at Alco-Buddy.

Within days, Ace of Hearts created a thorough business plan, preparing for any bumps in the road. Together with a web designer, they developed a fully functional website complete with a blog for people to write about their Alco-Buddy experiences. Ace of Hearts recently created a partnership with Hartzell Insurance who is able to provide a discount for establishments who place an Alco-Buddy. Plans for on-site promotions and give-aways are in the works.

Ace of Hearts targeted high trafficked establishments, focusing on the bigger bars in college towns. Not only do large college bars pull in a larger amount of people, they also get new patrons each year from transferring students and freshly turned 21 students. A representative of Ace of Hearts says “The great thing about Alco-buddy is that anyone 21 and over who drinks alcohol becomes curious when they see the machine which leads to pulling out their dollar and placing to the machine to check out their BAC.”

In almost six months Ace of Hearts has reached over half its goal of placing 50 vending machines by May 2011. With its website and insurance company partnership in place, they can now begin to focus on selling the ad space that Alco-Buddy provides for Taxi companies, DWI lawyers and such. They continue to develop strong relationships with their clients and reinforce this with their excellent customer service. Alco-Buddy provides fully functioning machines that provide the most accurate results and yield the best experiences for patrons.

Ace of Hearts is excited to be a part of the Alco-Buddy family and believes that getting into the breathalyzer business while still in its infancy will give them a head start once it starts picking up momentum. Look out for Ace of Hearts’ Alco-Buddy machines on the web (www.aceofheartsvending.com), on facebook (Ace of Hearts Vending), on t-shirts and in bar promotions.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Small Business Startup News

A survey, released Monday, from the National Association of Business Economics is reporting that during the last three months of 2010, industry demand increased for the sixth consecutive quarter, with 55 percent of survey respondents reporting rising demand versus 12 percent reporting falling demand.

Additionally, these increases coincide with a significantly improved economic outlook. Sixty-two percent of respondents are planning for 2 to 3 percent GDP growth this year.

"The number of firms expressing positive hiring plans is at a level not seen in over a decade - a sign of improving labor market dynamics. Supporting these hiring plans, industry demand continues to move higher, and profit margins are expanding," said Shawn DuBravac of the Consumer Electronics Association.

Despite the survey's inclusion of both small and large businesses, 2011 is forecast to be a much more profitable year, as banks begin lending at a more vigorous pace and consumer optimism continues to grow.

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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Small Business Development courses offered at CLC in February

In February, the Illinois Small Business Development Center at the College of Lake County will offer a variety of courses designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners create, manage and grow successful businesses.

Starting a Business in Illinois, explains the laws, regulations, rules and reports Illinois business owners must abide by. It is offered online as a self-paced learning module, and students have until the last day of the month to complete the course. Visit http://wpdi.clcillinois.edu/sbdc/courses.asp for more information. Cost: $25. An instructor-led Spanish language version is offered on Wednesday, Feb. 9 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the CLC Southlake Campus. Cost: $25.

FastTrac® NewVentureTM and FastTrac® GrowthVentureTM courses are designed specifically for entrepreneurs. NewVentureTM is appropriate for entrepreneurs in the early stages of business development and GrowthVentureTM is designed those who have experience running their businesses. Both classes meet Tuesdays, Feb. 15 through April 19 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St. Cost: $350 – all materials are included. Thursdays, Feb. 15 through April 19 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St. Cost: $350. Registration deadline is Feb. 8.

QuickBooks Module 2, offered on Tuesday, Feb. 22 from 6-10 p.m. at the Grayslake campus, is an intermediate level course. Learn to create and customize reports, payroll functions and more. Cost: $99.

For more information on these courses or the Illinois Small Business Development Center, visit http://wpdi.clcillinois.edu/sbdc or call (847) 543-2033.

The Illinois Small Business Development Center is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in partnership with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the College of Lake County. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a non discriminatory basis. The Illinois Small Business Development Center offers many services to help businesses grow and succeed. Free one-on-one business counseling, planning, and strategizing along with a variety of workshops for small business: start-up and business planning, marketing/sales/public relations, legalities of business ownership, accounting and finance and commerce and technology.

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