Quick Fix Profit from: glass repair, photo stickers, natural products.
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It's happened to almost every driver, whether on a leisurelyroad trip or a daily commute: A passing truck hurls bits of gravelat your windshield, and before you know it, a tiny nick becomes afoot-long crack. But a source of annoyance for drivers is a sourceof income for The Glass Mechanix licensees, who repair crackedwindshields at a price that's easy on the pocketbook.
Equipped with repair supplies manufactured by The GlassMechanix, you can make repairs for car dealers, car rentalagencies, truck companies and fleet accounts. "Even wheneconomic times are hard, this type of business is going to do wellbecause people are always looking to save money," says LexConfessore, general manager of The Glass Mechanix.
Start-up costs range from $1,200 for a windshield andplate-glass kit to $3,700 for the deluxe system, which includessupplies for windshield, plate glass, headlight, taillight, clothand velour repair, and scratch removal. Licensees receive aninstructional video and manual; the deluxe system also includes athree-day training course in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, includingairfare and hotel accommodations.
For more information, call (800) 826-8523.
It's A Stick-Up
By Laura Tiffany
The perennially popular photo booth takes a new twist withSticker Station. Sticker Station goes one step further than thetraditional instant photo booth by printing the photos onministicker sheets.
For about $3, the electronic kiosk takes a customer'sphotograph, integrates it with the customer's choice ofbackground and prints 16 ministickers in 60 seconds. The stickerbackgrounds can be rotated and can reflect the location byincorporating local landmarks. The kiosk can also becustom-designed to suit the location.
Machines cost $7,500; stickers cost 85 cents per sheet. Licensedby American Photo Booths/Interactive Kiosk Systems Inc. inAlexandria, Virginia, contracts include a territory, technicaltraining and support.
For more information, call (703) 519-5656 or visit http://www.stickerstation.com
The Natural
By Keasha Dumas
With the growing popularity of alternative health options, manypeople are considering natural ways to meet their daily healthneeds. Oxyfresh Worldwide Inc. caters to those needs with naturalnutrition, weight management, children's care, oral health andpet care products.
You can become an independent distributor of Oxyfresh'sproducts with the purchase of a $39 Enrollment Kit. Once enrolled,you may select one of three Fast Start Orders or carry no inventoryat all. Fast Start Orders cost from $500 to $2,000 and can becustomized by adding different items to the base products. You caneven create a unique starter kit by combining individual Oxyfreshproducts. The company's automatic order program allows you tokeep a steady supply of your best sellers by having yourpre-authorized monthly order paid for by an automatic credit-cardcharge or bank draft.
Worried about making large purchases before you know whichproducts will sell? "[Distributors] can use our retail directprogram so they don't even have to carry any inventory,"explains Craig Roggow, COO for Oxyfresh. "We'll do it allfor them. We'll ship [products] to customers and send[distributors] a monthly check with the royalties from thosepurchases."
For more information, call (800) 333-7374 or(509) 924-4999.