When Travis Peters took his family to the beach for a summer vacation he probably imagined swimming, and sun, and some fun with the kids.  Well he got what he imagined and a little something else as well.  In life there is a saying that good luck can come just as easy as bad luck can.  In the case of the Peters, their vacation started out with a little of both.

Unfortunately for Travis’s wife Kate she was on the receiving end of a little of bad luck as our story begins.  She wasn’t feeling too well and that is especially no fun on vacation.  But a trip to a local pharmacy to get Kate feeling better turned out to be a trip that has made the whole family feel pretty good.  While there Travis picked up a Small Business Opportunity magazine.  His two boys Colton and Chase saw an ad for U-Turn Vending and in the words of Travis, “ bugged me to call U-Turn.  I thought about it and realized this could be an excellent way to teach the kids about running a business.”

  With his son listening on the speaker phone Travis dialed the number and got Business Start Up Specialist Janet on the other end of the line.  Janet explained to Travis about the vending industry and offered to send additional information and a DVD that let him see our company headquarters and other important details.  Travis explained.  “We had the information mailed to us at the beach on vacation and the boys were so excited to watch the video and look through the information.”

After looking things over they decided to begin with 16 machines.  The machines were shipped to the Peter’s home and the boys and their little sister Taryn helped get them ready to go.

“The kids really enjoyed getting the machines and getting them ready for placement.”

 Because of time constraints with his full time job Travis decided to hire a professional locator.  “I used Colburn Sutton as my locator.  He did a fabulous job in my opinion.  I went out with him for a few hours to understand his approach.”

The Peters’ machines have been placed for a short time now and are doing well.  Travis lets each of the kids take a turn to go with him when he services the machines.

“I am hoping this is something my kids can pick up as they get older and help them learn the discipline needed in the business world and the rewards associated with it.”

The Peters story is a familiar one to us at U-Turn but we never tire of hearing it.  Vending is an excellent business to involve the whole family in.  It teaches all the necessary concepts that are required to be successful in business and in life.  It takes hard work, consistency, honesty, and many more valuable principles to be accomplished in any venture.  Reap the rewards of teaching your children these things while earning a profit that can provide for their needs now and in the future.

We’d like to give a special thanks to the Peters Family for sharing their story with us.  We wish them all the best!