AUGUST 20, 2015

The girl who launched her own business

Meet our heroine

We want to tell you about a bold and highly enterprising woman named Anna. She's 29, delicate and beautiful, yet bold and determined at the same time, and she's become one of the standout examples of how easily women can start their own business.

While plenty of people were still weighing whether to start a business at all, Anna simply went for it. Her pace was genuinely impressive: in just one day, she found out everything about us, about our automated lockers for beaches, and their extra features (phone charging stations, vending machines, equipment for internet access points, and much more), as well as how the whole business actually works.

Success story: a woman launched a business using automated lockers

Finding a spot on the beach

In just two days, she managed to arrange a beach spot in Odesa, then immediately backed out because management quoted a sky-high rental price for a tiny patch of sand. But Anna didn't give up. She headed to the "Ibiza" beach club, where she ran into a manager who kept stalling: "not sure, let's talk tomorrow." She didn't wait around for tomorrow and kept trying with other clubs instead.

By the fourth day of running around the beaches, she reached the director of the "Ithaca" beach club, who gave her a simple answer: "Set it up, get to work. No payment needed. We need this service."

Ordering the equipment and the first launch

Still, she didn't have the full amount needed to order the automated complex. So Anna found an investor, placed the order, and our team arrived on site for installation. We assembled it, connected everything, and got it running.

We then walked around the area and found a couple of vending machines nearby. We took down the technical support contacts, gave them a call, and agreed for them to also provide technical support for our lockers. They agreed to do it for a modest cut.

Early hiccups and technical support

We showed Anna the equipment and walked her through the finer points of how it works. Our lockers were still a bit rough around the edges back then, so they needed some attention early on. That issue was sorted out quickly.

In the end, Anna ended up with a business backed by on-site technical support. And the most enjoyable part of vending fell to her: cash collection. And honestly, it's a great feeling: you show up on a warm summer evening, open up the bill acceptor, and pull out a stack of cash.

Why this isn't a one-off story

Patience and hard work really do pay off. And this is far from an isolated case: clubs, cafes, shopping centers, train stations, and airports regularly allow automated lockers to be installed completely free of charge. For management, keeping visitors' belongings safe and preventing theft genuinely matters, and ordinary mechanical lockers often can't deliver a decent level of service. An added bonus comes from having mobile device charging stations on hand too, which helps management keep customers around a little longer.

That's how a bold woman named Anna started her own business on the most favorable terms possible, and with our automated lockers, doing the same is genuinely simple.

Installing an automated locker at the Ithaca beach club