ALL'S WELL THAT VENDS WELL

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR MAKING THOUSANDS A MONTH WITH SNACKS AND DRINKS MACHINES

- By LEE GRIMSDITCH & NICO LETHBRIDGE

A FORMER finance employee rakes in more than £7,000 a month from her vending machines while working just three days a week.

Megan Healey, 26, from Manchester, tapped into her early flair for selling snacks - once bending school rules to sell cookies and energy drinks.

Now she oversees an empire of 27 vending machines across 18 sites in Manchester, Liverpool and Rochester, Kent. The first machine she purchased on eBay initially brought in just £30 a month. However, after careful research and determination, Megan transformed her business into the success it is today.

"I was working in finance but my manager was just awful and I've always wanted to make my own money," Megan said.

"Then I broke up with an ex and I think that's what drove me to change my life and buy a vending machine."

Megan hopes to start hiring people soon and believes 'that the sky is the limit'.

Raised in Tameside, Megan left Wright Robinson College and initially began a career in photography in 2017, collaborating with local Manchester fashion brands and modelling agencies.

However, after four years, and disenchanted by what she saw as a toxic industry, she realised she was more interested in the business side.