How Amaroo Technologies is taking on bigger business with B2Bpay

The story

Short answer: A family-owned vending business uses B2Bpay to pay all its suppliers, including the ones that don't accept cards. Payments are matched automatically in the bookkeeping software, and the Qantas Points have paid for flight upgrades, business class trips and gift cards.

• Business: Amaroo Technologies, vending machines and fresh-food vending
• Owner: Bob Goss
• Ownership: family-owned, operating for 25 years at the time of writing
• Service area: Sydney and Brisbane
• Customers: companies that run 24 hours a day
• Range: 4 types of vending machine, 15 to 20 fresh meals and more than 70 types of drinks

Real, fresh food in a vending machine

Amaroo Technologies is no stranger to innovation. The business started out offering drinks, chocolates and snacks. In recent years it has expanded to everything from sausage rolls and ice cream to fresh sandwiches and ready-made meals.

Amaroo works with companies that run around the clock, and Bob has taken the time to learn what they want.

"Some of these offices are in areas with no canteen and no shops. We discovered what they wanted is real, fresh food in their vending machines, not just a can of Coke and a packet of chips."

Bob Goss, Owner, Amaroo Technologies

With four high-quality vending machine types and 15 to 20 fresh meals on rotation, Amaroo stands apart from many other retailers. For companies working day and night, it is essentially a catering service. The drinks range alone runs to more than 70 types, so every craving is covered.

Paying any supplier, card or not

As the owner of a small family business, Bob knows what it is like to put in extra hours for little or no reward. B2Bpay changed that.

Bob pays his suppliers through B2Bpay, so he no longer has to worry about whether they accept card payments. B2Bpay lets you pay any provider, whether or not they accept cards, and it has made his workflow simpler and his expenses easier to track.

"I absolutely love the system. It makes it easier to follow everything I've been spending, and I can look at info about invoices that I paid just by clicking a few buttons. I love that all the info is matched automatically in my bookkeeping software."

Bob Goss, Owner, Amaroo Technologies

Points that build credibility

The benefits don't stop at easier bookkeeping. Over the years Bob has made payments through B2Bpay, he has built up tens of thousands of Qantas Points while growing the business. The Qantas Business Rewards partnership also helps on the other side of the ledger, when his customers pay him.

"When I learned that B2Bpay is partnered with Qantas Business Rewards to offer points, it became even more appealing for my customers to pay me, as this really escalates our credibility as a business. Especially as we continue expanding into servicing larger businesses."

Bob Goss, Owner, Amaroo Technologies

From invoices to business class

Bob has used his Qantas Points to upgrade flights, to fly business class with his wife and, from time to time, to buy gift cards. At the time of this story, he said a B2Bpay promotion of 1 Qantas Point for every $3 paid by bank account had made his earnings even sweeter. Rates at time of publishing (2023). See current rates.

Bob is continuing to grow Amaroo Technologies while collecting points with B2Bpay, and he plans to book more business class flights.

Get started today

Setting up a B2Bpay account is easy and free. Fill in an online activation form so the team can verify your business details. B2Bpay then sets up your payment portal and a payment page branded with your company logo, and arranges a payment link on your invoices.

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