Mobile beauty supplier visiting salons

Hair and beauty salons, nail bars, barbershops and day spas along your route.

Margin on products sold from your stock and on pre-orders delivered next visit, with regular weekly or fortnightly customers.

• Building relationships with salon owners
• Route planning and driving
• Selling and product knowledge
• Stock control and invoicing

• Cosmetics must meet Australian ingredient and labelling rules, so check with AICIS and the ACCC
• Heat in a vehicle can damage products, so check storage and expiry dates
• Vehicle running costs and time spent driving between small orders
• Check insurance covers stock carried in your vehicle
• Late payments from customers, so set clear payment terms
• Workers compensation insurance if you hire a driver or rep

Startup costs are typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on how much stock you buy and the van or ute you use. Treat this as an estimate and price your own stock, insurance and vehicle setup before committing.

Monthly revenue is typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how many salons you visit, order sizes and hours worked. Revenue is not profit, so allow for stock, fuel and vehicle costs. The estimate starts at about 20 hours a week.

Check that cosmetics meet Australian ingredient and labelling rules with AICIS and the ACCC. Also check storage and expiry dates for stock carried in a hot vehicle, whether your insurance covers that stock, and workers compensation if you hire a driver or rep.