Car accessories shopfront

Local drivers, tradies with utes and vans, car enthusiasts, and nearby mechanics and detailers buying trade stock.

Retail margin on products sold in store, plus trade accounts for garages and click-and-collect orders from a simple website.

• Product knowledge about cars and accessories
• Stock control and ordering
• Friendly face-to-face selling

• Retail lease terms, bond and fit-out costs, so get the lease reviewed before signing
• Public liability and stock or contents insurance, plus workers compensation if you hire staff
• Council approval or zoning for the premises
• Aftermarket lights and some other parts may not be road legal under state rules, so check what you stock and how you advise customers
• Stock tied up in slow-selling items can strain cash flow

Startup costs are estimates, typically around $30,000 to $120,000, depending on the premises, lease bond, fit-out and opening stock. Monthly revenue is typically around $10,000 to $45,000 as an estimate, depending on location, range and trade customers.

Check retail lease terms, bond and fit-out costs, and have the lease reviewed before signing. Also check public liability and stock or contents insurance, workers compensation if you hire, council approval or zoning, and whether aftermarket lights and parts are road legal under state rules.

You need product knowledge about cars and accessories, stock control and ordering, and friendly face-to-face selling. As an estimate, plan on at least around 40 hours a week. Stock tied up in slow-selling items can strain cash flow.