Cleaning supplies delivery round

Small commercial cleaning companies, offices, strata managers, cafes, gyms and other local businesses that reorder every few weeks.

You earn the margin between your wholesale price and your selling price. Standing orders and delivery to a tight local area keep costs down.

• Sales and building relationships
• Knowing which products suit which jobs
• Route planning and reliable delivery
• Basic stock control and bookkeeping

• Safe storage and transport of chemicals, including any dangerous goods rules in your state or territory, so check with your state work health and safety regulator
• Safety Data Sheets and correct labelling for products you sell, especially if you decant or relabel
• Public liability and product liability insurance, plus motor vehicle cover that suits carrying stock
• Whether your council allows storing stock at home, and check your lease if you rent a storage unit
• Large distributors can undercut on price, so focus on service and convenience
• Register for an ABN, and for GST once turnover reaches the threshold

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $5,000 to $25,000, depending on how much stock you buy, your storage space and your delivery vehicle. Treat this as an estimate and cost your own product range.

Monthly revenue is estimated at typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on how many regular customers you build and the size of their orders. This is revenue before stock and vehicle costs, and the estimate assumes at least about 15 hours a week.

Check safe storage and transport of chemicals, including any dangerous goods rules, with your state work health and safety regulator. Also check Safety Data Sheets and labelling, insurance for products and vehicle, council or lease rules for storing stock, and ABN and GST registration.