Data processing service for business clients

Medium-sized businesses, accounting and bookkeeping firms, property managers, health clinics, wholesalers and local councils or community organisations with ongoing admin volumes.

Monthly retainers or per-record and per-project pricing. You earn the difference between what clients pay and what you pay your team, so reliable repeat contracts matter most.

• Managing workloads and deadlines
• Quality checking and process setting
• Client communication
• Confident with spreadsheets and common business software

• Privacy and data security: check your obligations under the Privacy Act and what clients will require, such as confidentiality agreements
• Workers compensation insurance may be needed once you hire staff, so check your state scheme
• Check whether your contractors are genuinely independent or count as employees
• Consider professional indemnity and cyber insurance
• Cash flow, since clients may pay on 30-day terms while you pay your team sooner

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $1,500 to $7,000, depending on your equipment, software, insurance and team setup. Treat this as a guide and get quotes for your own situation before committing.

Monthly revenue is typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how many ongoing clients you win, the size of their workloads and your pricing. These are estimates, not guarantees, and the idea suits about 20 or more hours a week.

Check your Privacy Act and data security obligations and what clients will require, such as confidentiality agreements. Check whether contractors are genuinely independent or count as employees, and check your state's workers compensation scheme once you hire staff.