Online fire safety supplies shop

Cafes, offices, small workshops, strata managers, landlords, and small maintenance and installer firms that want to reorder easily.

You earn the margin between your wholesale and retail price. Bundles such as a kitchen pack or an office pack and repeat trade orders lift the average sale.

• Basic online selling and web shop set-up
• Product knowledge and attention to detail
• Clear customer communication
• Organised stock and order handling

• Check that every product meets the relevant Australian Standards and is properly marked, and avoid cheap uncertified imports
• Extinguishers are pressurised and heavy, so check the dangerous goods rules and your carrier's conditions before shipping
• Product liability and public liability insurance, so ask your insurer about selling safety equipment
• Servicing and installation often need state accreditation or licensing, so check with your state's regulator before offering anything beyond supply
• Customers may ask which products they need to comply with the law, so say you supply products and point them to a qualified fire safety professional for advice
• Check council rules if you store stock at home, and register for GST once you reach the threshold

Startup costs are typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how much stock you buy, how you set up your web shop and where you store products. Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,500 to $7,500.

Things to check: every product should meet the relevant Australian Standards and be properly marked. Servicing and installation often need state accreditation or licensing, so check with your state's regulator before offering anything beyond supplying products.

Extinguishers are pressurised and heavy, so check the dangerous goods rules and your carrier's conditions before shipping. Also ask your insurer about product and public liability cover, and check council rules if you store stock at home.