Home-Based florist with local delivery

People buying gifts for birthdays, anniversaries and sympathy, plus local offices and small businesses wanting regular flowers.

Fixed prices per bouquet or arrangement, delivery fees, and repeat orders such as weekly office flowers or subscriptions.

• Creative eye for colour and shape
• Knowing how to keep flowers fresh
• Reliable timing for deliveries
• Basic social media and photos

• Check with your local council whether a home-based business needs approval
• Public liability insurance, and check cover for deliveries in your own vehicle
• Flowers are perishable, so order carefully to limit waste
• Busy peaks like Mother's Day and Valentine's Day need planning for stock and delivery capacity
• Register for an ABN, and check when GST registration applies to you

Startup costs are typically around $800 to $4,000, depending on your tools, buckets and storage, first flower orders, and website or social media setup. These are estimates only. Flowers are perishable, so order carefully to limit waste.

Check with your local council whether a home-based business needs approval. Also check public liability insurance and whether it covers deliveries in your own vehicle, and register for an ABN, checking when GST registration applies to you.

Monthly revenue is typically around $500 to $3,500, depending on order volume, pricing and any regular office customers. This is an estimate only. Peaks like Mother's Day and Valentine's Day need planning. Allow at least 8 hours a week.