Home-Based online flower delivery business

People sending gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, new babies and sympathy, plus a few local businesses and offices.

You charge per bouquet plus a delivery fee. Extras like vases, chocolates and cards lift the average order, and busy days like Mother's Day bring peak sales.

• An eye for colour and design
• Handling and caring for fresh flowers
• Reliable, on-time delivery
• Basic online shop and social media skills

• Check with your local council whether a home-based business needs approval, including any limits on customers or deliveries
• Public liability insurance, and check cover for deliveries in your own vehicle
• Fresh stock can go to waste, so order in small amounts until you know your demand
• You will need an ABN, and GST registration once your turnover reaches the threshold
• Peak days such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are very busy, so plan your stock and help in advance

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on your equipment, opening stock, website and marketing. Starting with small stock orders can help you keep early costs down while you learn what customers want.

Monthly revenue is estimated at typically around $800 to $4,000, depending on how many orders you take, your delivery area and how busy peak days like Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are. That is revenue, not profit, so allow for stock and running costs.

Check with your local council whether a home-based business needs approval, including any limits on customers or deliveries. Also check public liability insurance, cover for deliveries in your own vehicle, and ABN and GST registration once turnover reaches the threshold.