Local hygiene supplies wholesaler

Cafes, offices, gyms, childcare centres, medical and dental practices, strata managers and cleaning companies.

You buy at trade price and sell at a margin. Regular standing orders (weekly or monthly) give steady income, with delivery fees or minimum order values covering your running costs.

• Reliable and organised
• Comfortable selling to business owners
• Basic bookkeeping and stock tracking

• Check with your local council whether you can store stock at home and run a home-based business
• Public liability insurance, plus goods in transit cover for your vehicle if needed
• Thin margins on bulky items, so work out delivery costs per order
• Some products such as sanitisers or chemical cleaners may have labelling or safe storage rules, check with the relevant authority
• Register for an ABN, and check when GST registration is needed

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how much initial stock you buy, whether you rent storage space, and what you need for deliveries. Work out delivery costs per order before setting prices.

Check with your local council whether you can store stock at home and run a home-based business. Check public liability and goods in transit insurance, labelling or safe storage rules for sanitisers and chemicals, and ABN and GST registration.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,500 to $7,500, depending on how many business customers you win and their order sizes. Margins on bulky items can be thin, so delivery costs matter.