Jewellery workshop for shops and custom orders

Independent jewellers, boutiques and gift shops, plus couples and individuals ordering custom or remade pieces.

Wholesale orders in batches, custom commissions priced on metal, stones and labour, and repair or resizing work between larger jobs.

• Strong bench skills such as sawing, soldering, stone setting and finishing
• Design and sketching or CAD basics
• Quoting and customer service
• Managing stock and orders

• Public liability and product liability insurance, plus cover for your stock and tools
• Precious metals and stones are theft targets, so check security and stock insurance
• Check council zoning and fire rules for workshop premises and for using torches and chemicals
• Wholesale buyers may pay late, so agree terms and consider deposits for custom work
• Check ABN and GST registration and keep records of metal purchases

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $6,000 to $30,000, depending on your bench tools, studio rent and how much metal and stone stock you buy. Insurance and security for the premises are also worth budgeting for.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how many wholesale accounts and custom commissions you win. That is revenue before costs, and the estimate assumes at least about 20 hours a week.

Check public liability and product liability insurance, plus cover for stock and tools. Also look at council zoning and fire rules for torches and chemicals, security for precious metals, late-paying wholesale buyers, and ABN and GST registration with records of metal purchases.