Online leather goods store and market stall

Online shoppers looking for gifts, market visitors, and people wanting a personalised or handmade-style item.

Margin on each item sold online or at the stall, plus extra for personalising. Markets give you direct feedback before you order more stock.

• Choosing and sourcing quality stock
• Product photos and simple online listings
• Friendly selling face to face
• Packing and posting orders

• Australian Consumer Law applies to online and market sales, including refunds and guarantees
• Markets usually ask for public liability insurance and a stallholder application, so check each organiser's rules
• If you import stock, check customs, GST and labelling requirements
• Check ACCC guidance before describing items as genuine leather or Australian made
• Check whether your council needs approval to run a business from home, including storing stock
• Register for an ABN, and check when GST registration applies

Startup costs are typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how much stock you buy, your stall setup, and your online store and photography. Treat this as an estimate and start with a small range.

Monthly revenue is typically around $800 to $4,000, depending on how many markets you attend, your online sales and the products you stock, from about 8 hours a week.

Check Australian Consumer Law on refunds and guarantees, and ACCC guidance before describing items as genuine leather or Australian made. Check each market's insurance and stallholder rules, customs, GST and labelling if you import, council rules for home storage, and ABN and GST registration.