Luggage repair shopfront

Travellers needing urgent fixes, local residents, travel agents, and hotels or airlines that send damaged bags for repair.

Repair fees per job, plus parts and accessories, and sometimes regular contract work from businesses that handle luggage.

• Industrial sewing and repair work
• Fast, accurate quoting
• Customer service
• Basic shop and stock management

• Lease terms, bond and fit-out costs: a commercial lease bond (often several months' rent) plus fit-out and fixtures can use up much of your startup budget, so check these carefully before signing
• Check with your local council about planning and signage requirements for the premises
• Public liability insurance and cover for customers' goods in your care
• Workers compensation insurance once you hire staff (check your state's scheme)
• Register an ABN and check when GST registration applies
• Quiet periods outside holiday seasons, so keep fixed costs manageable

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $25,000 to $80,000, depending on your lease bond, fit-out, fixtures, equipment and stock of parts. A commercial lease bond plus fit-out can use up much of your budget.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $3,000 to $12,000, depending on your location, the repairs you offer and how many travellers and local customers you attract. Quiet periods outside holiday seasons are likely, so keep fixed costs manageable.

Check your lease terms, bond and fit-out costs, and council planning and signage requirements. Also check public liability insurance with cover for customers' goods, workers compensation once you hire staff under your state's scheme, and ABN registration and when GST applies.