Singing telegram booking agency

Customers arranging surprises, plus corporate clients, venues and event planners wanting regular entertainment.

You charge the customer a booking fee and pay performers a set amount per job, keeping the difference. Corporate and repeat clients add steadier work.

• Marketing and online bookings
• Recruiting and managing performers
• Scheduling and customer service
• Basic bookkeeping

• Check whether your performers are genuinely contractors or employees, as this affects workers compensation, super and tax (the ATO and your state body can advise)
• Public liability insurance covering your performers, and check what your policy includes
• Music licensing for performances, so check what applies with APRA AMCOS
• Registering for GST once turnover reaches the threshold
• Safety and conduct standards for performers going to private homes, including clear rules on content and last-minute cancellations

Startup costs are typically around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on your website, branding, costumes and marketing. These are estimates only, so check them against your own plans.

Monthly revenue is typically around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on how many bookings you win and how many performers you send out. That is revenue before paying performers and other costs, and these figures are estimates only.

Check whether your performers are contractors or employees, as this affects workers compensation, super and tax. Also check public liability cover for performers, music licensing with APRA AMCOS, GST registration, and safety and conduct standards for private homes.