Niche temp staffing agency from home

Local employers such as small offices, cafes, event companies, warehouses and trades businesses that need short-notice or short-term staff.

You charge the employer an hourly rate for each hour worked. You pay the worker's wages and super and keep the margin. Employers usually pay on invoice terms, so you need cash to cover wages in the meantime.

• Selling to local businesses
• Screening and matching people to jobs
• Organised with payroll and paperwork
• Calm under short-notice changes

• Labour hire licensing applies in some states and territories (for example Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the ACT), so check your state's rules before you place anyone
• You are usually the employer, so check award rates, super, leave entitlements and Fair Work obligations
• Check workers compensation and payroll tax rules in your state
• Cash flow risk: you pay wages before clients pay you, so plan a buffer or consider invoice finance
• Check right-to-work and identity checks, and any working with children or police checks needed for your niche
• Check with your local council whether running a business from home needs approval

Startup costs are typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on your software, marketing and any licensing or checks. You usually pay wages before clients pay you, so plan a cash buffer or consider invoice finance.

Monthly revenue is typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on your niche, the number of workers placed and the hours they work. This is revenue before wages and costs. Plan on at least about 20 hours a week.

Labour hire licensing applies in some states and territories, such as Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the ACT, so check your state's rules before placing anyone. Also check award rates, super, leave, Fair Work obligations, workers compensation and payroll tax.