Pop-Up Baseball Gear Stand at Fields

Players and parents at tournaments and sign-up days, plus coaches and club organizers buying for teams.

Retail markup on gear sold at events, plus margins on pre-ordered team clothing and equipment bundles.

• Friendly, quick customer service
• Knowing sizes and what each age group needs
• Event planning and stock packing
• Handling payments on the go

• Weather and a short season, so expect income to bunch into spring and summer
• Check vendor permits, event fees and any municipal rules for selling at parks and fields
• Check whether you need a municipal or provincial business licence, and GST/HST registration once you pass the threshold
• Commercial general liability insurance, which event organizers often ask to see
• Somewhere dry to store stock, and a vehicle to carry it

Estimates suggest startup costs typically around $4,000 to $20,000, depending on your stock, tent or trailer, and vehicle. You will also need somewhere dry to store stock, which may add to your costs.

Things to check: vendor permits, event fees and municipal rules for selling at parks and fields, any municipal or provincial business licence, GST/HST registration once you pass the threshold, and commercial general liability insurance that event organizers often ask to see.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue typically around $1,500 to $7,000, depending on events and team orders. It is estimated at a minimum of about 8 hours a week. The season is short, so income tends to bunch into spring and summer.