Home-Based print broker for local businesses

Small businesses, restaurants, real estate agents, non-profits, clubs and schools that need printed materials on a regular basis.

You add a margin to the trade printer's price on each job. Repeat orders such as menus, business cards and seasonal flyers build steady monthly income.

• Selling and following up with clients
• Basic design or file-checking (Canva, Adobe tools)
• Attention to detail when proofing
• Organizing deadlines and deliveries

• Check whether your municipality requires a home-based business licence
• Check your provincial rules for registering a business name and getting a Business Number for GST/HST
• You are responsible for errors, so proof carefully and get written client approval before printing
• Check the copyright and logo rights on client artwork
• Consider commercial general liability insurance, and in Quebec check French-language rules for printed materials

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $500 to $2,500, depending on your software, samples, marketing and insurance. Treat this as an estimate. You don't need to own a press because a trade printer produces the jobs.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on how many regular clients you win and the size of their print jobs. Proofing carefully matters, since you are responsible for errors.

Check whether your municipality requires a home-based business licence, and your provincial rules for business name registration and a Business Number for GST/HST. Also check copyright and logo rights on client artwork, insurance, and French-language rules in Quebec.