Online custom PC and parts business from home

Gamers, students, home office workers and small businesses who want a tailored machine and good advice.

Build fees and margin on parts and accessories, plus paid remote setup or support sessions. Local pickup avoids some shipping costs.

• PC building and troubleshooting
• Online selling and basic marketing
• Clear written communication
• Organising stock and orders

• Home-based business licence or zoning rules, check with your municipality
• Product liability and commercial general liability insurance, plus cover for stock at home
• Warranty and returns, know what your suppliers will honour
• Shipping costs and damage risk for heavy or fragile items
• Sales tax rules for online sales across provinces, check with the CRA and your province
• Cash tied up in parts and price swings on components
• Electronics recycling fee rules, check your province

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on your parts stock, website and tools. Cash can get tied up in parts, and component prices can swing, so check your pricing and stock plans.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $1,500 to $7,500, depending on the number of builds, accessory sales and your marketing. Shipping costs and damage risk on heavy or fragile items can affect what you keep.

Check home-based business licence or zoning rules with your municipality, and sales tax rules for online sales across provinces with the CRA and your province. Also check electronics recycling fees, warranty and returns terms your suppliers honour, and product liability and commercial general liability insurance.