Online fire safety supplies reseller

Small businesses, landlords and property managers, restaurants, contractors, and installers or maintenance firms that want a reliable local source.

Markup on each product, with higher margins on bundles and kits. Repeat orders from regular business customers and trade accounts add steady sales.

• Comfortable with online selling and basic websites
• Attention to detail on product specifications
• Good follow-up with business customers

• Only sell products that carry the certification marks required in Canada (such as ULC listing), and check provincial fire code expectations
• Servicing, recharging or inspecting extinguishers usually needs trained and certified technicians, so check your provincial rules before offering it
• Shipping pressurized cylinders may fall under Transport Canada dangerous goods rules, so check with your carrier and supplier
• Commercial general liability and product liability insurance, and GST/HST registration once past the small supplier threshold
• Check whether your municipality requires a home-based business licence

Estimates suggest startup costs typically around $1,500 to $7,500, depending on the stock you hold and how you set up your website. Some owners ship straight from a supplier to keep stock costs down.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on your product range, pricing and how many business customers you win. Treat it as a rough estimate rather than a promise.

Check that products carry required certification marks such as ULC listing, and check provincial fire code expectations. Servicing or recharging usually needs certified technicians. Also check Transport Canada rules for shipping pressurized cylinders, insurance, GST/HST registration and any home-based business licence.