Online mexican foods and crafts shop

Mexican-Canadian families missing familiar products, home cooks, and gift buyers living far from a specialty shop.

Margin on each product sold, plus higher-value gift boxes and bundles such as a taco night kit or a Day of the Dead set.

• Sourcing from reliable suppliers
• Online selling and photography
• Packing and stock tracking

• Food labelling rules, including bilingual labels, are set federally by the CFIA; check what applies to products you resell
• Check whether your municipality allows storing and packing food stock at home and whether you need a home-based business licence
• Register for GST/HST once you pass the small supplier threshold and check provincial sales tax rules
• Commercial general liability and product liability insurance
• Shipping costs and breakage on pottery can eat into margins

Estimates suggest startup costs of typically around $1,500 to $7,000, depending on your opening stock, website setup and packing supplies. Shipping costs and breakage on pottery can eat into margins, so factor them in.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue of typically around $500 to $4,000, depending on your product range, how much traffic you attract and your shipping costs. Plan on at least about 8 hours a week.

Check the federal CFIA food labelling rules, including bilingual labels, for products you resell. Also check whether your municipality allows storing and packing food at home, whether you need a home-based business licence, GST/HST and provincial sales tax, and insurance.