Security Equipment Shop with Installation Service

Homeowners, landlords, property managers, and local businesses that want ongoing support from a nearby supplier.

Retail and trade equipment sales, installation fees, and recurring income from service contracts, upgrades and remote monitoring partnerships.

• Product knowledge across alarm, CCTV and access control
• Sales and customer service
• Managing stock, suppliers and installers

• Provincial security business or installer licensing, which differs across provinces and Quebec, check your regulator
• Commercial general liability and property insurance, plus WCB/WSIB once you hire
• Rent and stock costs before steady sales build up, keep a cash buffer
• Privacy law on cameras and stored footage, and what you tell customers about it
• GST/HST registration once you pass the small supplier threshold, and provincial sales tax rules where they apply

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $12,000 to $60,000, depending on the premises, stock, vehicles and installation tools. Rent and stock costs come before steady sales, so keep a cash buffer.

Check provincial security business or installer licensing, which differs across provinces and Quebec. Also check commercial general liability and property insurance, privacy law on cameras and stored footage, and GST/HST registration and provincial sales tax rules.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue of typically around $6,000 to $30,000, depending on retail sales, installation jobs and ongoing support. The time needed is estimated at a minimum of about 35 hours a week, close to full-time.