Local online ticket seller for community events

Event organisers, community groups and small venues that want ticket sales handled for them. Buyers usually pay a booking fee on top of the ticket price.

A per-ticket service fee or a percentage commission agreed with the organiser, sometimes with a flat setup fee for creating and promoting the event page.

• Comfortable with online tools
• Selling and following up with organisers
• Clear, friendly customer communication

• Check with your municipality whether you need a home-based business licence
• Agree in writing who is responsible for refunds, cancellations and the organiser's money
• Check how GST/HST and any provincial sales tax apply to your fees and the tickets
• Check your province's consumer protection rules on ticket sales and fee disclosure
• Events can be cancelled, and revenue can be uneven and seasonal

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $300 to $1,500 CAD, depending on the tools you use, how much local promotion you do and your home office set-up. Actual costs vary with how you choose to work.

Check whether your municipality requires a home-based business licence, and agree in writing who handles refunds, cancellations and the organiser's money. Also check how GST/HST and provincial sales tax apply, and your province's consumer protection rules on fee disclosure.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $400 to $2,000 CAD, depending on how many events you handle and ticket volumes. The estimate assumes about 8 hours a week or more, and cancellations can make income uneven and seasonal.