Online uniform and team wear supplier

Sports clubs, community groups, small employers such as trades, cafés and clinics, and parents ordering club or school-approved items.

A markup on garments plus charges for logos, names and set-up, mostly from group orders placed a few times a year.

• Organising orders and deadlines
• Sales and relationship building
• Basic website or online shop setup

• Check whether your municipality requires a home-based business licence or limits stock storage and customer visits
• Using club or school logos may need written permission
• Orders are made to size, so returns can be costly; set clear order and return policies
• Collect and report GST/HST and any provincial sales tax as required, and check Quebec French-language rules if selling there
• Commercial general liability insurance, and stock cover if you store inventory at home

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on how much stock you hold, how you set up your website and the arrangements you make with an embroidery or print partner. Treat this as a rough guide and build your own budget.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,500 to $8,000, depending on how many clubs and employers you win and the size of each order. That is revenue, not profit, so garment and decoration costs come out of it.

Things to check: whether your municipality requires a home-based business licence or limits stock storage and customer visits, whether club or school logos need written permission, GST/HST and provincial sales tax, Quebec French-language rules if you sell there, and insurance cover.