Online bar stool supplier for venues

Independent cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants, plus fit-out firms and interior designers sourcing furniture for venues.

You add a margin to the trade price of each stool. Larger orders for a whole venue are worth more, and repeat business comes from refits and new openings.

• Sourcing and negotiating with suppliers
• Basic website and product listing skills
• Clear customer communication

• Furniture for public venues usually needs to meet fire safety rules for upholstery, so check what the supplier can certify
• Check distance selling and returns rules for consumers and what applies to business customers
• Agree who handles damaged or late deliveries with each supplier before you take orders
• Register as a sole trader or company, and check when VAT registration becomes compulsory

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around £500 to £3,000, depending on your website, product range and supplier arrangements. Because a supplier holds and ships the stock, you do not need a warehouse.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around £500 to £5,000, depending on how many venues and fit-out firms you win as customers and the order sizes you secure. Treat these figures as estimates, not guarantees.

Things to check: furniture for public venues usually needs to meet fire safety rules for upholstery, so ask what each supplier can certify. Also check distance selling and returns rules, and when VAT registration becomes compulsory.