Local bottled water delivery round

Independent cafés, restaurants, offices, small hotels, guest houses, gyms and corner shops.

You earn the difference between your bulk buying price and the price you charge per case or pallet. Regular weekly or fortnightly orders from a set of customers give steady income.

• Comfortable with lifting and van driving
• Selling and building relationships with local businesses
• Organising stock, routes and invoices

• Register as a food business with your local council before you start trading, and check what they need for your storage space
• Check with the council or your landlord before storing stock at home, and check your van and goods-in-transit insurance
• Margins can be thin, so watch fuel, van costs and customers who pay late
• Check the labelling and storage rules for bottled water with your council's food team
• Case lifting is heavy work, so plan to protect your back

Startup costs are typically around £3,000 to £12,000, depending on your van, initial stock and storage. Check your van and goods-in-transit insurance, and check with the council or your landlord before storing stock at home.

Register as a food business with your local council before you start trading, and check what they need for your storage space. Also check the labelling and storage rules for bottled water with your council's food team.

Monthly revenue is typically around £1,500 to £7,000, depending on how many customers you serve and your routes. Margins can be thin, so watch fuel, van costs and customers who pay late.