High street poster and print shop

Students, local households, gift buyers, and interior decorators or landlords dressing rooms and rentals.

Retail margin on posters and prints, with higher-value sales from framing and bulk orders for decorators or businesses.

• Retail and stock control
• Eye for popular designs
• Customer service
• Basic bookkeeping

• Commercial lease terms, deposits and business rates, so check them carefully, and ask about any small business rate relief
• Public liability and contents insurance
• Only sell licensed or permitted artwork, and check the supplier's rights
• Shop planning permission or change of use may apply, check with the council
• Slow seasonal trade, with student areas often quieter in summer

Startup costs are typically around £8,000 to £35,000, depending on the unit, shopfitting, stock, framing equipment and insurance. These are estimates, so build your own budget from the size and location of the shop you want.

Monthly revenue is typically around £3,000 to £12,000, depending on location, stock, pricing and whether you add framing or an online shop. These are estimates, not guarantees, and revenue is not the same as profit.

Check commercial lease terms, deposits and business rates, and ask about any small business rate relief. Check whether planning permission or change of use applies with the council, arrange public liability and contents insurance, and make sure you only sell licensed or permitted artwork.