Online local souvenir shop

Visitors who want a memento after their trip, and people living away who want a gift from home.

You sell products at a mark-up, with extra income from gift sets and seasonal items. Postage costs and returns need to be built into your prices.

• Basic website or marketplace set-up
• Product photography
• Packing and posting orders
• Simple social media marketing

• Distance selling rules, including customers' right to cancel and return, check GOV.UK guidance
• Copyright and trademark issues when using local images, logos or brand names
• Product safety and labelling rules for goods you sell
• Storing stock at home may need permission from a landlord or mortgage lender
• Seasonal demand and postage costs squeezing margins

Startup costs are typically estimated at around £300 to £2,500, depending on stock, website or marketplace set-up and packaging. Postage costs can squeeze margins, so factor them into your prices.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £200 to £1,500, depending on your products and how many customers you reach. Demand is seasonal, so expect it to vary through the year.

Check distance selling rules, including customers' right to cancel and return, using GOV.UK guidance. Also check copyright and trademark issues with local images, logos or brand names, plus product safety and labelling rules for the goods you sell.