Home-Based envelope reseller

Small commercial printers, offices, nonprofits, mailing and fulfillment companies, and small businesses that send a lot of mail.

You earn the margin between the wholesale price and the price you charge per thousand envelopes. Repeat customers and larger orders add up. Custom printing and special sizes can carry better margins.

• Sales and follow-up
• Comfortable with quotes and spreadsheets
• Organized order tracking
• Clear communication with customers and suppliers

• Check whether your state requires a seller's permit or resale certificate, and collect resale certificates from business customers
• Check with your city or county about a business license and any home occupation rules or HOA limits
• Margins can be thin, so confirm freight costs and minimum orders before quoting
• General liability insurance is worth checking, and a damaged or wrong-size shipment is your problem to sort out with the supplier
• Large buyers may already have supplier contracts, so expect a slow start

Estimates are typically around $500 to $2,500 to start, depending on your website or marketing, any samples you order and basic business setup. Because the supplier ships direct, you do not need to buy stock up front.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $800 to $4,000, depending on how many business customers you win and how large their orders are. Margins can be thin, so confirm freight costs and minimum orders before you quote.

Check whether your state requires a seller's permit or resale certificate, and collect resale certificates from business customers. Also check your city or county about a business license, home occupation rules or HOA limits, and general liability insurance.