
How to start a Care package Business

Care packages are carefully curated comfort items that are sent to people who are away from home.
Such people may include soldiers, students, grandparents, or even sick people who are hospitalized.
With the COVID-19 Pandemic currently going on, people who are hospitalized need care packages to help them through this tough period.
So how do you turn this seemingly comfort related idea into a care package business?
Follow me as I unveil to you how to start a gift basket business.
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Why Care Package business?
Care packages are often personal, meaning that they are handpicked for the comfort of the receiver.
This means that whoever does this business must be someone who is detailed and has a good eye for beautiful and inexpensive stuff that will make the receiver feel special.
For example, Gourmetgiftbaskets.com is a company that prides itself in offering you a variety of options when it comes to a food care package.
They are carefully arranged to give you the wow feeling.
The idea of this business is to create a feeling of having people who are thinking of you sending something to you to let you know that you are being held in high esteem.
I was a little girl who had just gone to the boarding school when I got what I would call my first care package.
You see it was my first time moving away from my home.
Having moved to another state to attend a high school which was a boarding school, I remember how I was just in my class when I was sent for by my Principal.
Wondering what I had done, I went to the Principal’s office. I did not know my Dad had sent me a care package, so my attention was needed to access it.
I can still recall my Dad’s friends’ name who brought that care package and how it made me feel.
This is to tell you that the feeling that is created by such a business is incomparable, especially if the person has been away from home for a long time.
Steps to start a care package business
1-Niche
You have to decide what type of niche you would like to serve.
Will it be college students? or military personnel? or even elderly people who live in care facilities away from their kids.
Nailing down a niche will help you plan better on how to market your business to the right people.
Ways you can segment your care package business
- Occasion gift baskets
- Holiday Gift Basket
- Specialty gift basket care package
- Pet lovers care package
- Military care
- College gift basket
- Custom-built care package
2-Inventory
How do you intend to source for your inventory?
Will you carry inventory? or will you have an arrangement with all the sellers of your gift options so you can easily place your order once your order has been taken?
You also have to decide if you would like to make room for people to make choices from your inventory or perhaps they could give you their own list which they had like you to fulfill and package and send to their loved ones.
Because I will probably prefer that you run this care package business out of your home, I will advise that you give room for customization so that people can get the best of what they want.
Remember that when they are satisfied with your services, they will tell others about their experience.
Because there is no price that we can place on making someone feel good, especially for a loved one, people are often willing to pay a good amount to send such care packages to their loved ones that they have not seen in a while.
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3-Pricing
How do you structure your pricing? Remember that in cases where you have to shop for a list, you are spending much more than you will, when they pick from your available inventory.
You know, running a care package business is actually a service you are offering because you are taking off the stress of them running around putting together such priceless comfort items for their loved ones. So remember to price your goods appropriately to reflect your costs.
4-Sales channels
When you decide you want to start a gift basket business, you would like to know where you want to sell your services.
Will it be in a brick and mortar store? I don’t advise that it’s too costly to pay a hefty rent before you discover whether you are making sales or not.
What do I advise?
An online shop will give you the flexibility of opening your business in as little as one day.
Once you have all your pictures and products ready to go, then you are good to go.
If you are interested in learning how to build your online store for you care package buisness
You are in luck, because I included how to build your care pacakge business online store in my online course Care package business course.
I will talk about it at the end of this post but you can listen to my intro video to see what the course is about.
I am currently signing up early adopters of the course who usually get the course at a very low price.
You can tap the button below to see how much it is

5-Picking and Packing
For the most part, you will have to pick and pack the gift items yourself, you have to be careful in ensuring that the personality of the receiver shines through in your packaging.
Adding little notes that reflect that person’s needs and even what the family intends to communicate to the receiver is a very important part of this business so be sure you are meticulous about it.
It is also important to get the appropriate packaging materials that will ensure that your goods are not damaged along the way.
6-Shipping.
Because all your items put together must get to the person at an appropriate time.
You must be willing to take your time to choose a good shipping agency, you do not want delays or lost packages.
It’s also important that you find out what your shipping costs so that you don’t end up doing business at a loss.
7-Marketing your Business
There is no business that does not require marketing if you want to sell.
For the care package business, be willing to hit the ground running by approaching your potential clients in person.
If you are going with the college niche, which is a lucrative niche.
Attending sessions where parents are there especially if they are freshmen students will go a long way to make your business visible.
Being creative in putting together bundled offers and packages on the go for people who do not want to spend time picking up their own stuff will also go a long way to ease your sales.
In doing your market research to determine which niche you want to serve, be willing to listen to the people in that niche to find out what kinds of packages will make a difference in their lives.
On a final note, I know that care packages were originally designed to be physical goods.
But you can also look at digital goods too, these can be sent as care packages too.
8-Care Package Business Plan.
Starting a care package business is a simple venture, but it requires a lot of planning ahead and market research too.
One of the issues that first time business owners have is they do not plan out their business from the beginning to the end.
They do not make a plan and hence plan to fail.
To make sure you do not fall into the same trap of not planning your business before starting out here is what you need.
A Care package business start-up pack
This printable product is specially designed to help you craft a business plan for your care package business.
It comes with a checklist that has a step by step list you need to follow until you launch your business.

This care package business startup pack contains the following
- Niche selection template
- Business Plan template
- Financial Plan
- Pre-made excel sheets for financial forecast
- Marketing plan
- Product delivery plan
- Checklist
- Shop launch template
- Gift tags for your first product sales
This start-up business pack will help you deliver your online care package business in just 12 days.
The care package business planning start-up pack planner is a 33 page PDF document that will take you from the point of selecting your business niche to launching your online shop in 12 days.
To grab this planner now at a discount, click here
Care Package Business Course.
Since writing this post, a lot of people have been trooping to this post to get more information on how this business is done.
I decided to give you what you have been looking for, step by step method on how to start this business.
I am currently creating a course on how to start a care package business
This course is set to debut in February of this year, I have set a pre-launch price for those who need this course and want to get it at a very cheap price
To get the prelaunch price, tap the button below to make payment
Once you make a payment you will receive a receipt that indicates you have made a purchase.
You will get the first 3 modules of this course, I will let you secretly into this course starting from February 12th.
By getting the pre-launch price you will be amongst the first to get the best of the goodies I am making availaible to my course early adopters.
Chief amongst those goodies is a free care package business planner I just introduced to you above.
Once you make payment using the button below you get further instructions that will give you access to the planner and also deliver to you what to do next before the course open enrollment day.
Watch the Video below to see what I have in this course
Care package business course modules
Module 1- How to pick a profitable care package niche
Module-2- Business model creation
Module-3 Care package business plan writing
Module 4- Supplier sourcing and product delivery partners
Module-5 Building your online store
Module-6 Marketing strategies for your care package business
There are huge discounts and early adopter bonuses waiting for you.
If you want to till the launch day to get the course, sign up here
36 Comments
Izzy Hernandez
I love getting care packages in college! They make you feel loved and important and special! Such a cute idea.
Elizabeth
Yes, they do. I loved how special it made one feel.
Taylor Aube
My husband was in the military so I have sent many care packages in my day. This is such an awesome post, loved reading it!
Elizabeth
Thanks, Taylor, I am glad you enjoyed it.
Kristi McAllister
Who doesn’t love a great care package?! Never realized how much work really goes into this kind of business, but I love to give them as much I love getting them! Great post!
Elizabeth
Yes Kristi, it does take a lot of work. But then what business is easy? none.
ThatCrazyMilspouse
What an interesting approach to care packages! As a military spouse, I have sent countless care packages to my husband when he has been deployed overseas. They are always curated from a mix of what I know he needs, things he wants, and things that we (his family) want him to have in order to keep us in his thoughts. I would be very interested in learning more about turning this into its own business, as I know there is great need and appreciation for this within my community!
Elizabeth
Wow, I am touched by your reply, I hope I have inspired you to start something that you know there is a demand for already. Cheering you on.
CARMEN
Wow. That care package sent to you must’ve made your day! I can see the benefits of these packages. I’ve heard of this before, didn’t know it can be used as a business. Thanks for sharing.
Elizabeth
Yes it is can be turned into a business. Not everyone will have the time to put together one, plus all the run around that is required to get it all packed and shipped.
Davi
This is a really great idea. Thanks for sharing additional resources for extra research.
Elizabeth
Davi, Thanks I hope you saved it for your research.
Sophie
what a great idea of giving back, and making it personal at the same time. I am going to have to look into this in more detail.
Elizabeth
That will be great Sophie
fashionandstylepolice
Great post with loads of useful tips. Every business needs marketing. I always ensure I am always on top of my business marketing.
Elizabeth
Thats great.
chelf
what a brilliant idea! For me the maijor obstacle would be postage, it’s so hard to find a reliable and affordable company here!
Elizabeth
That’s really like the backbone of this business, without a reliable shipping company. It will be hard to pull off.
tara parry
you would ship yourself. easy.
Elizabeth
Thank you for your contribution tara.
Annemarie LeBlanc
This is a good business idea. It gives you the chance to help people connect with their loved ones through care packages. I will let my sister know about this. She is thinking of starting a new business.
Elizabeth
That will be great Annemarie, perhaps she can also sign up with our Blog newsletter to get more ideas.
Becca Wilson
Everyone really loves to get a care package in the mail. This is such a great startup business!
Elizabeth
It is really, that’s why I wrote about it. Anyone can start this business right from their home
Nadalie
I love a great basket of goodies! Probably receiving them more than having to give them. Thanks for these helpful tips.
Elizabeth
its true, who does not love a box of goodies.
Shilpa Bindlish
Such useful content here. I have now understood about care package business a bit. Thanks for sharing.
Elizabeth
Iam glad that my post increased your understanding
Jana
This is great, I’ve never heard about care packages before but I really like the idea. Thank you for sharing.
Elizabeth
You are welcome
Missviclb
I didn’t really know these existed, but they are such a lovely idea and such a good idea for a business. Thanks for sharing!
Elizabeth
Thank you
Tif
This is a great idea and with nice tips but also seems like a lot of work and creativity i just don’t have!!
Elizabeth
Thank you