PPE & Infection Control Supply Company

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Startup Cost
$60,000-$280,000
Difficulty
Intermediate
Time to Profit
10-18 months
Profit Potential
$90,000-$450,000/year

Overview

PPE suppliers provide masks, gloves, gowns, face shields, and infection control products to healthcare facilities, businesses, schools, and institutions.

With infection control awareness heightened and ongoing PPE needs, suppliers generate revenue of $150,000-$550,000 annually with profit margins of 25-40% through B2B and institutional sales.

The business requires warehouse space, PPE inventory, sourcing relationships (domestic and international), and sales capability.

Products include N95 and surgical masks, nitrile gloves, isolation gowns, face shields, hand sanitizer, disinfectants, and cleaning supplies.

Margins vary widely by product and volume.

Success factors include reliable supply chains, quality products meeting standards, competitive pricing for volume orders, quick delivery capability, and building institutional accounts.

The business grew significantly during COVID and continues serving healthcare, schools, manufacturing, and businesses requiring PPE.

Many suppliers focus on healthcare or expand to industrial and commercial sectors.

Bulk pricing for large institutional orders drives volume.

Marketing focuses on healthcare facilities, schools, manufacturing plants, and businesses needing ongoing PPE supplies.

With infection control remaining priority and businesses maintaining PPE stocks in 2025, PPE supply offers opportunities for distributors providing reliable sourcing and delivery of essential safety products to institutions and businesses.

Required Skills

  • PPE products and standards (NIOSH, FDA)
  • Supply chain and international sourcing
  • Healthcare and institutional sales
  • Inventory and logistics management
  • Compliance and product specifications
  • Volume pricing and contracts

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Ongoing infection control awareness
  • Institutional recurring orders
  • Multiple market segments (healthcare, business, schools)
  • Essential safety products
  • Growing awareness post-pandemic

Cons

  • Supply chain challenges and sourcing
  • Price competition in commodity products
  • Inventory investment
  • Quality control with international suppliers
  • Market normalization from pandemic highs

How to Get Started

  1. Establish reliable PPE sourcing and suppliers
  2. Build inventory of key PPE products
  3. Market to healthcare facilities and institutions
  4. Focus on quality products meeting standards
  5. Provide competitive volume pricing
  6. Build recurring institutional accounts
  7. Expand to commercial and industrial markets

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