Law Enforcement Apparel Business

2 Law Enforcement Apparel Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 10th, 2024

Police officers need to keep their attire up-to-date to carry out their duties effectively.

This creates a stable demand for outfitters who can provide durable, comfortable, and American-made protective apparel.

To become an approved outfitter for recurring bulk orders, connect with police chiefs.

Once you have established a reputation for providing quality products that meet specifications and standards, your brand will become the go-to outfitter in the region.

You can further diversify your offerings by providing online ordering, embroidery, and adaptive designs for security teams across corporate, private, event, and civilian markets.

Providing outstanding fit and functionality will help you to build trust and loyalty among your customers.

In this list, you'll find real-world law enforcement apparel business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a law enforcement apparel business that makes money.

1. letsworkremotely ($12K/year)

Steven Lin, co-founder of letsworkremotely, was a bored 19-year-old college student looking for a challenge when he stumbled upon the idea of creating a Facebook group for remote job postings. Realizing the value of his community, he expanded the concept and partnered with co-founder Ciaran Redmond to create the largest remote community with multiple remote job/digital nomad Facebook groups, growing at a rate of 100 people per week. They now plan to focus on monetization and differentiate themselves from other remote job board sites.

How much money it makes: $12K/year
How many people on the team: 0

How Two Friends Created One of the Largest Remote Working Communities

Let's Work Remotely, co-founded by Steven Lin, has built the largest remote community possible with over 100,000 members, including four Facebook groups with engagement from over 60% of members, growing at a rate of 100 members per week and ranked in the top 0.1% of websites in the world, with plans to monetize the platform through a freemium job posting model.

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2. 37413 Gear ($6K/year)

Corey Rust, the founder of 37413 Gear, was inspired to start his business after the passing of his friend and Portland Police Officer, Jack Blazer. Wanting to honor Jack's memory and support the law enforcement community, Corey created a brand that sells minimalist-designed t-shirts and accessories. With limited marketing efforts, the business has already seen some sales within its first week of launch.

How much money it makes: $6K/year
How many people on the team: 1

On Starting An Online Store To Raise Funds For The Law Enforcement Community

37413 Gear is a new online store that was created to honor a former Portland Police officer and to raise funds for the law enforcement community in partnership with the Thin Blue Line Foundation.

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