Do you desire to start a small business in India but are not sure where to begin? If you have the right idea and plan to do so — go after that entrepreneurial spirit. Today, in this article we are sharing 20 most successful small scale business ideas that can be easily started here. With food, technology and retail among the categories available, there is something for all tastes.
Food Truck or Street Food Stall: Indian people prefer street food and most of the cities are now becoming familiar with this business. Ranging from mouth watering vada pav, to popular cuisines for example Chinese and South India cuisine; the variety is infinite.
Online Coaching or Tutoring: Now that e-learning has become the in thing, it is a profitable business. Well, whether you’re good in academics, music or health; all of them require online teachers.
Let your creativity shine by creating and selling handcrafted items at online or local markets. Handmade items are popular, ranging from pottery and jewelry to paintings and candles.
Mobile App Developer: Opportunities to pursue a career in an era that favors mobile app developers with India’s rising tech industry. If you can code and have experience in being innovative, but remain clueless about what your next business venture should be… start a Mobile App Development Company.
Health and Wellness Services: As people are increasingly concerned about their health, services like yoga instruction, personal training or nutrition consulting seem to be a good fit. This market can again be approached through unique service offerings specific to your client.
Digital Marketing Agency: Digital marketing services and help small businesses increase their visibility online and on the ground with a digital marketing agency.
Organic Farms: Gone are the days when people were not aware of what they were consuming, due to their fast paced life. Organic farming is now getting a lot of traction in India with more & More awareness about health and sustainability! Start a mini-organic farm and supply the fresh produce to local markets or restaurants.
Event planning and management: Weddings, corporate events, festivals, concerts; everyone needs event planning and management services. Use your strong organizational skills to design events clients will remember.
Beauty and Wellness Products: Start your branded beauty, skin care, haircare, or makeup products. You can carve a niche out well with this kind of perfect branding and packaging as India has no stone unturned in its on-growing beauty industry.
E-commerce Reselling: There are many ways to run a reseller business but one such way is e-commerce where you can source goods from wholesalers and/or manufacturers at bulk rates, and sell them online. Now, small-time resellers can sell their products to the masses through platforms like Amazon and Flipkart.
Pet Care Services: Since the number of pet owners in India has been constantly rising, there is a continued requirement for assisted services such as grooming & boarding and training. If you are someone who loves animals, then opening a pet care business is definitely what your community needs.
Home Cleaning and Maintenance: Due to our busy schedules, we often do not end up cleaning or maintenance in the house.
Tour Operator: As India is a country of diverse topography and culture, it invites many travel agencies or Tour Operators. Help sightseers do India travel by opening a Travel agency or Tour Operators Business.
Handloom & Textiles: The rich legacy of handloom and textiles in India provides a massive potential for entrepreneurs to delve into starting their clothing or fabric related businesses. Promote traditional crafts and make exclusive products for the country, abroad.
Fitness Studio or Gym: As there is increasing focus on health and fitness, the demand for gyms will never go out of style. The key is to offer a broad spectrum of classes and training programs that can meet the needs of both beginners through advanced levels.
Homemade Food Delivery: With an increase in demand for homemade and healthy food, you can set trends by delivering it to your customers. Offer valuable prepped and delivered meals, snacks, desserts to busy people (and families) in your area.
Online Retail: Design your own ecommerce store specializing in an exclusive collection of products or collections. However, by branding and advertising your pieces accordingly, you can also draw the customers looking for that one of a kind item.
Content Writing: Utilize your creativity and storytelling abilities for generating concert digital content to brands along with businesses. Provide things like blogs, video work, graphics, social media management.
Recycling and Waste Management: Another profitable environmental business idea that can address both ecological concerns as well as a self-sustaining business venture, is to launch an enterprise focused on recycling or waste management. Recycle paper, plastic, glass and metal to keep up with a clean environment
Start a Home-based Bakery or Catering Business: If you love baking and/or cooking, go ahead to launch your very own home based bakery (or catering) company. Deliver mouthwatering snacks, cakes and order of the day in restaurants.
Freelance consulting: Leverage your experience and knowledge in the field to provide freelance consulting services to businesses and individuals. Finance, marketing, IT or HR can each use experienced staffs to guide the light at their ends of tunnels deadlines and dependencies.
Conclusion:
Here are 20 small scale business ideas in India. The above mentioned ones may not be enough, because there is very much (like really) opportunity and change prevailing in the entrepreneurial landscape of this country. From experienced entrepreneur to ambitious newcomer, there has never been a better time to follow your passions and make them pay.
However, with strong planning, creativity and tenacity, you can successfully launch your own business that not only supports itself but runs in a way where it has real Meaning & Mission generating value to society and the economy.
