Business Ideas for Small Business

Industry Type Description

Advertising Using new techniques for advertising in order to increase client
satisfaction like balloons, banners etc.
Advertising with The organization will create videos which are disguised to be meant for
Entertainment entertainment but they do also serve as advertising for some companies.
The video is not centered on the product yet the viewer will be influenced.
Affiliate Marketing Create a website that promotes other organization's products or services for
a commission.
Customized Branded This solution would allow companies, business, educational institutions to
Products put their Branding on objects used by their stakeholders. For example, a
school could strike a bulk which would entail delivery of school bags with
an approved design and logo. Also every function or giveaway could be
branded this way. Similarly companies can utilize these services to put the
companies logo on any material the company provides to its employees. Its
a growing trend that employees especially technology oriented who would
like to flaunt their companies logo as well. A similar spin off could also
help supply customized T-Shirts for office/school occasions. Corporate
gifting could also come in the purview of this business.
Vehicle Wrap The organization will advertise companies by wrapping their banners on
Advertising cars and cabs. This is now a very important mode of marketing. This is
because these cars move around the city during daily usage and thus the
advertising happens throughout the city rather than one place which
happens due to banners and posters.
Network Marketing This is mainly a type of business which is compatible with which ever
Business section of society you are from or whatever product you use on a daily
basis.This can either be done as a Franchise, a Re-seller or a Manufacturer.
Public Opinion Poll Conduct Public Opinion Poll on various Products and Services
Social Media Consulting The organization will give assistance to other companies to create a better
Service social media presence. This is of importance as with growing popularity of
social networking presence, enterprises can do much better if they have an
active social media presence.
Amphibious Advertising This technique uses inflatable display systems. Thus the billboard can be
placed on any surface, land or water - caters to a larger segment of the
target market.
Waiting Room TV The advertising here is done in waiting rooms of doctor's rooms,
Advertisement government offices, bank offices. etc. An advertisement or video clip of
some product is shown. This has the potential to expand into airports and
stations as well.
Agriculture Consultancy The organization will give advice on which crops are best suitable to the
particular conditions like climate, irrigation facilities, capital etc. For this
the organization will take a consultancy fee.
Landscaping The organization will help in looking after gardens for households, public
places and companies.
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Urban Farming Urban farming is a relatively newer phenomena. The organization would
provide guidance, required skills and supplies to make it easier for a
household to do urban farming.
Bamboo shop An outlet selling Bamboo products like planks, tiles, balusters, mats,
veneer, plywood, boards, etc.
Nursery Plant Business In this business, more than just growing beautiful plants, a good
knowledge of sales, marketing and finance is required. This business
requires moderate capital and a large number of technical skills.
Basket weaving Start a business that manufactures and sells made-to-order baskets. This
can reap in good profits as people from all walks of life are always
searching for the perfect article for home decoration.
Charcoal Portraits Photos are to capture memories but what if they could be transformed into
a charcoal art by an artist for a fee. This is the business idea, to transform
an existing picture into a portrait drawn with charcoal. You can start this
business online or in a shop.
Customized Sketching The organization has artists which create sketches of customers for a fixed
Services fee. The customers can be people who want to capture the special moments
of their lives like first date, marriage, newborn, family get together,
friends' reunion etc. The sketch artist can either draw from an existing
photo or can visit the customer for drawing live.
Embroidery Services You can start embroidery services, provided you have the skills of
embroidery or enough customer orders to recruit embroidery skilled
worker. The business can provide services like customized logo
embroidery, image embroidery, designs embroidery, embroidery for ethnic
wears, caps, bags, etc. This can be done online giving pick and drop
services, or opening a store. You can target schools, office, clubs,
residence etc.
Gift Props The gifting service entrepreneurs that provides customers with a range of
gift products like corporate gifts, new born gifts, birthday gifts needs props
that will make their designs more attractive. You can make or import small
props and act as a supplier to these entrepreneurs. These props include
wooden designer buttons, wooden beats, acrylic small bay bottles, diapers,
rocking horse, baby pram etc.
Handmade Paper Manufacture handmade paper which is now growing in demand. This
require skills of not only design but also sales and marketing.
Homemade Potpourri There has been an increase in the popularity of homemade potpourri in the
last few years. This has the potential to be transformed into a profitable
venture by using innovative techniques and having good marketing and
sales skills.
Memory Book Creation People have boxes full of old priceless photographs. Provide services for
Services creation of attractive memory books, DVDs etc from pictures. You need
skills, a computer and scanner for getting into this business. Very
inexpensive.
Scrapbooking Create scrapbooks of people's lives. These scrapbooks are becoming
extremely popular as many people want to cherish the memories in this
beautiful way.

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Tribal Art Tribal art is a long lost culture in most States. Revive this in your State by
buying articles made by this art directly from the tribals and then selling it
to the people.
Antique Shop Own an antique shop which sells, buys and provides consultancy for
antiques. The antique shop could be centric over an era or some articles in
particular like jewellery or vases.
Paper Bags With growing knowledge of the problems of using plastic bags, there has
been a surge in the manufacture and use of paper bags. This increase in
market can be used to make a profitable business venture.
Designer Lace Lace is one of the most important product used to enhance the beauty of
Manufacturing & Selling the traditional wear (salwar suits, moden dresses). With traditional
embroided laces available in the market, now businesses are also focussing
on designer printed laces for sarees. You can use all the creativity in the
world to create unique design of printed/embroidered laces. This business
can be done online or in a store.
Money making thermocol Disposable glasses and dishes are very much needed in
dishes and glasses many outdoor events. One can use the plain white outer surface of these
glasses and dishes for advertisement purpose. The additional revenue
generated by advertisements could even offset the cost of glasses
and plates which would increase the overall return on investment.
Chauffeur Service Provide chauffeurs to people or organizations for a cost.
Car cleaning services Providing car cleaning services periodically and standardising and
branding it.
Car Logo Lights The organization will create car logo lights for logos like Hyundai,
Volkswagen, Skoda etc.
Car Pools Coordinate people for car pools to their work. This is beneficial for them
as they save on transport and good for you as you have a get a
commission. It requires an initial large customer base.
Car Rental Services Provide cars for rent to customers or organizations.
Car Spa Car owners love to keep their Vehicles squeaky clean. Provide service of
through cleaning & polishing of Car inside-out. This service can be
provided on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Share-a-(luxury)-Car Share a Luxury Car for a Fixed Number of Days in a year. The concept is
of Shared Ownership with well defined Rules and Comprehensive
Insurance.
Auto Service Station There is a drastic increase in the number of cars and vehicles due to the
growing population. Therefore you may think about setting up an after
sales service centre. It could cater to all the needs of the cars and provide
them servicing. Also you may start a second hand dealership which could
also be very profitable.
Mobile garage services Mobile garage services can be a business opportunity wherein one can
provide garage services any time and anywhere within a region.

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Parking In a small area create a multilevel parking complex and charge the cars
who want to park there. The location of this parking space is of prime
importance.
Hybrid Car Spares We all know how the fuel prices are increasing drastically everyday and
not only this but the environmental hazards these are causing. A solution
that has been developed for this is the use of hybrid cars. However, in
India this has yet to gain momentum. Although there are a few companies
selling them, the prices are very high due to no government subsidies. You
could start a maunfacturing plant for the spare parts of such a car. This
would make it more affordable and popular.
Vehicle Accessories This is a manufacturing business to provide third party solutions to the
most popular vehicles in your area.initial set up will include costs for some
R&D and machining tools.Partnerships could be formed with local
distributors and vehicle service businesses. Concentrating on a single
product would be a good way to start and then possibly diversify if
demand meets and/or exceeds expectations with regards to customer
adoption.Lower price points could be a good selling point. Also a warranty
period along with good local serviceability could be looked into.
Auto Components Manufacture different auto components such as clutches, axels, bumpers,
shock absorbers, gears etc. Auto components is one of the fastest growing
segments in the economy.
Aviation Services With the advent of smaller aircrafts, flying has become more accessible to
the public. If you have avid interest in flying then you can set up a flying
club along with your friends. You can also conduct training sessions for
the people. At the same time you could ferry these planes or helicopters
between locations and make money as a taxi service.
Male Grooming Parlour Men are becoming equally concerned about their looks as women in
today’s world. With the growing demand for men beauty products like
fairness cream, oil free skin products, anti-tanning creams, scrubs,
moisturizing lotion, there seems to be a good scope of establishing a male
grooming salon to cater the needs of male section of the society.
Nail art salon A Salon offering various nail art services like nail painting, nail piercing,
nail decoration and nail lacquering in addition to services like manicure,
pedicure, hand/foot spa, hand/foot massage. This emerging trend is
popular among Indian women.
Organic Hair Care Producing and selling hair care products developed from organic materials.
Products & Cosmetics
Health Spas As the stress levels are increasing among the people day by day, they are
turning to spas and massage parlours for a sense of relaxation. You could
set up a massage parlour and also customize a theme for it viz. Thai,
Kerala etc. and also get people from those places to maintain the
authenticity. It maybe a bit of an expenditure in the beginning but their
definitely is a market and might run quite successfully once set up well.
Herbal Products The organization will manufacture and/or distribute herbal products. This
has the potential to be profitable as many people prefer these products as
they use natural, non toxic ingredients.

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Manufacturing Speciality This business can be easily set-up with a moderate capital. There are a
Soaps large number of techniques which can be used for manufacturing and
coupled with good advertising can make this a profitable venture.
Background Check The organization will do a background check of potential employees and
clients of a company for a fee.
Chauffeur Service Provide chauffeurs to people or organizations for a cost.
Cleaning Services Provide cleaning services in offices via a contract with the company.
Designing Restaurant This involves designing of menus for restaurants at a subsidised rate in
Menus order to gain permission by the restaurant to have advertisements of other
companies in the menus. This also involves photography and a general
love for food.
Internet Research Carry out the research for other organizations for a fee.
Referrer Business Refer people to some companies and gain commission for that. This
requires a low capital but large number of contacts. Could be online in
nature.
Manging Payrolls Manage payrolls of employees of other organizations for a fee.
Office Records The organization will manage the office records for a fee. Managing will
Management include organizing the files, creating a digital copy and fireproofing the
important files.
Virtual Assistance Through email the organization will manage most assistant jobs like fixing
meetings, providing schedules and writing various proposals for a fee.
Boardroom Facilities Many small business houses do not have Boardrooms of their own. You
can develop one of your own and hire it out to such business houses.
Business Centers Business Centers are shared/serviced office spaces available for start ups /
small business.Basic office and secretarial services are made
available.Cuts down the setting up time for establishments and also helps
smaller businesses minimize infrastructure expenditure.
Cashless Payment Service This idea deals with a cashless payment service(card) which can be
attached on smartphones, tablets or a personal computer with a simple and
small swipe/data acquisition peripheral.Every transaction can be charged
based on a fixed percentage.This is aimed at allowing the seller/payment
recipient to be more mobile. This would allow small retailers to accept
payment from clients/customers via credit/debit cards without the need of
complicated and/or expensive equipment.Similarly personal payments can
be made in a matter of seconds.Similar services are running successfully in
western countries and have huge potential in the Indian market.Thus
sourcing such devices can also be looked into.
Organising Service Now a days people don't have time and they would be willing to pay for
Professional Organising Services. Suitable for individuals who already
possess these traits.
Hotel Equipment Provide equipment that hotels constantly need.
Packaging Material Manufacture and sell packaging material for various applications.
Chemical Manufacturing Segments within this include- pesticides, fertilizers, organic chemicals,
inorganic chemicals, petrochemicals etc. has been identified as a growth
area for small and medium size enterprises.
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Baby Clothes Rental As babies grow out of their clothes in a few months, this service helps
Service parents use baby clothes (sometimes even designer) for a fixed fee per
month. This has the potential to be profitable as both the customer and the
organization gain.
Baby Hand/Feet Create baby hand or feet impressions in brass for a cost.
Impressions
Child Day Care Centre Due to large number of working parents, day child care becomes a huge
problem. This organization will be catering to these needs by taking care
of the young children during the day.
Clothing Brand for Fashion is now not limited to adults, there are various brands available in
Children the market that make fashionable clothing for children. These brands
charge a premium for catering to the kids segment. This creates an
opportunity of manufacturing/selling kids’ clothes that are of good quality
and design with reasonable pricing targeting the pockets of middle to
higher middle section of the society.
Drop-in Your Child Provide facilities where parent can leave their children at a child friendly
Centre place whenever required. This need to becoming more and more apparent
with working parents, and even with others, in time of need.
Personalized Children Make personalised story books with the child's name incorporated in the
books stories as a character.
Softwares to Record Create a software which records and tracks children's academic
Child Performance performance and behaviour throughout his/her growing years to help
parents decide which profession is most suitable for them.
Toys on rent Due to ever changing demands of children with respect to toys parents find
it difficult to provide their chilren with expensive toys frequently. Thus
one may come up with an innovative idea of making toys available on rent.
Camps for children Summer camps/winter camps and variations of activities with kids in mind
is an excellent field for quick growth in a fun way. Specialized camps for
example: golf camp or horse riding camp etc can be exciting as well as
popular among schools and parents as well.It can also be an excellent
bonding place for parents of kids in different schools.This could lead to a
collection of child related clubs under this umbrella which would bring
people together and would be fun for kids as well.
Baby Toys & Accessories India being one of the nation’s high in birth rate, toys/accessories like
walking cradle, pram, kids motor bike, designer cycles, baby swing etc.
can be seen as a lucrative business. Though there are websites like
firstcry.com & babyoye.com catering to this need on a large scale, their
product range mostly includes branded products like fisherprice which not
everyone can afford. There seems to be not many established players
offering such products (non branded - mainly from china) at affordable
price to cater middle/higher middle class earning segment of the society.
Selling Baby Products at You can start a one stop shop for all baby products at a discounted price
a Discounted Price than what is offered in the market. The product range includes diapers,
bibs, baby pillow, baby soaps, shampoo, oil, baby napkin, mosquito nets,
anti-rash cream, tying cloth, baby caps, baby nail cutter etc. The success to
this business model is volume based business. Find a location which is
within or nearby a shopping market where it’s crowded and there are few
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 to no competitors offering the same range. You can get higher discounts
from the companies by ordering large amount of stocks. This business can
also be done online provided you have the necessary contacts.
Soft Toys Most women and children are much attracted towards soft toys and hence
Manufacture/Dealer there is a huge demand for these. We have brands like archies, hallmark,
hamleys etc. to cater these needs charging premium pricing; you can
manufacture or import soft toys and sell to the customers at affordable
prices. Also you can act like a wholesaler and distribute soft toys to
various small retailers.
Clothes on Rent Due to increase in the cost of living, it is difficult for many people to spend
on expensive attire for occasions that come and go. You can cater this
section of society by starting a Clothes on Rent outlet/online business.
Here you can rent people clothes for various occasions like marriage,
festivals, corporate meet etc.
Design Boutiques Custom clothing designs and tailoring for your customers.
Designer Wear For Your A shop which sells dresses,jewelry and other items used as offerings for
Temple seeking god's blessings. This concept has potential as selling designer
wear for idols is an unique idea.
Ethnic wear shop A shop selling traditional Indian men and women wear like saris,salwar-
kameez, lehenga-choli,etc. With more and more unique designs emerging,
franchising in this sector is growing.
Selling T-Shirts Online T-Shirts are considered fun wearing with creative designs, bright colors
and the young feel, the t-shirt wearing population is on rise. This creates an
opportunity to start online t-shirt selling business. Despite many
established players like fruitink, tantra, marvel comics etc, there is huge
population that is ready to try new brands too. The challenge would be to
pull customers. Innovative designs, nice quality fabric and attractive
website would help.
Uniform Services Uniforms can be provided to school, sports teams, to security firms,
hospitals and a whole host of other institutions.
Organic Clothing Selling clothes made of organic materials (where pesticides are not used on
cotton, silk etc). You can have a range of clothing from kids clothing to
formal office wear.
Consultancy Services are being provided in many fields. For example: management,
finance, legal and marketing. If you are a professional you may want to
think about consultancy.
Esoteric Understanding concepts which are highly technical and explaining to the
people or organizations what they mean for a fee. The technical concept
could be field dependent.
Expense Reduction Help companies decrease expenses in order to improve profits. The
Consultancy organization charges a fee for this service.
Family History Research The organization will help tracing down people's family tree for a fee. This
Service has gained popularity as people want to know about their ancestors but
have no way of finding out.
Finding Sales Leads The organization will help other companies in finding potential markets
and segments of a particular product for a fee.
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Free Lance Writing A number of companies need writing services on regular basis. This can be
Services an attractive full time or Part Time work if you possess the necessary
skills.
Image Consultant The organization will boost up the confidence of their clients by changing
their appearance through small changes thereby making them more
comfortable in a personal or professional setting.
NGO consultancy Provide low cost services to existing and prospective Non Governmental
Organizations, especially in the interior areas of the country.
Social Media Consulting The organization will give assistance to other companies to create a better
Service social media presence. This is of importance as with growing popularity of
social networking presence, enterprises can do much better if they have an
active social media presence.
Solutions for Although there a lot of new buildings coming up, there are also present a
Infrastructure lot of old buildings in the already developed areas. Some of these buildings
are decades or maybe centuries old and hence very inefficient in terms of
energy consumption, water consumption etc. You may look to provide
them with newer, better and energy saving sustainable solutions for the
buildings.
Total Quality The organization gives assistance to other companies to improve the
Management Consultancy quality of the products and the efficiency of operations for a fee.
Translation Service International commerce is growing fast. Even though many believe
English is the world's language, it is not. Thus, having an agency which
provides Translators can be a very profitable organization.
Software Troubleshooting Get into contracts with major software providers to solve customer
problems.
3d Visualization In the field of 3d architectural visualization, most training classes do not
Recruitment Services guarantee job placements. There are many small firms that are house
operated and one does not know about them, even job portals do not have
them on their list. You can visit your city, surf internet and find out most
of such small firms that pay well to their employees and act as a
recruitment agent.
Algorithm Developer for Create algorithms that determine which people will work better in which
Teams team through a collection of objective questions. Thus the group made will
be made impartially and personal equations will not be considered. This is
of growing importance as in most organizations team based approach for
problem solving is followed.
Business Plan Writer The organization will help writing and finalizing the business plan for
other companies for a fee.
Career Counselling The organization will help clients choose their professional goals through a
series of aptitude tests, interviews and discussions for a fee.
Detective Agencies It can be a very important part of an organization to know more about their
employees, recruitment and also other people they do business with. A
detective company can help them in gathering such information. They may
also be used for personal issues also.
NGO consultancy Provide low cost services to existing and prospective Non Governmental
Organizations, especially in the interior areas of the country.

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Placement Algorithms Create an algorithm that can determine the best fit for a job in the span of
milliseconds. For doing this both applicants and the recruiters give answers
to either yes/no questions or grading questions in the scale of ten. The
program then gives the perfect job fit.
Professional Speech For important events it is required that the speeches spoken are good. The
Writing organization will make speeches for the speakers at some cost.
Providing Temporary The organization will provide temporary employees to companies and
Workers manufacturing units during some periods for some fee.
Search Engine Marketing The organization helps in improving the visibility of a website by paying
the search engine and giving advertisements which are related. This is
required as when the visibility increases the frequency of the site being
seen and used increases.
Solutions for Although there a lot of new buildings coming up, there are also present a
Infrastructure lot of old buildings in the already developed areas. Some of these buildings
are decades or maybe centuries old and hence very inefficient in terms of
energy consumption, water consumption etc. You may look to provide
them with newer, better and energy saving sustainable solutions for the
buildings.
Total Quality The organization gives assistance to other companies to improve the
Management Consultancy quality of the products and the efficiency of operations for a fee.
Brochure/Pamplets Many businesses today need brochures/pamphlets for promotions. From
Designing & Printing restaurants distributing brochures to boost their home delivery business to
gyms keeping brochures to explain their pricing. You can design and print
brochures/pamphlets for businesses. A good design, competitive rates and
good business contacts are necessity for the success of this business.
Designer Printed Fans In the modern world, designer stuffs are in demand, we have designer
clothes, designer jewelry, designer lights, designer paints etc. so why not
create designer fans. These fans will be printed with different graphical
designs and can be sold at a premium. Different materials can be used to
make designs like vinyl, paints, etc.
Digitally Printed Wall A lot of money is spent on designing ones house; people always want their
Display house to look better from their friends. Wall paints have become common,
so textured paints, wallpapers etc were introduced to make the walls look
beautifully unique, and there is one more good option that has not been
captured yet, digitally printed wall display. Here vinyl material is
designed, cut, printed and pasted on the wall to give it a feel of a designer
wall. The designs can be of a tree, butterfly, flowers, buildings etc
Graphic Designing Designing logos for major organizations or brands for a fee.
Tattoo Parlour Men and women tattoo themselves to look more graceful. In additional to
the classic black tattoo, colored tattoos are also embossed on one’s skin.
These tattoos are of various designs, shapes and color. You can start a
tattoo parlor if you can pull customers that have craze designing their
selves. This business can also be operated online, where tattoo expert can
personally visit customers place to draw the tattoo.

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T-Shirt Printing From retail businesses to travel agencies, today most of the business needs
their company logo printed on the uniform, also the t-shirt entrepreneurs
are on rise, selling t-shirts online, this creates a business opportunity
printing on shirts, uniform, t-shirts or any fabric. You can start printing
business at a shop or in-house, taking orders online.
3D Printing 3D printing is a field which is growing at an unbelievable rate.A 3D
printer can be bought or even made in some cases for a small initial
investment.For Example: Phone cases have already been proved as a great
profit generating sector by various small 3D printing compaies around the
world.
Coaching Institute Open a coaching institute which gives coaching for some particular
entrance or scholarship exams or for general school and college work.
Initial capital requirement is moderate and the venture can be profitable.
Hobby Classes Give hobby classes to children or adults like teaching instuments like
guitar, sports like football and arts and crafts. Requires a small capital and
is easy to manage.
Language Lessons People are providing a variety of language lessons these days. If you are
proficient in a language, this would be relatively easy to implement.
Online library Just as we can buy books online now-a-days, this is an innovative idea
wherein people would be able to surf the entire library online and select
the book they want to read which would then be delivered to them at
their door step and collected back when they are done reading it.
Used Bookstores These bookstores sell used and out of print books either through shops or
online. People can also sell used books to the store.
Case Study Portal The website provides case studies for a wide array of topics for better
understanding of concepts. The organization makes profit by
advertisements on the site.
Financial jargons made Finance is such a field which is full of jargons and, unlike any other field,
easy today, understanding these jargons in the field of finance has become very
important for any individual who wishes to manage his wealth. Thus if you
are from the field of finance you can cater to this need of simplifying these
financial jargons and helping the common man understand it conceptually.
Fun filled learning Blending the education concepts with dance, drama and music to instigate
confidence, speech and communication skills in kids is a marvelous
business idea.
Guide Books Guide books are popular among children and young adults to compress
and consolidate textbook material.Many a times students rely on guide
books for exam preparations.Thus this business involves skill and a
responsibility towards your readers.Consequently you can also contribute
to existing brand of guide books who keep publishing newer editions of
the same book with minor changes to keep sales up.
Small Business Coaching The organization will give tips and help to small scale businesses on
budget and feasibility of the business idea.
Library cum cafe A library in combination with a cafe would be an excellent attraction for
book lovers. It would enhance their reading experience.

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Factory seconds Buying a consumer durable item from retail outlets is not affordable to
everyone. Hence an outlet selling genuine factory seconds of electronic
gadgets can be a hit with the middle class.
Installation of Appliances Either go into a contract with the company (or distributor) or directly
approach the customer to install the appliance.
Providing Cooling Providing cooling solutions for industries or households.
Solutions
Inductive Charging Inductive charging uses electromagnetic field to transfer energy between
two objects. It thus eliminates the use of wires between charging station
and the device that needs to be charged. This could further be expanded to
make wireless charging. Though a lot of research has to be done in this
field, it can be the way of the future with widespread applications from
Health measures to Entertainment.
Generator Manufacturing Manufacture generator sets; they usually vary by capacity. Choose a
capacity which you can afford to manufacture.
LED Lighting LED lights are becoming popular among consumers. LEDs & LED rope
lights can last for years and can help save significant amount of money due
to lower energy costs.
LED bulb is capable of adjusting intensity, light temperature, and even
color in ways that are impossible with incandescent or fluorescent bulbs.
In sign displays, LED diodes can outlast fluorescent tube lighting by many
years, saving money in the long term. Plus, the number of possible color
combinations that can be achieved with an LED screen is close to infinite,
providing an unprecedented amount of flexibility.
Air Compressor Set up a small scale compressor manufacturing business.
Manufacturing
Battery Manufacturing The use of batteries is prevalent in almost all aspects of modern
life. Batteries find application from use in personal electronic appliances
to commercial vehicles. Thus, there exists a market for all sizes.
Inverter Manufacturing Manufacture various types of inverters ranging from domestic to
industrial. You can also think of providing service and leasing.
Manufacturing cables or Manufacturing cables for a wide array of applications like communication,
wires power etc.
Welding Equipment Providing welding equipment to other organisations for easy joining.
Entertainment Company It could be anything that you are good at or is a hobby, maybe dance,
music, theatre etc. You can get together with similar like minded people
and start your own company and impart them to the people. The people are
always willing to learn some new exotic dance form or a musical
instrument. It can be a small but flourishing business and you dont have to
spend a lot of time or money also in building it.
Gramophone Records Many people like old music and also like listening it with the old style.
This organization will cater to that.
Online DVD Rental Allow people to rent DVDs online for a fixed fee
Musical Instrument Sales If you have a passion for music you can sell a variety of musical
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Arcades The organization sets up and runs arcades which have arcade games for
kids, teenagers and young adults .
Recording Studio Build a recording studio using the best recording equipment and earn
profits by renting it out to music directors and recording artists. The initial
capital is high but it has a potential to be profitable and also expand.
Sports Bar Create a great hang-out for sports fans that will make them want to come
back for each game. Since the main attraction in this enterprise is sporting
events, sports bars have televisions with a view from every seat,
sometimes all tuned to different channels to watch different sports events
altogether.
Video Game Parlours Setting up a video game parlour can be a good business opportunity. You
could have various forms of entertainment such as pool tables, table tennis
also along with them. You could also incorporate the new development in
technology such as motion sensing, gaming consoles, tablets etc. and
provide more of a fun element to the people. Also there could be an
inhouse eatery or a bar so that people could stay there for relaxation and
hangout.
Event Management Organize key events for your clients
Party Plan Sales Hosting social events where marketing and selling of products of other
organizations occur.
Sailing Club All those people who have a liking for the sea and boats can start a sailing
club. It could be a broad opportunity for people. You may have your own
private yachts which you can rent it out to people or organize events on
them. You could expand this is other water sports. As the people are
becoming more and more adventurous these days, you could look to
exploit that potential.
Finance Sport Teams Finance or sponsor college or community sports teams and get a share of
the winning price if the team wins.
Angel Investment Invest in other business ventures to gain better returns if the company does
well.
Sports Leagues We all know how successful a sporting league like the IPL has become.
You may also create such a league at a small scale. You may want to
venture into other sports and martial arts which the people usually are not
aware of but are very interesting. Developing sport will also provide you
with assistance from the media and other business houses as well as you
could get incentives from the Government.
Bed and Breakfast Is fast becoming very popular with travelers. Provide your customers with
a place to rest at night and a meal in the morning.
Calorie Counted Meal As people are busy with increasing work load, their nutrition is often
Services ignored. This creates an opportunity; you can provide calorie counted
meals delivered at the door step once the order is placed online. The target
customers in this business can be the fitness conscious segment, also
corporate working employees can be targeted.
Cereal Sachets Each sachet should just have enough cereal for one glass of milk so that it
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Chocolate Making Starting a business that creates chocolate treats is a great new enterprise to
initiate. It can be opened as a joint venture with a restaurant or catering
service.
Fresh Pasta Making Supply Italian restaurants with fresh or dried pasta. This business has the
potential to expand.
Frozen Foods The work hours of people are increasing. Due to this they no longer have
the time to make meals from scratch. This business will target these
people. This business requires a mix of good recipes and skills of
managing sales and marketing.
Gluten Free Baked As an increasing number of people are gluten intolerant, this business
Products venture will cater to their needs.
Healthy Snacking With more and more people becoming health conscious, there is a rise in
the demand of healthy snacking products. You can start a brand catering
this section of the society. Either packaged products or order to make can
be sold.
Low Fat Food Create commercially producible low fat food which also takes into account
certain dietary requirements of customers like gluten intolerance and
lactose intolerance.
Meal delivery service for This business deals with transportation or delivery of food and the target
commercial enterprises market is the restaurant industry.A lot of small and large restaurants would
like to offer home/office delivery.A system can be introduced where as
and when an order is received your employee can complete the delivery in
exchange for a certain percentage of sale or a bulk contract.Resturants
doing less business on a particular day will need less people delivering
food.Thus the employees can be shifted to busier restaurants dynamically,
maintaining an optimal level of efficiency.This way the restaurant does not
need to deploy their skilled staff to deliver.
Post Pregnancy A women needs proper nutrition after pregnancy though there are a few
Nutritional Products brands in the market catering to this need, there seems to lack of players
offering traditional homemade dishes on order. You can start a business of
making post pregnancy nutritional products hygienically packed and
selling it on order basis, this will include products like roti made from
bajra, desi chicken soup, desi ghee sheera, dry fruits laddu etc. This
business can be done online i.e. orders can be taken on website or on call
and delivered to the targeted customers.
Selling Dried Fruits & Dried Fruits & Nuts can be purchased in bulk, repackaged into smaller
Nuts sizes and sold to retailers. Also you can create your own brand of
packaged Dried Fruits.
Selling Rare Fruits, Exotic products and gift items are proving to be popular everywhere. Find
Flowers and Nuts yourself something new and exciting to sell
Personal Chef This organizations provide personal chefs for parties or events who make
made to order food.
Doughnut joint Doughnuts have increasingly gained recognition in the Indian bakery
industry. Acknowledging this potential many international brands are
looking to enter the Indian market and hence a doughnut shop in various
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E-Commerce Based For the working class, free time is a commodity.Thus a service wherein a
Grocery Delivery registered individual can order vegetables online to be delivered home
would be useful.The enterprise can work with the nearest vendor at the rate
he offers(as vegetable rates depend on demand-supply.When volumes
increase the enterprise can negotiate with the vendor for a discount.Since
the vendor would like to have the additional volume.Delivery can be
outsourced to a dedicated delivery service or entrusted to the vendor.
Banquet Business Large banquet halls are required for business meetings, weddings and
birthday parties. This organization will rent out these banquet halls for
these events for a fee.
Buffet Only Restaurants These restaurants serve food as per buffet system instead of the typical
restaurants where separate prices are charged for each item on the menu.
The buffet meals can be vegetarian or non-vegetarian, international or
traditional cuisine depending upon its targeted customers.
Export of Poultry In some countries, some parts of the meat is eaten which is not eaten at
Leftovers other places. This organization will export to these countries this meat.
Apart from this the organization will also sell the poultry manure as
fertilizers.
Fisheries and Hatcheries The demand for the consumption of poultry as well as sea food is
increasing tremendously with the growing population. It is no more
possible and economically viable to depend on just the natural methods of
animal farms. New technology has to be implemented to increase the
growth of this industry. It can be a fairly profitable business.
Food on wheels In a crowded and an expensive city like Mumbai, establishing a restaurant
in a prime location would require a lot of initial investment which can be
very difficult and risky to raise for aspiring entrepreneurs. In such a
scenario, you can hire a van or invest in a van and use it as a mobile
restaurant. This would reduce your required capital to a very significant
extent and allow you to access the most prime locations at peak hours.
Thus assuming that your product is unique and widely accepted, this
concept would fetch you a good return on investment and in the long run
you would find it easier to raise capital and actually establish a chain of
restaurants.
Healthy Snack In this health conscious world, one may come up with this innovative idea
of providing healthy snack outlets for the health conscious people. Healthy
snacks may include sprouts and pulses products, salads etc.
Juice bar As a result of increasing demand for healthy juices rather than roadside
juice carts, a juice bar/lounge can dominate the market. It would provide
the mix of taste with hygiene as also relaxation.
Make-It-Yourself Here, people can choose their own ingredients what they want and they
Restaurants can get the dish specially made for themselves rather than just ordering off
the menu. The guests can also be given a choice as to whether they want to
take part in the preparation of a dish which can also be served to other
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Meat Substitute With growing concern for animal welfare, meat substituted products have
Restaurants grown in popularity. This popularity can be used to make profits by
opening a restaurant with all meat substitutes.
Mobile Breakfast With growing increase in work hours, people find it difficult to cook
Catering breakfast or go out to eat it. This organization will cater to their needs by
having stalls at particular places where people can take away or stand and
eat before going for work.
Nutritious Frankie Serving delicious range of Frankie to the fast food lovers. A small
stall/kiosk is required at the key area with presence or offices/ schools/
residence/ stations etc. Frankie with a healthy nutritious filling can be used
as a highlighter to attract customers
Ocean/Beach Side Ocean/Beach side restaurants are considered to be the best place to relax
Restaurants and enjoy meal with peace. Customers today are in search of such places
which have peaceful ambience with the beauty of water accompanied by
good food. You can start an ocean/ beach side restaurants to target this
section of foodies.
Old Style Restaurant The restaurant can have a menu which is comprising of traditional dishes,
cooked in a traditional way, served traditionally and the restaurant can
have a traditional decor.
Organic Poultry or Eggs The poultry should be only given organic feed so that the eggs and the
poultry is a preferred choice for health conscious people.
Organic restaurant Restaurant selling organic and natural food can cater to the needs of the
health conscious section of the Indian society.
Organic Yogurt & As more and more people are becoming health conscious, you can provide
Organic Dairy products organic dairy products to cater this section of the society
Pay as you Wish In these restaurants, drinks have fixed prices but the customers decide how
Restaurants much to pay for the food. In these settings the customer usually pays the
fair price and the restaurant can sometime still end up with a good profit.
Pizza by the slice Opening a small pizza by the slice takeout restaurant instead of typical
full-service sit-down pizza restaurant. The benefit of this type of business
is that it requires smaller space for operating. A kiosk in the mall or a
location in the crowded area near offices, malls, shopping plaza etc are key
places for such business
Raw Food Restaurant Start a restaurant for people who are health conscious. The restaurant will
serve an assortment of fruits, vegetables, nuts and sprouted grains.
Sports Bar Create a great hang-out for sports fans that will make them want to come
back for each game. Since the main attraction in this enterprise is sporting
events, sports bars have televisions with a view from every seat,
sometimes all tuned to different channels to watch different sports events
altogether.
Tea Sourcing Indian Tea is well known all over the world.Thus a small enterprise
dealing with Tea which can be sourced from Darjeeling,Assam,Kerala etc.
After local hurdles are crossed, a successful small business model can be
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Theme Restaurants Most people today visit a restaurant for enjoying the ambience in addition
to having food. Theme restaurant provides a complete experience to its
customers by taking them to the whole new environment. These type of
restaurants creates its interiors as per a particular theme. The theme can be
of a village, a forest, of another country, pre-independence age, a jail etc.
Underwater Restaurant The restaurant will be below the sea or pool level. The walls will be made
of a transparent material like acrylic or glass. Facilities should be present
to reach this restaurant easily. This has the potential to be profitable due to
Innovative concept
Yoghurt parlor Selling Frozen yoghurt is an international business concept gaining
extensive popularity in India. Yoghurt or curd is popular as a desert in the
Indian population. A parlor selling different flavors of frozen yoghurt can
do the trick for sweet lovers. Also providing home delivery can boost the
business.
Bakery Bakery business provides a range of products like muffins, doughnuts,
cakes, different type of breads etc. These products can be sold at storefront
retail to the customers and/or can be sold to shops & hotels as distributors.
Cola Making Though there are many established players selling cola with excellent
distribution like coca cola, pepsi etc. You can cater to the niche market by
creating unique flavor colas. You can network with caterers, chemists,
general stores, restaurants etc. You can also target rural areas if your cost
efficiency allows you so.
Gourmet Popcorn Use innovative recipes and flavors of popcorn to make this business
venture successful. The profit margin is high and the potential to expand is
there if proper marketing and sales strategies are incorporated.
Gummy Bear Candy Gummy bear candies are enjoyed across age groups from children to
Manufacturing grandmothers. You can start manufacturing gummy bear candies with
various flavors, brand it and create an efficient distribution chain for
selling it. You can approach malls, general stores, chemists, theatres,
restaurants etc. for its promotion & selling.
Honey Making If you can develop a strong network of suppliers to sell your products, you
can start a beekeeping facility to produce honey. The unique selling
proposition of your business would be to sell pure honey.
Low Fat Food Create commercially producible low fat food which also takes into account
certain dietary requirements of customers like gluten intolerance and
lactose intolerance.
Peanut Butter
Manufacturing
Poultry Farming In India chicken is one of the most consumed food source, you can start
chicken farms to cater the food needs. You can brand your product and
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Protein Bars Skipping meals is commonly seen in today’s world, credit goes to the busy
schedule of working age population. Protein bars give good nutrition and
does not take time to consume. You can start a business of manufacturing
protein bars. Apart from working individuals, fitness lovers can also be
targeted.
Owning a Franchisee This requires a high initial capital but then managing the organisation is
not difficult as the parent organisation will provide the required skills and
expertise.
Modular Office Furniture Design and manufacture modular furniture for offices
Hospital furniture on rent We see that many homes today are in need of hospital furniture like
beds,trollies etc. for their old or sick family members. But they need this
furniture only for some duration of time till the concerned person gets
cured. 'Hospital furniture on rent' is a businees idea which will cater to this
need.
Imitation Jewelry With rise in the prices of precious metals, people are asking for imitation
jewelry. You can manufacture imitation jewelry with unique designs and
sell it to the targeted customers.You can either act as a wholesaler or a
retailer; you can do this business in a shop or online.
Candle making There has been a sudden surge in the popularity of scented candles in the
past decade. This popularity creates a tremendous business opportunity for
the innovative entrepreneur to start a business that manufactures and sells
candles.
Coffee Mugs Designing custom made coffee mugs to be used in large corporate
organizations with their company logo and vision.
Gift Baskets Gift baskets are used in festivals and other family occasions. The
organization will provide custom made gift baskets for these occasions.
Gifting Services You could start a service of delivering greetings, gifts, flowers etc. from
doorstep to doorstep. The people may not have the time to go shopping for
gifts in their busy schedule. So they can call up the service provider or
order online and get their gifts delivered. In the same way you could start a
gift producing company, maybe one which manufactures toys as well as
greeting cards.
Stationary Gifts These gifts would be low priced, everything in it will be usable and they
would thus be perfect as return gifts for children's birthday parties.
Candle making There has been a sudden surge in the popularity of scented candles in the
past decade. This popularity creates a tremendous business opportunity for
the innovative entrepreneur to start a business that manufactures and sells
candles.
Gift Coupons Many people have gift coupons they can't use of some stores. The
organization will buy these coupons from these people at a lower price
than the value of the coupon and sell it to someone else at a higher price
than this but lower than the value of the coupon.
Souvenier Stores Open souvenier stores selling gift items and novelty articles at strategic
locations.
Trash Transformation The organization will either recycle the trash or use that trash to make
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Cool-roofs installation Installing cool-roofs that are made of materials that reflect sun-heat so that
the building does not heat up due to heat absorption. This would also
increase the energy efficiency and reduce the heat-island effect in urban
areas.
Home Energy This organization will consult households on how to reduce their energy
Consultancy consumption for a fee. This does not require a high initial capital but
requires good marketing and people skills.
Solutions for Although there a lot of new buildings coming up, there are also present a
Infrastructure lot of old buildings in the already developed areas. Some of these buildings
are decades or maybe centuries old and hence very inefficient in terms of
energy consumption, water consumption etc. You may look to provide
them with newer, better and energy saving sustainable solutions for the
buildings.
Trash Transformation The organization will either recycle the trash or use that trash to make
Business items which can be sold to make profits like collages and wall hangings.
Garbage Disposal Daily tons and tons of waste is generated. However, the people dump all of
this waste in one place and it eventally goes in a land fill and no use is
made of it. Instead if the waste was segregated into iron scrap, recyclable
plastic, biodegradable waste etc. they could be sent to the respective plants
and can be used again for other things. However, the first step would be to
create awareness among the consumer level but a service rendering waste
management can also be set up.
Hazardous Waste Collecting hazardous and toxic wastes from industries and safely disposing
Collection it.
Home Energy This organization will consult households on how to reduce their energy
Consultancy consumption for a fee. This does not require a high initial capital but
requires good marketing and people skills.
Rain Water Harvesting Water shortage is already one of the major issues in many parts of India.
Water Harvesting provides effective solutions for this problem. Learn all
about Water Harvesting, get trained, and offer comprehensive solutions to
the people in need.
Scrap Metal Dealers These dealers collect scrap metal from households and then sell it to big
industries for a profit. This requires very small capital.
Waste management In such a highly populous country like India, managing water is becoming
a growing concern. And waste is something whose production has no end.
Till mankind exists he will keep producing waste. Thus, this world will
always be in need of waste management service providers. Waste
management includes collection, treatment, recycling, disposal of
numerous waste.
Rural solar energy With over 6.3 lac villages in India and over 96000 villages still
experiencing power crisis, one can cater to this energy need by making
available solar energy panels and equipments to such villages.
Solar Lamps Manufacturing and installing solar lamps for reducing dependence on
electrical energy.
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Weather Control Providing weather control solutions like solar shields for commercial or
Solutions residential buildings so that the temperature and conditions remain
optimum.
Acupuncture The organization will send people who have knowledge about acupuncture
to improve the health and fitness of clients for a fee.
Animal Assisted Therapy Provide animals like dogs to assist therapy of mentally challenged and/or
Services patients undergoing severe stress. This uses the fact that these animals
have a healing and calming affect on the people.
Body Building Arrange and sell body building supplements at discounted price to various
Supplement gym and fitness centres or individuals
Calorie Counted Meal As people are busy with increasing work load, their nutrition is often
Services ignored. This creates an opportunity; you can provide calorie counted
meals delivered at the door step once the order is placed online. The target
customers in this business can be the fitness conscious segment, also
corporate working employees can be targeted.
Naturopathy Clinic Naturopathy is a form of alternative medicine which avoids the use of
surgery and drugs by believing in the forces that guides the bodily
processes like metabolism, reproduction etc. You can start a clinic
teaching about naturopathy or you can create an online business by
providing home consultancy services.
Nursing Facilities Having an agency which provides nurses to patients.
Organic Health Selling organic daily health supplements to provide the nutritional benefit
Supplements one requires
Marathon Training As marathon events have gained popularity in India, more and more fitness
enthusiasts are training for running miles. This has also increased the
number of training injuries like ligament tears, joint pain, hip pain etc. due
to improper training knowledge. You can provide running training to
people preparing for marathon and also provide nutritional tips (provided
you have the skills & knowledge). Such trainings can be conducted in
public jogging parks, free running clubs etc. You can market your business
using social media, distributing pamphlets, arranging events in different
colleges & companies etc.
Medical Tourism In each country the cost of medical treatments vary. This organization will
Consulting act as a consultant in order to provide advice on Quality treatment at an
economical cost. Tour to the country will be an additional bonus.
Mobile Foot Massage As lifestyle turns out to be more stressful, the demand for massage services
Services is on rise. Massage acts as a relaxation tool and what better than customer
getting this service on their doorstep. You can start a business of massage
services in a van, which will come to customers' doorstep once the order is
placed. This business can be marketed on social media, radio, through
flyers etc.
Nursing Facilities Having an agency which provides nurses to patients.
Nutritionist Nutrition is big in everybody's minds these days. People want to live
longer, eat healthier, think smarter and weigh less. As a nutritionist, you
or your organization will help your clients achieve all these goals through
a variety of techniques. You can act as a consultant to restaurants and food
manufacturers or act as a personal Dietician, give classes and seminars, or
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Providing Medical Either having rental services or buy and sell services for providing medical
Equipment to Patients equipment to patients.
Sports Equipment & You can start an online store or a retail outlet to cater the fitness enthusiast
Accessories by providing them one stop shop solution for all their needs. The products
range offered would be from equipments to apparels & accessories across
sports. You can target schools, colleges, gymnasium, clubs, malls etc. for
selling your products.
Aerobics Center As people are becoming health conscious, fitness programs have gained
popularity. There is a huge demand for fitness clubs focussing on various
fitness programs. One can start aerobics center providing the best training
to improve overall health.
Ambulance Service Get into a contract with a hospital or directly set up a service for providing
ambulances.
Aromatherapy Aromatherapy is the practice of using volatile plant oils, including
essential oils, for psychological and physical well-being. You can start a
service to provide aromatherapy, you can also sell essential oils for
aromatherapy at home.
Cardiac Rehabilitation The modern working lifestyle has seen noticable rise in stress and heart
Center problems. Starting a training center that provides cardiac rehabilitation
facility to patients having heart problems. It includes well educated
instructors on cardiac health issues. Heart patients are the potential
customers.
Cosmetic Dentistry Cosmetic dentistry helps in enhancing the appearance of one’s smile. You
can start a dental cosmetic clinic to cater the look conscious section of the
society.
Eye Care Center Today not many people pay attention to their eyes. As also now people
view spectacles from a style perspective. Hence an eye care center has
great opportunities to develop.
Gymnasium People are becoming more health conscious. Opening a gym with facilities
like weight training, cardio training, steam, sauna, massage, altitude
training chamber, nutritional guidance, personal training etc can be a good
business.
Health Spas As the stress levels are increasing among the people day by day, they are
turning to spas and massage parlours for a sense of relaxation. You could
set up a massage parlour and also customize a theme for it viz. Thai,
Kerala etc. and also get people from those places to maintain the
authenticity. It maybe a bit of an expenditure in the beginning but their
definitely is a market and might run quite successfully once set up well.
Indoor Sports Club Most indoors sports are entertaining as well as very good exercise for
cardiac health. With increased awareness for fitness, the demands for such
clubs are high. You can start an indoor game club with facilities like table
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Kick Boxing Club As the need for self-defense training & fitness arises, there are many
customers including women & children that are interested to learn this
form of martial arts. You can start a kick boxing club focusing on
flexibility, strength training & self-defense techniques.
Oxygen Bar Air pollution creates many diseases like bronchitis, asthma etc. People are
becoming more conscious towards their respiratory health and spend
money for yoga classes, cardio training in gym. An oxygen bar can be
created in a mini-van providing people with fresh oxygen for a minute
with a fee. These vans can be situated in morning and evening near
jogging parks.
Rock Climbing Club Fitness clubbed with adventure results in rock climbing, there are a lot of
people that are fitness freaks and want adventure combined. You can start
a rock climbing club to cater these customers. Alternately you can also
arrange outdoor rock climbing training, outdoor rock climbing events etc.
for a fee.
Skipping Club Rope skipping is fun & also a very good cardio exercise, though there are
many gymnasiums offering skipping section, there are not many
competitors focusing on teaching different techniques of skipping. One can
train people about the correct form, postures & techniques of skipping to
avoid injuries and provide maximum results. This type of training can be
conducted in free public gardens/jogging parks or a skipping club can be
opened.
Swimming Clubs Swimming enables a person to glide through water, it is fun and also an
effective exercise. People of all age groups are potential customersIn metro
cities there are less swimming clubs and the demand is increasing. You can
start a swimming club with facilities like personal training, locker system,
swimming exercises, swimming competition etc
Weight loss Clinic To stay slim and fit one needs to exercise, but there are many people who
do not like to exercise. This type of clinic is targeted to these customers,
where vibration belts; heat rays etc. are used to burn fats and make the
person slim. You can start this business targeting the obese section of the
society.
Yoga Center Yoga has gained much popularity in recent times; it gives solution to
problems like respiratory disorders, stress management, cardiac health,
flexibility etc. You can start a yoga center with facilities like breathing
yoga, yogic exercises, training classes, ayurveda, acupuncture etc.
Alcohol Free Hand With increased importance on hygiene, people are using sanitizers to keep
Sanitizer their hands clean. The need for sanitizer is more is households with
newborn kids. Most sanitizer companies are providing alcohol based
sanitizers, which is not preferred by people who don’t like to use alcohol
as a cleaning agent, as they have to perform their prayers (pooja/namaz).
This creates an opportunity for this business.
Healthy Oils Providing unadulterated pure oil for consumption & massage has demand.
You can set up a small store extracting oil in front of the customers for a
fee. You can extract oil of various products like olive, almond, sesame etc.
In addition to this you can also set up manufacturing unit for making
healthy cooking oil.
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Manufacturing Whey If you have good knowledge of nutrition & muscle building, then you can
Protein Supplements look forward to this idea. Most of the bodybuilding supplements are
imported from foreign countries and sold at high cost. You can check out
the feasibility of manufacturing whey protein supplement unit in India.
You can target gymnasiums, online supplements selling portal, health
clubs, chemists etc. for selling your products.
Organic Health Selling organic daily health supplements to provide the nutritional benefit
Supplements one requires
Protein Bars Skipping meals is commonly seen in today’s world, credit goes to the busy
schedule of working age population. Protein bars give good nutrition and
does not take time to consume. You can start a business of manufacturing
protein bars. Apart from working individuals, fitness lovers can also be
targeted.
Consolidated Housing societies can be targeted on a subscription basis along with
Plumbing/Electrician partnerships with hardware stores.Advertising can be accomplished
services through reference or partnerships.Additional services can include
insecticide services and building maintainance.This industry is largely
dependent upon individuals and hence a consolidated servicing business
could appeal to most housing societies as well as independent
owners.Reliability and reachability is an important factor.
House-maid service Standardizing and branding of house-maid services thus assuring quality
providers and reliability.
Standardising and Providing quality assured and reliable ironing services for clothes by using
branding of Ironing specially trained personnel.
services
Building Maintenance Carry out the cleaning and maintenance operations in offices, houses or
institutes.
Home Repair Services Provide services for home repair, ranging from electronics, plumbing,
painting and other minor contracting services. You can choose to provide
all these services as one business.
Maintenance and Repair Provide maintenance and repair for home appliances either directly on site
of Home Appliances or at an outlet.
Pest Control Provide pest control service to households or companies.
Comparison Shopping In Provide household appliances at a cheaper price by reducing maintenance
Home Appliances and capital costs. This can be done by having a showroom containing no
prototypes of standard items but only pamphlets or pictures to make the
customers decide before putting in the final order.
Laundromats A self-service laundry is a facility where clothes are washed and dried.
Such a service is known as a laundromat. They are quite famous in
countries such as US, UK, Australia etc. However, the concept is not really
prevalent in India. Laundromats can be set up within campuses such as
colleges or offices, where people live in hostels. In the fast paced world, it
can be a very rewarding venture.
Portable Kitchen on This kitchen will have all the facilities required for cooking. It can be
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Retirement Homes Provide lodging, care and services and cater to the specific needs of your
customers and their families.
Shoe laundry The concept of shoe laundry is new. People now have become aware of
their choice and hygiene of footwear and hence expect a long life for their
expensive shoes. Therefore Footwear laundry and repair service shop has
great potential to develop in the market since it lacks good shoe service
providers.
Safety Equipment in Manufacture and sell products which improve the safety of children and
Households & Office elders in the house. Also manufacture equipments focussed on corporate
security.
Water Jet pumps Providing water jet pumps for domestic or industrial usage.
Importing products Import products from other countries for marketing in India. China has
emerged as the supplier for a large number of economical products.You
may look at www.alibaba.com for a vast range of products which may
have scope in India
e-Wallet Though the idea is not new, people can use their mobile phone or some
other handheld device as a wallet so that they don't have to carry cash.
Wireless money can be transfered between accounts and people would
never have the requirement of paper money thus also being eco-friendly. It
has been underdevelopment but it can be made more accessible.
Providing EPABX Provide EPABX solutions to offices, homes or institutes for better
solutions security.
Software Security Providing software security solutions for computers as well as mobiles.
Software Development Develop and create new computer software for your client.
Leather Raw Materials Provide raw materials to the prominent leather industry in India
Pedicure Services The demand for pedicure is on boom, with different variants like mobile
pedicure services, fish pedicure services, aroma pedicure services. You can
start this business to cater the demanding customers.
Body Piercing Body piercing is taken as a fashion statement. There is craze among people
especially youngsters to pierce their eyebrows, face, belly etc. to look cool.
You can start a piecing parlour or an online service to cater this demand.
Interior Designing If you have an eye or passion for interior designing, you can consider the
possibility of beginning your own decorating business. Every person wants
to be build his/her own dream house or office space. With the advent of
technology, the interior furnishings have gained a new market with people
customizing their houses according to their own aesthetic sense. If you
have an artistic streak in you, you could do up a house as there are a lot of
them coming up nowadays including luxury apartments.
Disguise The Bed Free-up the space occupied by beds - when not in use. The beds get hidden
in Wall Units or Sofa Sets. Creates additional living space during day time
or the bedroom can be turned into a small Home Office in daytime. A
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Manufacturing & Selling You can start an online portal selling well designed shoes (especially
Fashionable Shoes loafers) as per the latest fashion. This requires knowledge of shoe
manufacturing process and raw material identification. The business can
keep pricing of shoes below Rs.500 to attract sales volume. This can be
marketed via social media targeting mainly the college going students.
Beauty Salon Most of us want to look beautiful/handsome, presentable and up to the
mark. The need arises due to many occasions may it be a wedding,
corporate meeting, a date or general beauty consciousness; it leads to
opportunity of starting a business that caters to this need. A beauty salon
can be started providing various services for this segment.
Hair Salon Hair styling has been considered one of the most important aspects of
fashion. You can start a hair salon to cater different needs of consumers
like hair cut, hair spa, hair color, etc. This business can also be started
online providing services at the consumer's home, but this requirs good
network of customers.
Laser Hair Removal Laser hair removal is a treatment where laser is used to remove unwanted
hair in a person's body. Initially only women were the targeted customers
but with increased look consciousness among men, both the genders are
potential customers. Models do it for looking more presentable, body
builders do it for displaying muscle cuts, and people also demand such
treatments before their wedding. If you are qualified this business has
growing demand in India.
Bathroom Fittings With rising craze for interior designing & home decoration industry, there
seems to be an opportunity to provide designer fittings for bathroom. You
can either focus on a niche segment of population or can cater with various
budget range products.
Beauty Care Products The need to look good creates demand for beauty care products. You can
start a range of beauty care products; the key is to offer what other brands
don’t offer. There are brands currently selling range of beauty care
products including herbal products, organic products, ageing products,
fairness products etc.
Designer Sarees Even when western clothing is flourishing in India, one traditional dress is
still growing in demand. Sarees are preferred by many women as a
occasional wear. You can start to manufacture and sell designer sarees
made of various fabrics. The key to success is to provide products that the
existing saree players don’t cater.
Leather Bags The demand for leather bags is growing with products like designer
women bags, corporate bags, wallets etc. Manufacturing leather bags and
selling it as a wholesaler seems to be a good business provided you are
able to pull customers. Simultaneously you can also create your own brand
for retail selling.
Manufacturing/Selling There is a growing demand for home decorative products. You can start a
Bedsheets, Curtains & manufacturing unit or be a dealer for making and selling designer bedsheet
Towels sets, curtains and towels with unique designs.
'How To ........' Videos The organization creates 'how to ......' videos for a large number of tasks.
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Auction Selling You can sell and resell products through online sites like ebay, amazon for
a profit
Barter Systems The organization will find people or other organizations who want to trade
products required by someone for some other products. For this the
organization will keep some commission which would then be the revenue
of the company.
Content Creation The organization will create the content for websites of other companies.
This will be done either on contract basis or for a fixed fee.
Online Shopping Site Online Shopping is getting more and more popular. Online shopping can
be hassle free and can help customers save money by providing
opportunities for comparision shopping. Look for unserved segments or
specialized markets for profitable opportunities.
Posters online retail An online site exclusively made to sell posters. Sports and entertainment
related posters are popular among teenagers.
Selling Audio Books The website will allow people to buy and/or download audio books on a
Online wide range of subjects, starting from cooking recipes to academic books.
Selling photos online If you enjoy photography and are good with a camera, you could be sitting
on a huge reserve of revenue. There are people who will be interested in
your collection of images. Many stock photo agencies, such as Fotolia,
Dreamstime and Shutterstock, offer incentives for people to earn from
their photos.
Social Networking Site The organization will have a website which allows musicians to put up
for Musicians their portfolios, audios or videos and people can hire them directly through
the site. The site will take some commission for the jobs given.
Vacation Home Exchange The organization helps in getting two parties who want to spend their
vacation at each others houses. For example if a family in Assam want to
spend their vacation in Dehradun and vice versa, the organization will co-
ordinate so that in their vacations they can stay at each others houses. This
will be done for a commission.
Flatmates The organization will find suitable roommates for a rented flat. This is of
growing importance as, with the real estate prices rising, renting the entire
flat becomes too expensive.
Reference Websites Create websites for professionals like doctors, lawyers solving their issues.
The organization will earn the profits by advertisements on the site.
Group Discounts The organization will make deals with a restaurant to give a particular
discount to customers and a fee to you. The organization then has to put
the discounts on their site to get the maximum number of customers which
gives it the maximum profit. If the organization is not able to get enough
customers then also the restaurant gets publicity therefore it is a win-win
for everyone.
Animal Registration The organization will assist in the registration of pets for a fee. Also it will
look after the registration and identification records of these pets.
Birds Sales Pure bred pigeons and cockatiel birds are desired by many as they can be
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Breeding Exotic Fishes These fishes are bred in particular environments with particular food
requirements. This is of growing popularity as people now believe that
fishes carefully chosen could vary the overall decor of the room.
Dog Collars Providing made to order dog collars of various shapes, sizes and materials.
Dog Training Classes This organization is involved in training of pet dogs to fulfill many
functions, ranging from guarding the house to simple 'sit' tasks. This
training can be done either in a separate center or in the house itself.
Depending on the mode of training, the capital required varies.
Dog Treats Baking gourmet dog treats and selling them either directly to consumers or
to bigger distibutors like malls etc.
Exotic Dog Breeds Many new dog breeds like pugs and rottweilers are making their way into
the Indian markets. This organization will therefore take care of the
puppies and breed purebred dogs for customers who will then buy it from
them.
Pet Training Business A field less explored and big market.If you are good with animals and love
to work with them, you can start a Training business which will help
owners train their pets.Pet owners can also consult you regarding
appropriate diet regime for their respective pets.
Pet-Sitting Business When going on vacation or a trip for a few days, there is a dilemma as to
where would your pet stay and would it be safe.Pet sitting is an ever
growing business where the only investment is having clean premises and
some staff based on the volume. People can leave their pets in hygienic
conditions for a few days.
Pet appliances/toys There is a whole sector of sales related to domestic animals and their
care.Manufacturing is inexpensive and if designed correctly a product can
be distributed nation wide.Play things for pets also have a lower regulation
level which should help with reducing the time to market for the product.
Pet Shows The organization sets up pet shows in various cities at various times. In
these events prizes are given to pets based on some categories. The
revenues are generated by having many companies advertise their pet food
items during the event.
Photograph Restoration Restore old print photographs and also turn convert them into digital
Service formats for your customers.
Stock photo agency There are a lot of stock photo agencies that sell wide range of photos for a
price (usually high). This creates a business opportunity, selling high
resolution, good quality photos at reasonable price. A viable option is to
focus on one specific area of photography.
Garage Sale Organiser The organization will help organizing garage sales or yard sales for people
and keep a fraction of the profit. The initial capital is low but good
knowledge of sales and marketing is required.
Real Estate Broker Firm The firm will assist the buying and selling of properties for a part of the
price.
Service Apartments Service apartments - fully furnished, serviced apartments for short to
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Buyback/Renting Many people undergoing therapy use a variety of medical equipment just
Medical Equipment until their therapy / healing process lasts.A system where these people can
sell such equipment in good/working/sanitary conditions can be profitable
and well as helpful.Also complimentary to such a business would be a
rental business wherein maybe a certification authority or a professional
can inspect and rent out equipment for the desired period of time.
Clothes on Rent Due to increase in the cost of living, it is difficult for many people to spend
on expensive attire for occasions that come and go. You can cater this
section of society by starting a Clothes on Rent outlet/online business.
Here you can rent people clothes for various occasions like marriage,
festivals, corporate meet etc.
Team Building Training Companies work with a team structure. Provide Team building Training
facilities to organisations in order to improve productivity and to reduce
inter-personal conflicts
Boat Dealers Give boats on rent for trips and tours for a particular fee.
Commercial Kitchen Providing expensive kitchen equipment for rent. This is useful for the
Rentals customer as he doesn't need to buy these expensive equipments but can
rather rent them from this organization.
DJ mixer console on rent Providing music mixer console on rent to learner DJ's (Disc Jockeys) or to
new DJ's performing
Leasing of Construction Renting out construction equipment to construction companies.
Equipment
Houseboats Giving houseboats on rent for parties of personal or professional nature.
Portable toilets on rent One can invest in buying portable toilets which could be lend out at
outdoor events like weddings, receptions, corporate parties etc.
Store in Boxes People have short term storage needs, especially in big cities where space
is at a premium. This facility can be made available by standard box sizes
provided by the company. Rental can be on per month basis. Contents can
be checked and acknowledgement given for security purposes.
Terrace Restaurants Ambience plays a very important role to make dinning special. If the
ambience is extra ordinarily good, the restaurant can attract customers
despite keeping premium price for its products. A terrace restaurant can be
started with focus on ambience along with food.
Rubber Product Manufacture a variety of rubber products.
Manufacturers
Security Solutions Provide end to end security solutions, from guards to security systems.
Software Security Providing software security solutions for computers as well as mobiles.
Fire Protection You can provide supplies, sprinkles, alarms, smoke detectors and others.
Specialty Travel Develop a different travel business - have a speciality and differentiate it
from other travel businesses. Think about your potential customers and
design tours and activities around them.
Apprenticeship Training The organization will link the apprentice to an accomplished person in that
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Employee Training The company will give specialized sessions for motivation and orientation
Service of new employees for other organizations which have a contract with this
company.
Etiquette Training The organization helps in training and grooming young children, teens or
young adults.
Warehousing Provide a warehouse for people or companies to store something for a
fixed fee or rent.
Wedding Planners This is a growing service. Plan weddings from start to finish for your
clients.

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