Last
week, I discussed on Setting-Up
a Business which I wrote about some important things you ought to
consider in setting up a business. Today I have compiled a comprehensive list
of small and medium scale businesses you can start with little or no start-up
capital. This list was compiled as it is relevant to the present economy. Keen
survey of each of the business ideas is needed before start.
Beverages
1.
Fruit juice
2.
Soya milk
3.
Ice cream
4.
Yoghurt
5.
Tea Shop
6.
Chocolate Drink
7.
Custard Powder
8.
Wine making
9.
Zobo Drinks
10.
Ginger juice drink
11.
Purified Water business
12.
Brewery Malt from Sorghum
13.
Fruit jam
Cosmetology
14.
Powdered Soap (Detergent)
15.
Laundry/Bar Soap
16.
Shaving Powder
17.
Toothpaste
18.
Body Cream
19.
Catfish hatching and fry production
20.
Sheep farming and management
21.
Beekeeping
22.
Edible mushroom cultivation
23.
Piggery farming and management
24.
Snail farming
25.
Livestock production and packaging
26.
Goat farming
27.
Grass cutter farming
28.
Bone crushing, bone meal
29.
Cotton seed oil
30.
Glue from tannery waste
31.
Leather tanning
32.
Hand bags
33.
Leather footwear
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT)
34.
Cybercafé
35.
Computer business centre
36.
Call centre
Service based business
37.
Daycare centre of children
38.
Laundry services
39.
Health fitness centre security agency
40.
Shoe shining shops
41.
Travel agency and tour service
42.
Courier service
43.
Beauty salon for women
44.
Tutorial/coaching classes
45.
Used/consigned cloth
46.
Even management parties/promotion
47.
Recruitment agencies
48.
Cab services
49.
Sport shops
50.
Bridal shop
51.
Vehicle service centre
52.
Language translation
53.
Block moulding industry
54.
Cloth weaving/design
55.
Radio cab agency
56.
Hotel/lodging bureau
57.
Childbirth instructor
58.
Comedy writer
59.
Mobile book/ magazine distributor
60.
Story teller
61.
Motor vehicle transportation
62.
Actor/actress
63.
Auto maintenance
64.
Carpet, rug/upholstery cleaner
65.
Old people’s home
66.
Direct marketing/sales
67.
Motivation speaker
68.
Recreation activities consultant
69.
Freelance writer/Editor/Illustrator
70.
Interior designer
71.
House cleaning services
72.
Clearing/forwarding services
73.
Business plan writer
74.
Web designer
75.
Executive search firm
76.
Pet breeder
77.
Public pay phone service
78.
Photo lab
79.
Art gallery
80.
Banquet Facilities
81.
Fashion designers
82.
Landscape designer
83.
Stock broker
84.
Sign writer
85.
Landscape designer
86.
Professional model
87.
Stan up comedian
88.
Shoe maker
89.
Environmental cleaning service
90.
Insurance brokers
91.
Automotive parts shop
92.
Professional consultancy service
93.
Party rentals
94.
Screen printing on T-Shirt, mugs etc
95.
Software development and sales
96.
Water supply service
97.
Video production service
98.
Upholstery cleaning
99.
Sandwich delivery service
100.
Contract resource person
101.
Cartoonist
102.
Study Abroad consultant
103.
Makeup artist
104.
Fitness trainer
105.
Real estate agent
106.
Air brush artist
107.
Advertising sales representative
108.
Booking class instructor
109.
Desktop publishing
110.
Graphic designing
111.
Books collating/binding/sawing
112.
Cooking class instructor
113.
Mobile hair salon
114.
Political campaign management
115.
Farmer of fruits and vegetables
116.
Herb/flower farming
117.
Standardized test preparatory
118.
Travel agent
119.
Employment agent
120.
Car driving instructor
121.
Computer consultant
122.
Orphanage home
123.
Mobile disc jockey service
124.
Photocopying service
125.
Digital colour separation
126.
Art gallery
127.
Painter service
128.
Caterer
129.
Floral shop
130.
Recording studio
131.
Non-governmental organisation
132.
Printing service
133.
Musician
134.
Sport consultant
135.
Footballer
136.
General contractor
137.
Auditing specialist
138.
Art gallery
Catering
(Fastfood)
139.
Beef filled sausage (Gala)
140.
Doughurt/egg ball
141.
Margarine production
142.
Restaurant business
143.
Bread production
144.
Condiments and spices
145.
Food delivery services
146.
Indoor and outdoor cooking services
147.
Scotch egg/fish sausage
148.
Cake making and dressing
149.
Honey jam production
150.
Food preservation
151.
Biscuit, chin-chin
152.
Roasted cashew nuts
153.
Frozen food shop
Body
products
154.
Body lotion
155.
Medicated soap
156.
Hair cream
157.
Setting lotion
158.
Body jelly
159.
Shampoo
160.
Aloe vera gel
Export
opportunity industry
161.
Processed plantain
162.
Snail production
163.
Palm kernel oil exportation
164.
Production and export of Arabic gum
165.
Cashew processing
166.
Herb farm and export
167.
Ornamental export
168.
Dehydrated and powered vegetable for export
Herbal
169.
Herbal tea production for hypertension
170.
Growing vegetable
171.
Herbal farming
172.
Fruit shop
Other products
173.
Nylon plastic production
174.
Polythene shopping
175.
Batik, tie, die
176.
Wood polish production
177.
Super glue
178.
Foam production
179.
Hat production (Millinery)
180.
Balloon decoration
181.
Disinfectants
182.
Safety matches production
183.
Air fresheners
184.
Electrical contractor/electrician
185.
Photo frame production
186.
Carpentry (furniture making)
187.
Wooden blackboard production
188.
Metal work production
189.
Waste recycling
190.
Chalk making
191.
Lithographic printing
192.
Production of rubber spare parts
193.
Special computer training service
194.
Book publishing
195.
Book binding
196.
Shoe factory
197.
Selling of ready-made cloths
198.
Dressing mirror and other glassware
199.
Sales of publishing materials
200.
Saw milling
201.
Raffia cane furniture
202.
Mechanized fishing boats
203.
Ball pens production
In my next update, I will discuss in detail about each of the business I have listed above and how to start it from scratch and grow it to a million dollar business. I wish you good luck. For more information, contact us for any assistance or more information.
