Small business ideas you can start in India
37 ideas with a rough starting cost, whether each can run from home or part-time, the registrations to look at and the loan schemes that fit. The costs are our estimates, wide on purpose; the demand in your city is what a market analysis checks.
Tailoring and garments
- Blouse, salwar and kurti stitching from home₹20,000-60,000 · from home
- Aari, zardozi and machine embroidery work₹20,000-80,000 · from home
- Alterations and repair counter₹50,000-1.5 lakh
- Sell stitched ethnic wear online₹50,000-2 lakh · from home
- School and staff uniform stitching on contract₹1.5-4 lakh
- Job work for garment units and exporters₹2-5 lakh
- Bridal and designer boutique₹3-8 lakh
Food
Beauty
Trades and repair
- Plumbing on call₹15,000-60,000 · from home
- Electrical repair and wiring on call₹20,000-80,000 · from home
- House painting contractor₹20,000-60,000 · from home
- AC, fridge and washing machine repair₹30,000-1.5 lakh · from home
- Mobile phone repair counter₹50,000-2 lakh
- Carpentry and modular furniture work₹50,000-2 lakh
- Two-wheeler repair and servicing₹1-3 lakh
- Rooftop solar installation for empanelled vendors₹2-6 lakh
- Inverter and battery sales and service₹2-5 lakh
Computers, accounts, teaching
- Home tuition for school students₹10,000-50,000 · from home
- Websites and Google listings for local shops₹20,000-60,000 · from home
- Bookkeeping and GST filing for small shops₹20,000-60,000 · from home
- Yoga, dance or fitness classes₹20,000-1 lakh
- Laptop and computer repair₹50,000-2 lakh · from home
- Digital services centre₹1-3 lakh
- Event photography and video₹1-3 lakh · from home
- Coaching centre with rented classrooms₹2-5 lakh