In the 21st century, when great tools of technology have penetrated almost every nook and corner of the earth, nearly every youth living in tier II or III town or a city is rushing towards a big city, and particularly, a metropolis. Besides having installed with necessary setup, these megalopolises offer nearly and at least, quintessential environment for the proliferation of businesses.
But this allure is also pulling crowds of people, mostly young, from cities and towns lower to their status. Consequently, this influx is increasingly telling over the earlier sufficient resources of these burghs. For some of them, the outcomes are dire to the extent of these getting endangered by the likelihood of being on the brink of collapse.
So, don’t we have an action plan ready for these megacities? Are we really going to witness their crumbling? Lastly, how to deal with the scenario of joblessness in our non-metro towns and cities?
The answer to these questions lies only in building and fostering culture, at a national level, that supports our startups - the new agents of change in the conventional business culture.
Startups, besides being the job providers, contribute with the much-needed cash inflow, in a nation’s economy. And, as they share their earnings with the society, wealth is created for that piece of land.
Hence, here I am going to enlist 6 business schemes and ideas, that also require lowly funded investment. Besides, these concepts are likely to benefit our young entrepreneurs from cities and towns of humbler statuses.
Ice Cream Parlours
It’s the dessert that doesn’t run out of demand, ever. A mini parlor of ice-cream, therefore, is an ideal venture for investors running low on funds. They only require basic equipment, minimal space, and humbly staffed personnel. These make them a perfect option for a small investment. Parlor runners can go for some particular types of ice-creams and themes that are hard to locate in the city. Ice-cream parlors are great to work near popular food joints or, cinema-theaters.
Food Trucks
Food trucks aren’t a completely foreign idea for the small towns. Reminding one of the worlds of yore through the 'thellas', food trucks are the moving eateries that, at a fairly reasonable price, offer unique cuisines. A food truck’s movability permits it to reach to different spots. For example, if a food truck can stand outside an office, in the evening, it can posit itself outside a school in the afternoon, the next day. Food trucks, therefore, are an exemplary business requiring small budgets.
House Cleaning Services
Recently, apps like Haptik and UrbanClap have changed the ways how we go with our tasks of cleaning and cooking. Still, these amenities are limited to big cities. Starting a new cleaning service through a telephone service or a website won’t be putting great demands on currency notes.
Laundry Services
Laundry services need a onetime investment that is comparatively higher but you can quickly recover the costs. A service facilitating pick and drop of clothing can be crucial to expand your reach. To lure your customers, you may want to provide complementary solutions like a reading room or a small cafe for people preferring to wait when the clothes get washed.
Pre-Schools
You can open a Preschool in a small space even in your home. Also, it requires only a one-time fund on educative material and safety. A quality-oriented preschool that fosters innovation in its teaching, promisingly, will tempt employed parents. There is a strong caution though- possessing a preschool is a great liability and requires total attention on the children.
Bookshops+Cafe
The mix of cafes and bookshops is certainly a big hit in some of the metro cities. Still, most small towns in India are waiting for experimenting with this concept. Hence, the sector enjoys a good potential for growth.
Author: Rohit Manglik, the founder, and CEO of EduGorilla.com, an ed-tech portal equipped with the ability to provide solutions to students’ various needs, besides being an avid book reader, also pens articles on education, career, and technology. This article is one such of his written efforts. Rohit is very active in publishing article on various platforms such as EducationViews.Org, World.Edu, BussinessModuleHub.Com, ExprssDigest.Com, MindStick.Com, ActiveRain.com, Hubpages.com, Whizsky.com, etc.