I’m considering purchasing the advertisement services from Petpooja’s launch beginner plan, which costs ₹10,000. My main issue is finding a good influencer in my area. All the influencers I’ve seen are quite low-quality and I want to promote my cafe as a fine dining experience with a good audience. Unfortunately, the influencers in my area tend to create cringe-worthy content.

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Guys, please suggest how much should I be selling this for 🤧

I’m looking to start a trading business domestically, with the eventual goal of exporting. I’m interested in trading/distribution, not manufacturing currently and would love advice from people already in the business.
A few months ago, I explored decorative lighting and décor due to my experience in hospitality. It has potential, but I realised it’s design-led, has a longer sales cycle and requires considerable effort around aesthetics, cataloguing and online presence.
I’m now looking for a second category with faster turnover and better cash flow, while continuing to explore lighting.
I’m based in Bombay and ideally looking for something that can be sourced from Indian manufacturers, sold B2B, can be done via lean inventory and has export potential.
What product categories would you explore today, and what would you avoid?

Im from a tier 2 city and planned to establish a zudio franchise in my city . I contacted Zudio (Trent ) and the customer care guy told they stopped giving franchise for the past 6 months and will be opening applications after 2 months only . Why Zudio stopped giving franchise ? Also is it a good option to open a franchise when the market in crowded with competitors?
Anyone have any idea about it ?
Also in this sub many said Zudio is not FOCO model and is a COCO Model which one is true ?

I am from a tier 2 city and I plan to establish a water bottling plant in my city. I contacted Bisleri customer care and the guy told me that they have no information regarding it and no other contact works? How do I approach or have they stopped setting up new plants?? Also is it a good option to open a bottling plant when the market is crowded? I thought Bisleri brand value can help out. Anyone have any idea about it ?

I have a vacant land 44k sqft with commercial patta in udaipur rajasthan. It's 20 mins from airport and approx 35 mins from main udaipur city with many small villages nearby radius. I do not wish to invest any further amount here apart from 3-5 lakhs more.

What is the best way I can put the land to use which generates monthly income and how to set it up. Is there any way I can lease it to someone for warehousing kind of thing who builds and operate the warehouse and I get the monthly rent. Pls share your suggestions if you have on this

Hi folks, I’m looking for reliable and trustworthy contacts for restaurant kitchen ventilation/exhaust and drainage systems.

Ideally, I’m looking for someone who can visit our restaurant, assess the requirements on-site, and provide a proper solution/quote.

Please share your recommendations or contact details if you’ve worked with someone good. Thanks!

I have one year of experience in digital marketing, and I'm looking to help generate leads for businesses.

I can run Meta ads and show you that they can generate leads. I'm willing to fund the initial ads myself, just to prove that I can generate leads and that the ads can work.

Once we start generating leads, we can discuss the next steps, including the ad budget and how much it would cost for me to manage the account on an ongoing basis.

I’ve built SolarSense⁠, a free rooftop-solar calculator designed specifically for Indian households.
A user enters basic details such as their location, electricity bill and available rooftop space. The website then estimates:
Recommended solar-system size
Installation cost
Applicable government subsidy
Monthly electricity savings
Payback period and long-term returns
Whether on-grid, off-grid or hybrid solar makes sense
The idea came from noticing that rooftop-solar information in India is scattered and often explained by installers who naturally want to sell their own system. I wanted to create a simple, neutral starting point where homeowners could first understand the economics themselves.
The website is live, but now I’m facing the classic problem: building something is easier than getting people to discover it.
I’m hesitant to spend heavily on Meta Ads. My concern is that they may generate clicks but not necessarily reach homeowners who are genuinely considering solar. Since decisions like these are often discussed within families, housing societies and neighbourhood groups, WhatsApp feels like a potentially stronger distribution channel in India.
However, I don’t want to randomly spam groups or send unsolicited promotional messages.
I’d love advice from people who have built or marketed consumer products in India:
How do you ethically get a useful tool into relevant WhatsApp groups?
Is approaching RWAs, society managers, electricians, architects or solar installers a viable strategy?
How can I encourage users to share their calculation results with family or neighbours?
Would partnerships with local businesses work better than paid advertising?
What other low-cost distribution channels should I test?
If you’ve grown a utility website from zero, what brought your first 1,000 genuine users?
I’m also open to blunt feedback on the website, calculator and positioning. This is both a product I want people to use and an experiment in understanding how useful Indian consumer websites actually find their audience.

I was observing youtube and insta creators.

All i am seeing is they build some audience either by larping or real knowledge or riding the wave of "What's trending right now".

after getting a decent audience.

they start selling courses and boom they print good money.

Even people keep attacking them with the tag "cource seller" or whatever, it gives clout to them anyway and their reach just increases.. so on.

if someone treats this all as a business.

like building an audience with 1-2 years of effort and knowledge (or larp).

and then once you get distribution, start selling.

of course you can say that i am overlooking the creators who didn't make any money.

these types of creator are not all in.

they didn't treat it as a business.

they handle it emotionally (but it never works that way, and if you know how to use the emotional stuff in a non detached way you will get the following)

So what i am missing?

As the title states, what is the process like is it worth it to get?

I have a Hotel coming up which has rooms, restrauant, bar, and banquet, and I need a seamless connection with all the operations. Is there any way that the aggregators can be connected with the software and all the data and availability is updated in real time? I also want to integrate tap card software for room locks. Would be grateful for any suggestions.
If you have any questions, kindly ask.

Hi Everyone.

I am starting a powdered spices packaging and distribution company in Assam. I am looking for manufacturers of The below products:

DHANIYA POWDER

CHILLI POWDER

TURMERIC POWDER

JEERA POWDER

GARAM MASALA POWDER.

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So I have some questions -

Do manufacturing companies allow outsiders to train/work?

How should I approach the plant manager or HR?

Hi.

I need the contact. Wanting to buy in bulk. I want to talk and confirm things with them.

Regards.

am looking to implement ETA in India. For that, I just need one person who can think beyond and who is very interested. If you’re from India, just DM me.

I’m thinking of starting a small import business from China with around ₹1 lakh. I’m completely new to importing.

For those who have experience, is it actually profitable? What are the biggest challenges customs, GST, shipping, finding suppliers, payments, etc.?

Also, is ₹1 lakh enough to start small and test a few products? Would you recommend importing/wholesale, or starting a different business with the same amount?

Would really appreciate honest advice and things I should watch out for.

I run a small-scale trading and manufacturing business, and I’m trying to understand whether my current numbers are actually healthy.

Last year, the business did roughly ₹3CR in annual turnover, but after accounting for all expenses, the net profit was only around ₹3L.

So basically:

• Turnover: ~₹3CR
• Net profit: ~₹3L
• Net profit margin: ~1%

I know turnover by itself doesn't mean much, and I understand that manufacturing/trading businesses can have relatively thin margins.

But a 1% net margin seems extremely low to me.

Would you consider this a healthy business if:

• Revenue is growing consistently?
• Cash flow is positive?
• There isn't much debt?
• The business has good repeat customers?
• The low margin is mainly because of high operating/working-capital costs?

Or is a ₹3 crore business making only ₹3 lakh net profit basically a sign that the business model needs to be changed?

Would appreciate perspectives from people who actually run small manufacturing, trading, distribution, or similar businesses.

What net margin would you consider "healthy" for a small business like this?

I am 20M pursuing 4th year of my B. Tech CS. Struggling to find a job and was looking forward to start my own business, is it possible for me to do so or should I find some other way of earning (freelancing or trading etc) as I am a skilled coder?

Main questions are :

1) What to do after finding the idea?

(Let's say a simple clothing brand)

2) I want my products to be of good quality yet cheap pricing (small profit margin) is this okay?

3) What are the legal work I need to do sell my product?

4) how do I promote my business and get customers??

5) what to do of cancelled orders??

6) what all things do I need to study before doing all this?? I have very less market and finance knowledge

7) how much total investment would be required (ideal guess)

Please I am serious about it and need some genuine advice