Starting a particular kind of business

What it takes to start a specific kind of business in India.

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How do I start a consulting business? Start as a sole proprietor selling one narrow expertise to the kind of client who already knows your work. In India generic consulting needs no lic... Beginner 8 resources → How do I start an import-export business in India? Get an Importer Exporter Code (IEC) from the DGFT first: it is applied for online against your PAN, every shipment needs it, and it must be updated... Beginner 8 resources → How do I start a podcast? Pick one listener, one format and a fixed weekly or fortnightly slot, record three episodes before launch, and publish through a free host that sen... Beginner 4 resources → How do I start a digital marketing agency? Start with one service for one kind of client, such as Meta ads for D2C brands or local SEO for clinics, and sell it as a fixed monthly retainer wi... Beginner 6 resources → How do I start a blog? Pick a subject you can write about every week for a year, then the platform that matches how you want to earn: Substack is free to publish on and k... Beginner 5 resources → How do I start a jewellery business in India? Decide first between gold and everything else, because the capital and the rules are very different. Gold jewellery ties up lakhs in stock from day... Beginner 6 resources → How do I start a real estate business in India? Start as an agent, not a developer: brokering needs little capital, developing needs land, approvals and crores. Under the RERA Act, anyone who bri... Beginner 5 resources → How do I start a travel agency in India? No licence is needed to open a travel agency in India: Ministry of Tourism recognition is voluntary (useful for government work and tourism-board t... Beginner 5 resources → How do I start a wholesale business in India? Start in one product category where you already know the makers and the retailers, buy in bulk from manufacturers or importers, and sell to shops o... Beginner 6 resources → How do I start a textile business in India? Pick one link in the chain, because textiles is many businesses: trading fabric from a hub like Surat, making garments with contract tailoring unit... Beginner 5 resources → How do I start an interior design business? Start with a portfolio of finished spaces, even your own home or a friend's at cost, because clients hire from photographs. No licence is needed to... Beginner 5 resources →

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