it's no news that everyone want to be independent when it comes to money, alot of persons have started going towards working online. people these days feel offline business are outdated, working online is the only way to make good money.
Though there are lots of opportunities online, but there are still things you can do offline to create a stable source of income, starting an indoor kitchen is one of them.
The food business in Nigeria is one of the most lucrative offline business one can venture into. food is something we can't really do without as humans. presently in my current location, there are more than ten eateries around, not to mention the local ones as well. an indoor kitchen could also be referred to as food delivery business. orders can be made manually for those who have a restaurant, a personal website, or you could simply make use of your social media, preferably Whatsapp. depending on your cooking skills and financial capabilities, the dishes ranges form one particular food, which could be your trademark, or different types of dishes and even intercontinental dishes and snacks.
an indoor kitchen is usually easy to start, since you don't really need to hire a store or even pay workers at the early stage. with a little budget, you can make use of your personal kitchen, and equipments as well. the key to success in this business is marketing and advertising.
HOW TO START
The first thing you should do is work on your cooking skills.
cook a little quantity, let others taste and drop an honest review. I would advise you focus on a particular dish you are extremely good at, this could be your trademark dish. with time you can start adding other dishes.
Once you have confirmed your cooking skills, the next step would be your packaging, this is one of the most important aspect besides having great cooking skills. this aspect is so important that you could have a great cooking skills yet little sales due to poor packaging. As a beginner, you can buy take away packs or disposable plates as some would call it, then get a plain nylon, white colour or any other colour besides black would be a perfect fit. use this in serving your food. with time as your business grows, you can get a customized pack or nylon.
MARKETING & ADVERTISING
The next step would be to start moving from banks, to schools and other public places. let them know what you sell, don't be discouraged when some might tell you they are not interested in buying. ask for their numbers and add them up, make sure they see you post about your business,most importantly keep going back, one day, they would definitely want to try your food. you can chat them up and take their orders as well.
Consistency is key here, one day they would definitely want to give you a try, and as long as your cooking skills is top notch, they would definitely come back the next day for more.
Though there are lots of opportunities online, but there are still things you can do offline to create a stable source of income, starting an indoor kitchen is one of them.
The food business in Nigeria is one of the most lucrative offline business one can venture into. food is something we can't really do without as humans. presently in my current location, there are more than ten eateries around, not to mention the local ones as well. an indoor kitchen could also be referred to as food delivery business. orders can be made manually for those who have a restaurant, a personal website, or you could simply make use of your social media, preferably Whatsapp. depending on your cooking skills and financial capabilities, the dishes ranges form one particular food, which could be your trademark, or different types of dishes and even intercontinental dishes and snacks.
an indoor kitchen is usually easy to start, since you don't really need to hire a store or even pay workers at the early stage. with a little budget, you can make use of your personal kitchen, and equipments as well. the key to success in this business is marketing and advertising.
HOW TO START
The first thing you should do is work on your cooking skills.
cook a little quantity, let others taste and drop an honest review. I would advise you focus on a particular dish you are extremely good at, this could be your trademark dish. with time you can start adding other dishes.
Once you have confirmed your cooking skills, the next step would be your packaging, this is one of the most important aspect besides having great cooking skills. this aspect is so important that you could have a great cooking skills yet little sales due to poor packaging. As a beginner, you can buy take away packs or disposable plates as some would call it, then get a plain nylon, white colour or any other colour besides black would be a perfect fit. use this in serving your food. with time as your business grows, you can get a customized pack or nylon.
MARKETING & ADVERTISING
The next step would be to start moving from banks, to schools and other public places. let them know what you sell, don't be discouraged when some might tell you they are not interested in buying. ask for their numbers and add them up, make sure they see you post about your business,most importantly keep going back, one day, they would definitely want to try your food. you can chat them up and take their orders as well.
Consistency is key here, one day they would definitely want to give you a try, and as long as your cooking skills is top notch, they would definitely come back the next day for more.
