Education Business
Medium difficulty
A College Street book distribution business supplies academic, school, exam, library, and reference books from Kolkata’s book market to institutions, retailers, coaching centres, and readers.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹20 lakh
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Profit margin
5% to 18%
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Break-even
8 to 16 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: people familiar with book markets, education supply traders, stationery shop owners, publisher sales agents, people with school or college contacts, entrepreneurs who can manage stock and credit cycles
Service Business
Medium difficulty
A commercial dishwasher servicing centre repairs, maintains, installs, and supplies parts for dishwashing machines used in professional kitchens.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹8 lakh
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Profit margin
15% to 35%
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Break-even
8 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: technicians, commercial kitchen equipment dealers, appliance repair entrepreneurs, hotel maintenance vendors, B2B service operators
Event and Media Business
Home-based
Medium to High difficulty
A corporate event production business produces conferences, product launches, award nights, annual days, town halls, and employee engagement events for companies.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹40 lakh
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Profit margin
10% to 25%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: event managers, AV production professionals, corporate sales professionals, brand activation vendors, hospitality professionals, people with vendor and venue networks
Dairy Business
Medium to High difficulty
A dairy collection center collects milk from farmers, tests quality, records payments, chills milk, and supplies it to dairies or processors.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹20 lakh
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Profit margin
3% to 12% on milk value, or higher when value-added services are added
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Break-even
9 to 24 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: rural entrepreneurs, dairy farmers, milk traders, FPO or cooperative organizers, agri-business owners, people with village farmer networks
Recycling and Waste Management Business
Medium difficulty
A Dharavi recycling material trading business earns by buying recyclable material, sorting it by grade, and selling it to processors, recyclers, manufacturers, and larger scrap aggregators.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹25 lakh
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Profit margin
3% to 12%
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Break-even
6 to 15 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: entrepreneurs with local supplier contacts, people who understand scrap material grades, traders with transport access, small warehouse or godown operators, people comfortable with daily buying and selling rates, operators who can manage labour and sorting
Diamond Business
High difficulty
A diamond tool sharpening business services and sharpens tools used by diamond polishing and cutting units.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹20 lakh
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Profit margin
18% to 40%
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Break-even
6 to 15 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: diamond factory tool technicians, machine maintenance workers, grinding and sharpening operators, people with diamond unit contacts, small workshop owners, technical entrepreneurs in Varachha or Katargam
Export Business
Home-based
High difficulty
An engineering goods export business sells Indian industrial products, components, machinery parts, tools, castings, fasteners, and fabricated items to overseas buyers.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹25 lakh
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Profit margin
5% to 18%
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Break-even
9 to 24 months
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Risk
Medium to High
Best for: export entrepreneurs, engineering graduates, manufacturing business owners, industrial traders, B2B sales professionals, family businesses in engineering clusters
Event and Exhibition Business
Medium difficulty
An exhibition booth design business creates branded stalls, modular booths, display structures, counters, graphics and on-site setup for companies participating in trade fairs and expos.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹20 lakh
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Profit margin
10% to 30%
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Break-even
6 to 15 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: people with event management experience, graphic designers and 3D visualizers, interior contractors, printing and signage operators, fabrication workshop owners, entrepreneurs with B2B sales ability
Export Business
Medium to High difficulty
An export packaging service earns by packing goods safely for international shipment using export-grade boxes, pallets, crates, wrapping, cushioning, moisture protection, and cargo handling processes.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹25 lakh
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Profit margin
8% to 25%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium to High
Best for: packaging entrepreneurs, logistics professionals, woodworking workshop owners, industrial service providers, corrugated box suppliers, freight forwarder partners, manufacturing cluster entrepreneurs
B2B Service Business
Home-based
Medium to High difficulty
A facility management service earns by managing building operations, manpower, cleaning, maintenance, vendors, and workplace support for commercial and residential properties.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹25 lakh
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Profit margin
5% to 18%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: operations managers, housekeeping contractors, security service providers, property managers, maintenance contractors, B2B service entrepreneurs, building service supervisors
Food Business
Home-based
Medium difficulty
A healthy salad and bowl kitchen prepares fresh salads, protein bowls, grain bowls, and diet-friendly meals for delivery and takeaway without dine-in seating.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹9 lakh
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Profit margin
12% to 25%
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Break-even
6 to 15 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: health-focused food entrepreneurs, home cooks with healthy recipes, nutrition-aware chefs, cloud kitchen owners, fitness meal planners
Travel and Hospitality Business
Medium to High difficulty
A heritage haveli stay management business operates and markets Jaipur heritage properties as boutique stays for tourists, families, cultural travelers, and destination wedding guests.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹60 lakh
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Profit margin
12% to 30%
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Break-even
10 to 24 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: people with hospitality experience, heritage property owners, boutique hotel managers, tourism operators, family-run haveli owners, entrepreneurs with strong guest service and property operations skills
Healthcare Business
High difficulty
Home healthcare services send trained nurses, caregivers, attendants, physiotherapists, or medical support staff to care for patients at home.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹10 lakh for a small local home healthcare agency
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Profit margin
10% to 30%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
High
Best for: healthcare professionals, nurses, hospital operations managers, physiotherapists, medical entrepreneurs, elder care service providers, people with healthcare staffing experience, business owners with strong compliance discipline
Home Services
Home-based
Medium to High difficulty
A home renovation contractor plans and executes repair, remodeling, and upgrade work for houses, flats, villas, and rental properties.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹12 lakh
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Profit margin
12% to 30%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium to High
Best for: civil contractors, interior supervisors, skilled tradespeople, project managers, builders, experienced service entrepreneurs
Export Business
Home-based
Part-time
Medium to High difficulty
A jewelry export business sells Indian jewelry products to international buyers, wholesalers, boutiques, and online sellers.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹50 lakh
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Profit margin
8% to 30%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium to High
Best for: jewelry manufacturers, fashion accessory wholesalers, export entrepreneurs, handmade jewelry sellers, silver jewelry traders, imitation jewelry suppliers, international B2B sales professionals
Food Business
Home-based
Medium difficulty
A khakhra and thepla brand makes Gujarati ready-to-eat snacks and sells them in branded packs through shops, online platforms, distributors, and direct customers.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹15 lakh
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Profit margin
12% to 25%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: Gujarati food entrepreneurs, home snack makers, women entrepreneurs, small food manufacturers, regional snack sellers, health snack brand builders
Trading and Export Business
Home-based
Medium difficulty
A leather goods merchandising business connects buyers with Kolkata leather product manufacturers and manages sourcing, sampling, pricing, quality checks, order follow-up, and dispatch coordination.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹18 lakh
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Profit margin
10% to 28% after office, marketing, staff, courier, travel, and inspection costs.
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Break-even
6 to 15 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: people with supplier contacts, export coordinators, fashion accessory traders, B2B sales professionals, quality inspection executives, entrepreneurs familiar with leather products
Distribution Business
Medium difficulty
A local train station kiosk supply business delivers fast-moving snacks, drinks, commuter essentials and daily retail products to station kiosks and nearby small vendors.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹25 lakh
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Profit margin
3% to 12%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: FMCG distributors, wholesale traders, people with station-area vendor contacts, delivery route operators, small retail suppliers, entrepreneurs who can manage early morning supply and credit control
Healthcare Service Business
Home-based
High difficulty
A medical tourism coordination business helps patients travel to Chennai for treatment by arranging hospitals, travel, stay and local patient support.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹30 lakh
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Profit margin
15% to 35%
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Break-even
9 to 24 months
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Risk
Medium to High
Best for: healthcare administrators, hospital coordinators, medical travel professionals, nurses or healthcare service managers, travel agents with healthcare network, people with international patient contacts
Healthcare Support Services
Home-based
Medium to High difficulty
A medical tourism support business coordinates hospital appointments, travel, stay, transport, language help, and patient assistance for people visiting Hyderabad for treatment.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹25 lakh
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Profit margin
20% to 45%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium to High
Best for: healthcare coordinators, hospital relationship managers, travel service operators, medical interpreters, patient care coordinators, healthcare marketing professionals, people with hospital network
Food Business
Home-based
Medium difficulty
An organic spice blends business makes and sells packaged masala mixes using cleaned, ground, blended, and packed organic spices.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹12 lakh
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Profit margin
15% to 35%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: home cooks, food entrepreneurs, small manufacturers, farm-linked entrepreneurs, women entrepreneurs, D2C food brand founders
Logistics Business
Home-based
Medium to High difficulty
A port logistics brokerage business coordinates cargo, container and vehicle movement between port-linked buyers and logistics vendors.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹35 lakh
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Profit margin
5% to 18%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium to High
Best for: logistics professionals, freight forwarding executives, transport coordinators, customs broker office staff, export import coordinators, people with transporter and port contacts
Construction Business
Home-based
Medium to High difficulty
Prefab structure installation is a construction service that assembles ready-made steel, modular, cabin, shed, and panel-based structures at client sites.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹10 lakh
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Profit margin
10% to 22%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium to High
Best for: civil contractors, steel fabricators, site supervisors, PEB erection workers, construction entrepreneurs, industrial service providers
Manufacturing Business
Medium difficulty
A PVC pipe bending fabrication unit shapes PVC pipes and conduits for construction, electrical, plumbing, irrigation, and industrial use.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹8 lakh
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Profit margin
12% to 25%
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Break-even
8 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: fabrication workers, plumbing suppliers, electrical contractors, small manufacturers, construction material traders, technical entrepreneurs
Retail Business
Medium to High difficulty
A refurbished electronics store sells tested, repaired, graded, and warranty-backed used gadgets at lower prices than new devices.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹40 lakh
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Profit margin
5% to 18%
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Break-even
9 to 24 months
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Risk
Medium to High
Best for: electronics repair shop owners, mobile shop owners, computer hardware sellers, IT asset resale operators, retail entrepreneurs, technical entrepreneurs
Beauty Business
Medium difficulty
A salon supplies retail business sells professional beauty products, tools, consumables, furniture, and equipment to salons, barbers, beauticians, spas, and beauty students.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹30 lakh
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Profit margin
8% to 20%
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Break-even
8 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: beauty product retailers, cosmetics shop owners, salon owners expanding into retail, wholesale traders, beauty industry professionals, local distributors
Trading Business
Part-time
Medium difficulty
Scrap trading buys reusable or recyclable waste materials and sells them in bulk to recyclers, processors, mills, or larger scrap aggregators.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹15 lakh
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Profit margin
5% to 20%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: local traders, small business owners, people with buyer-supplier network, transport-oriented entrepreneurs, recycling market operators
Food Business
Medium difficulty
A shawarma roll outlet sells chicken, paneer, veg, and loaded shawarma rolls from a compact counter in high-footfall areas.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹8 lakh
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Profit margin
15% to 28%
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Break-even
5 to 14 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: food entrepreneurs, fast food operators, small shop owners, first-time food business owners, franchise seekers
Textile Business
Home-based
Medium to High difficulty
A synthetic fabric B2B trading business buys, sources, and sells synthetic fabrics in bulk to textile, garment, and resale buyers.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹50 lakh
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Profit margin
3% to 12%
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Break-even
6 to 18 months
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Risk
Medium to High
Best for: people with textile market contacts, fabric brokers moving into trading, experienced textile salespeople, families already connected to textile business, people who understand fabric quality and rates, entrepreneurs with working capital discipline
Office Supply Business
Medium difficulty
A tech park pantry supply business supplies recurring office pantry items, snacks, beverages, disposable products, and basic consumables to companies inside Bengaluru’s IT parks and corporate office clusters.
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Initial cost
₹2 lakh to ₹15 lakh
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Profit margin
6% to 18%
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Break-even
6 to 14 months
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Risk
Medium
Best for: people with corporate sales skills, wholesale grocery traders, office supply vendors, delivery route operators, facility management contacts, entrepreneurs who can manage inventory and credit