As a housewife, you have the majority of your time to yourself. Once the house chores are done, what do you do? Most housewives take this opportunity to go from house to house talking about what Madam Nkechi did and what Papa Ibrahim did not do.
Do not be one of those women.
Starting a little business is really not as hard as you might believe, and it is cheaper now. Not only would it help you keep busy, it would also bring in some income for you. We have compiled a list of 7 businesses you can start as a housewife with just N30,000, and here they are;
1. Cake Making
The second home based business idea is cake making. Cake making doesn’t require many resources, tools or special equipment except an oven and baking pans, of course. You just need skill and training for cake making, as you would need to be extremely good at making a cake in order to withstand in the market. Selling of cake can be done from home. In addition to that, you can tie up with local bakeries to increase the sell.
Capital required for cake making – N30,000
2. Blogging
Blogging is the most common of all businesses to start. As a housewife, you should have a length of time devoted to just you and you alone. During this time, you can easily create a blog online and start writing. All you need are a computer to type and manage your blog on and fast internet connection.
Capital required for blogging – N5,000 to N20,000
3. Daycare
Even if you do not have kids of your own, you can still take this up. Talk to your neighbors, family, and friends about what you can offer and set up an area in your house with colorful mats, chairs, tables, and toys. Then think of a suitable fee, sit down and write what additional services you would provide such as teaching the children while looking after them or free lunches etc
Capital required for daycare- N10,000 to N30,000
4. Culinary
Are you a great chef? Do you like food and cooking for people? If yes, why not turn it into a business? Open an Instagram page, cook some amazing dishes, take a couple of pictures of the food and upload. Then you create a fancy banner advertising yourself and post it online for people to see. And because it might take time to get your first customers from social media pages, try talking to those around you. Do not be shy to discuss your hustle.
Capital needed to start a culinary business – Almost nothing. To cook for your clients, you collect half of your payment and the other half when you deliver. So you use that to buy your ingredients, gas, packaging and so on.
5. Beauty Parlour
If you have a flair for beauty, makeup and cosmetology, offer those services to those around you.
Capital needed – N10,000 to N20,000 depending on the branch of beauty you want to get into. Makeup costs are higher and vary around N35,000 to N75,000
6. Fitness Classes
If you like working out and feel you can teach people, start a business out of it. Google gyms around you, talk to their managers and get what the cost would be. Or you can even do the training in your backyard if it is conducive enough. Start putting out adverts. Use catchy phrases as your headline so that it can get attention. Again, speak to those around you. When you have gotten up to ten interested people, split the costs between them and you won’t have to pay anything at all.
Capital needed for fitness classes – almost nothing
7. Tutoring
If you are very enlightened in a particular field, start tutoring those in need of tutoring. The procedure is the same. Put out adverts so people would know who you are. Adverts can be done on Whatsapp by just explaining to your contacts or on Instagram by designing a banner on any online photo-editing websites and posting there. Speak to parents of kids who need special help with their studies and think of what you would charge.
Capital needed for tutoring -almost nothing.
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