Small businesses are the backbone of the Indian Economy. As per the MSME report, there are over 36 million small businesses in India providing employment to over 80 million persons. Small businesses contribute over 8% to the GDP and account for 45% of the total manufacturing output and 40% of the export from India. The Government of India recognizes the tremendous contribution made by small businesses and support them through a number of subsidy schemes and initiatives. In this article, we look at how to open a small business in India.

1. How To Start Your Small
Business in India
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2. Points to consider while finalising your
small business idea:
1. Passion
2. Knowledge
3. Skill
4. Experience
5. Family Background & Support
6. Investment capacity
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3. As an entrepreneur what you need
to start a small business?
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An Idea
Support
Skill

4. As an entrepreneur what you need
to start a small business?
➢Where should I start the business?
Business place – location, rented, owned
➢ What other infrastructure I will need?
Business set up – process, machines/equipment, work-force, raw
material, power etc.
➢ What compliances I will need?
Permissions, registrations
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5. As an entrepreneur what you need
to start a small business?
❑ What will be my products ? Who will be my customers?
✓ Local/Out-station, group of customers, segment
❑ Some more questions
• Why should they buy my products or avail my services?
• Who all are my competitors ?
• What is the present demand – supply position?
• Is it likely to increase?
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6. Resources Required
1. Equipment, furniture & fitting
2. Layout & Process
3. Hire a team and train them
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Tools
Work-Flow
Team

7. • Total cost of setting up of the
business, and for day to day
running
• How should I raise the funds?
What is
going to
be my
funds
requirem-
ent ?
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8. Sources of Fund
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Own capital
Loan / Deposits from
relatives / friends
Seed funding
Crowd funding
Bank Loan: Short term , long
term loans
Loans under different
schemes. Govt. schemes

9. Funding Schemes
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GOVERNMENT SCHEMES
MUDRA
CGTMSE
PMEGP
STAND UP INDIA
Others

10. For Ensuring Commercial viability of the
business:
•Will there be adequate sales/ continuous demand for my product?
•What will be yearly sales, what will be the cost for producing goods or
providing the services?
•Will there be profit/ growth in profit for me?
•Will the sales, profit, growth continue for subsequent years?
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11. • Print business cards, brochures, flyers, newspaper ads
• Create online presence
• Create a database of potential customers and customer influencers
• Plan events & exhibitions.
• Plan a grand opening
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Marketing:

12. Running the Business
Maintain
relationship
with your
customer
Manage
receipts
Track
your
expenses
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Review
monthly
performance
Respond to
alerts and
complaints.
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13. What is deAsra?
deAsra Foundation is a
not-for-profit company
Seeks to
enable entrepreneurship
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14. What is deAsra?
We strive to provide
100,000 jobs in the next five years
By facilitating the creation of
25,000 enterprises
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15. deAsra Services
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17. Thank You
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