2.1 Who Is Starting This (Name, Age, Skill, Motivation)
Meet Neha Sharma, 38, a homemaker from Mansarovar, Jaipur. Her kids are now in school till 2 PM, and she always wanted to start something small but real — something that fits her daily routine. She’s good at cooking and organizing, and her husband works in a bank. Together, they decided to buy a small SNL Heat Pump Dryer (20 kg model) and set it up in one corner of their house.
Neha says, “Main har din kuch na kuch bana hi leti hoon — ab usi se kamai bhi ho jaaye toh aur kya chahiye!”
👉 Just like Neha, this business suits people who have time blocks — 3–4 hours in a day, not full-time pressure. You just need a bit of curiosity, cleanliness, and a sense of quality.
Even young boys like Ravi from Ajmer, who delivers milk in the morning, can take up a 20 kg machine to dry chillies, ginger, or coriander for local farmers — earning ₹700–₹1000 per day after expenses.
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2.2 Family/Partner Support System
This business is best done as a small family setup.
• Wife: can handle washing, cutting, drying batches, and packing.
• Husband or Son: can handle purchase, delivery, and small maintenance.
• Daughter or Niece: can manage WhatsApp orders, photos, social media, and payments.
• Retired Parents: can guide quality checks — they know “sookha hua dhaniya kitna achha hai” just by smell!
It builds parivarik kaam + parivarik kamaai. For many households, this becomes a mini family enterprise — earning around ₹15,000–₹30,000 per month within the first few months of consistency.
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2.3 Local Networks – Panchayat, SHG, FPO, Market Agent, etc.
Every local area already has some support ecosystem you can plug into:
• SHGs (Self Help Groups): can jointly buy one machine and share time slots.
• FPOs (Farmer Producer Organizations): can use it to dry members’ produce.
• Local Traders & Mandis: will pay you to dry tomatoes, methi, or chillies.
• Housing Societies & Resident Groups: can invite you for demo stalls — show people how banana chips, mint leaves, or even leftover pulao can be dried cleanly.
For example, in Bhilwara, a small SHG of five women bought one SNL Dryer and now provide “Custom Drying Services” to nearby kirana shops for haldi, adrak, and lahsun powders. Their word-of-mouth network got them 50+ regular clients within 4 months!
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2.4 Ethical & Transparency Promises
When you work in food, vishwas (trust) is everything. You can’t compromise on cleanliness, honesty, or weights.
Always tell your customer:
• What raw material was used.
• How much moisture was removed.
• What’s the price per kilogram of final dried output.
Keep small practices — note everything in a register, label every packet, maintain a “before-after” photo of batches.
It makes you look professional, even as a small unit.
Remember, “Safai aur Imaandari — sabse bada brand hai.”
If your customers trust you, they’ll bring work even when your rates are higher than others.
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💬 In Simple Words
You don’t need an MBA or factory license to start this. You just need:
• Family support,
• Some local goodwill, and
• A bit of discipline.
This business works best when people see your honesty and hard work every day. Jaise ghar ka khana sabse best lagta hai, waise ghar se chalti yeh micro unit bhi sabse reliable lagti hai.
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