Beauty & Care centre
Beauty & Care centre presents a promising small-scale venture due to the growing demand for professional grooming, bridal, and wellness services across urban and semi-urban markets. Such a unit can be set up in 200–400 sq. ft. space, preferably in high-footfall areas near markets, residential clusters, or college zones, offering a range of services like haircuts, hair styling and coloring, smoothening/keratin treatments, facials, waxing, threading, manicure–pedicure, and bridal or party makeup. The required raw materials such as shampoos, conditioners, colors, bleaches, facial kits, manicure creams, wax, disposables, and sanitisers are easily available from local distributors and wholesalers in Kolkata. The main equipment includes hydraulic styling chairs, backwash/shampoo stations, hair and facial steamers, UV towel sterilisers, wax heaters, manicure–pedicure kits, service trolleys, dryers, irons, clippers, and reception and waiting furniture. The estimated equipment, furniture cost starts from ₹1.5 –2.0 lakh and above, depending on the choice of brands and quality. A 2-chair setup with 1 backwash and essential machines can comfortably handle 15–20 services per day with 2–3 trained staff. The beauty services are directly availed by local clients, which can be marketed through walk-ins, word-of-mouth, WhatsApp Business, social media promotions, and partnerships with gyms, hostels, and bridal studios. With consistent repeat customers, and rising lifestyle awareness, the beauty parlour has strong potential for sustainable growth and consistent earnings.
Horticulture
Emerging Opportunities: In recent years, the younger generation of tea estate workers has shown a growing inclination towards shifting to the career outside the estate in the diversified sectors, few came back to the roots during and post covid, they build up an alternative and diversified livelihood options beyond traditional tea plantation work and an […]
Moringa Cultivation
Introduction: Moringa (Moringa oleifera), widely grown along the boundaries and unused spaces of tea estates, has emerged as a valuable tree for diversified livelihoods. Traditionally planted for soil conservation, shade, and its hardy nature. Apart from reducing soil erosion, moringa leaves and seeds provide bioactive compounds that support integrated pest management through botanical sprays and […]
Industrial Safety Helmet
Ensuring Safety: The Industrial Safety Helmet Manufacturing Opportunity India’s accelerating pace of infrastructure development, construction projects, and manufacturing expansion is creating an unprecedented demand for high-quality Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Industrial safety helmets are mandatory under national occupational safety laws, making their production a high-growth, non-discretionary sector. High-quality helmets, are essential for protecting workers from […]
