Businesses that can be started from home

Investing in yourself is the real investment. Today's women are educated, skilled and self-reliant - all they need is a small step. You can fly your dreams even from your kitchen, courtyard or room. You too decide - I can do it too. If you also want to make your mark from home, then do some easy work that can be started with less capital. You can also consider these businesses...

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Just pick an idea and become financially empowered

1. Mushroom farming: Grow mushrooms in the courtyard or terrace of the house and sell them in the local market.

2. Designer recyclable bags: Make eco-friendly bags from cloth or jute.

3. Terracotta jewelry: Clay jewelry is handmade and unique.

4. Customized gift hampers: Theme based packages for weddings, festivals, birthdays, special days or office gifting.

5. Special home-made food: Take online orders for cooking through the cloud kitchen model.

6. White labeling: Pack a company's products in your name and sell them like spices, papad, pickles.

7. Become a reseller: Buy goods from local or online wholesale and sell them in your network.

8. Designer nursery: Decorate succulents and indoor plants in beautiful pots and sell them in gift packs.

9. Recyclable decor pieces: Make showpieces, pots or furniture from old tires or rubber.

10. Homemade pickles and chutneys: Prepare them in grandmother's taste and sell them in the market.

11. Handmade candles and soaps: These are always in demand during festivals and gifting.

12. Boutique or sewing-embroidery center: Run a boutique from home or teach sewing.

13. Art and craft classes: Craft workshops for children or women.

14. YouTube or Facebook workshops: Teach your skills online.

15. Customized baby shower or bridal shower kits: Theme decor and gifts.

16. Book binding and stationery: Personalized diaries or gift cards.

17. Freelancing: Content writing, graphic design or data entry.

18. Products made from cow dung: Deepak, idols, dung cakes, pots, decorative items.

19. Organic havan samagri for religious functions: Pack organic herbs, samidha, camphor etc.

20. Agarbatti and Dhoopbatti from used flowers: Make new things using flowers left over from temples or events.

How to get financial support

Mukhyamantri Swarojgar Yojana

Loan from Rs 50 thousand to 10 lakh at low interest rate and some percentage subsidy. Apply from e-Mitra or District Industry Center

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana

Shishu, Kishor, Tarun - Loan from Rs 50 thousand to 10 lakh. Contact the nearest bank, rural bank, or lead bank branch and avail the benefit

Rajasthan Mahila Arthik Vikas Nigam

Loan is available for self-help group or individual women business. Interest rates are low and repay in easy installments.